Closer

Summary

Closer is an album^[1]. Closer ranks in the top 0.65% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #392 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• Closer is the creator of Peter Saville^[3].
• Closer's instance of is recorded as album^[4].
• Closer's genre is gothic rock^[5].
• Closer's genre is post-punk^[6].
• Closer was produced by Martin Hannett^[7].
• Among the performers on Closer was Joy Division^[8].
• Closer's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[9].
• Closer's record label is recorded as Factory Records^[10].
• Closer's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• Closer is part of Joy Division's albums in chronological order^[12].
• Closer's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Closer was distributed by vinyl record^[14].
• Closer's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Britannia Row Studios^[15].
• Closer was published on July 1980^[16].
• Closer's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2656'}^[17].
• Closer's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[19]

• First release date: 1980-07-18^[20]

• Genre(s): gothic rock, new wave, post-punk, rock^[21]

• Community tags: alienation, anxious, atmospheric, cold, cryptic, dark, death, depressive, disturbing, existential, funereal, gothic rock, introspective, lonely, male vocalist, melancholic, mysterious, new wave, nihilistic, nocturnal, ominous, pessimistic, philosophical, poetic, post-punk, rhythmic, rock, sad, self-hatred, serious, sombre, suicide, winter^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 852f9715-24b3-37d5-b8a5-456f5e19b41e^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Closer was Joy Division^[8]. Closer was produced by Martin Hannett^[7]. Closer is the creator of Peter Saville^[3].

Publication

Closer was released on July 1980^[16]. Closer's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11]. Closer's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include gothic rock^[5] and post-punk^[6]. Closer is part of Joy Division's albums in chronological order^[12]. Closer was distributed by vinyl record^[14].

Why It Matters

Closer ranks in the top 0.65% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #392 of 60,676).^[2] Closer has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]