“For a while, I would sort of irritatedly cite that we had another huge hit everywhere else, but then that was just me saying I was a two-hit wonder,” he adds. 11 on the Alternative Songs chart, as well as “Secret Smile,” which reached No. Feeling Strangely Fine also included “Singing in My Sleep,” which reached No. “I think there was a time that I was defensive” because of that perception, Wilson adds. Some might perceive Semisonic as a one-hit wonder, but that isn’t the case. Some bouncers yelling things, closing time coming, all that imagery, literally, that’s how the song started and then when I was halfway done, I started realizing the whole thing was a pun about being born, so I just made sure that the rest of the thing could ride with that double meaning, but nobody got the joke and I didn’t bother to explain. We had spent seven years of our lives at that point, four nights a week entertaining people. “I thought ‘Closing Time’ would be a good title.
“The guys wanted a new song to close our sets with,” Wilson says. It’s partially inspired by the birth of his daughter, Coco.
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It’s appeared in several films and TV shows, including How I Met Your Mother, and has become a “last call” anthem of sorts.Ī decade ago, Wilson revealed that the song also has a meaning that runs a bit deeper. Meanwhile, “Closing Time” continues to have a life of its own. Following the release of All About Chemistry they went on an extended hiatus, but still occasionally reunite for charity gigs in their hometown of Minneapolis. Semisonic, which also includes bassist John Munson and drummer Jacob Slichter, never officially broke up. The good luck of the song was much bigger than the good luck of the band, but the band was also very, very lucky.” “Mostly I think of ‘Closing Time’ as the lightning of good luck that struck me. “You can’t really decide what kind of lottery you’re going to win,” Wilson says. All About Chemistry, the band’s 2001 follow-up album, failed to reach the commercial heights of its predecessor, but it notably contained “One True Love,” a song Wilson co-wrote with legendary singer/songwriter Carole King. It also put Wilson on the map as a noted songwriter. It subsequently helped push Feeling Strangely Fine to platinum sales. “Closing Time” went on to top the Alternative Songs chart and garner a Grammy nomination for best rock song. Levin, who died in a dirt-biking accident in 2010, was correct. The album, expanded for the CD and digital release with four B-sides, is also being released on vinyl, marking the first time one of the band’s releases has been issued on vinyl. Pre-order it here or here.“Closing Time” was the big hit on Semisonic’s second album, 1998’s Feeling Strangely Fine, which is being celebrated again with a recently released 20th anniversary reissue. The Feeling Strangely Fine reissue is out 10/19 on UMe.
We definitely weren’t thinking that these songs would still be played on the radio 20 years later. I wasn’t thinking that these songs would become the soundtrack for so many people’s lives. I remember telling Jake I wanted to make a record that had the folk music simplicity of Simon & Garfunkel but also the loudness of U2 and Nirvana. I had decided a while back that my best songs were about me and the people I loved or admired and our adventures and troubles, and the new songs really reflected that ideal. When I started writing songs for the album that would become Feeling Strangely Fine, John Munson and Jake Slichter and I were living in South Minneapolis. Reading Wilson’s reflections on Feeling Strangely Fine, you can definitely understand how he became such a successful songwriter: We spoke to him about all that last summer. After Semisonic, frontman Dan Wilson went on to write songs for artists including Taylor Swift, Adele, and the Dixie Chicks.
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