While “Closing Time” is most obviously about a bar, the setting in which Semisonic played a majority of their early gigs, Wilson also wrote it about something deeper.

On its surface, "Closing Time" tells a story of what happens typically at 1:45am. as the bar/club is 15 minutes past its "Last Call'. Reality sets in, the lights come on, and we have no choice but ...

"Closing Time" was Semisonic's biggest hit, topping Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart and airing regularly on MTV.The song was inspired by both a defunct Minneapolis bar as well as the birth ...

‘Closing Time’: Semisonic Respond to Their Song Being Used as Anti-Immigrant Propaganda “They have missed the point entirely,” alt-rock act says, noting that the Trump administration used ...

While Semisonic went on to have other hits, including “Singing in My Sleep” and “Secret Smile” and even released their first album in 22 years (Little Bit of Sun) in 2023, it was “Closing Time” (from ...

Semisonic, the band behind the 1998 hit “Closing Time,” said the Trump administration did not ask for permission to use the song in a video appearing to show migrant deportations. “We did ...

Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson knows all about that. In 1998, the band’s song “Closing Time," seemingly about people leaving a bar in the wee hours of the morning following last call, became a hit.

“Closing Time” was Semisonic’s biggest hit, topping Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart and airing regularly on MTV. The song was inspired by both a defunct Minneapolis bar as well as ...

The band Semisonic responded to the White House putting out a meme video on social media showing deportations to set to their famous '90s song "Closing Time." ...

Comparisons between Led Zeppelin and Semisonic — the alt-pop band best known for the rousing 1998 hit “Closing Time” — are few and far between. But former Semisonic singer, guitarist and ...

The video features the 1998 song “Closing Time” by Semisonic. The lyrics include, “I know who I want to take me home.” A representative for Semisonic tells Scripps News the White House ...

Semisonic is speaking out against the White House after the release of a deportation video using their 1998 hit “Closing Time.”. The song, which was written about the birth of lead singer Dan ...