Close (Jade Eagleson song)

"Close"
Single by Jade Eagleson
from the album Jade Eagleson
Released	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	Universal Canada
Songwriter(s)	Jade Eagleson Todd Clark Gavin Slate Travis Wood
Producer(s)	Todd Clark Gavin Slate
Jade Eagleson singles chronology
"Lucky" (2019) "Close" (2020) "All Night to Figure It Out" (2021)
Music video
"Close" on YouTube

"Close" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Jade Eagleson.^[1] He co-wrote the track with Gavin Slate and Travis Wood, as well as the track's producer Todd Clark.^[2] It was the fourth single from Eagleson's debut studio album Jade Eagleson.^[3]

Background

Eagleson remarked that "A little piece of my heart went into writing this song. It describes the kind of love that changes your world, the type of love that when you find it, you know nothing can make you feel the way it does".^[1]

Live performance

Eagleson performed "Close" on ET Canada and the CCMA Foundation's "Canada Together: In Concert" event in April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Commercial performance

"Close" reached a peak of number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of October 24, 2020,^[5] giving Eagleson his fourth consecutive top ten hit to start his career.^[6] It also reached #88 on the Canadian Hot 100,^[7] and was certified Gold by Music Canada.^[8]

Music video

The official music video for "Close" premiered on June 8, 2020.^[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

• Jade Eagleson – lead vocals, backing vocals, songwriting
• Todd Clark — backing vocals, production, engineering, guitar, keyboard, programming, songwriting
• Owen Lewis - editing, engineering
• Tony Lucido – bass guitar
• Andrew Mendelson – master engineering
• Justin Niebank - mixing
• Justin Ostrander – guitar
• Jerry Roe – drums
• Justin Schipper – banjo, steel guitar, mandolin
• Gavin Slate – backing vocals, guitar, programming, songwriting
• Travis Wood – backing vocals, songwriting

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	88
Canada Country (Billboard)[5]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "JADE EAGLESON SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE "CLOSE" THIS FRIDAY". Umusic. April 21, 2020.
2. "Jade Eagleson - Close". New Country Songs. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
3. "Self-Titled Debut Album from Jade Eagleson on Track to be Most Streamed Album Globally by a Domestic Country Artist in the Past 10 Years". Umusic. July 24, 2020.
4. Dagg, Allen Steinberg (May 4, 2020). "Jade Eagleson releases new single, "Close"". Canadian Beats Media.
5. "Canada Country chart for October 24, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.(subscription required)
6. References for Canada Country chart peaks:
   • Got Your Name On It: "Canada Country chart for November 3, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.(subscription required)
   • Count the Ways: "Canada Country chart for July 20, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.(subscription required)
   • Lucky: "Canada Country chart for March 21, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
   • Close:"Canada Country chart for October 24, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.(subscription required)
7. "BILLBOARD CANADIAN HOT 100 - Week of October 10, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.(subscription required)
8. "Canadian single certifications – Jade Eagleson – Close". Music Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
9. "Jade Eagleson - Close" (video). YouTube. June 8, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
10. "Close – Jade Eagleson". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.