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 ...

John and Jake were always impatient with ending the show with the same song. So I set out to write a new closer for the set, and I just thought, ‘Oh, closing time,’” Wilson told American ...

As for the ticking clock instrumental heard at the song’s beginning, each one was individually recorded at an antiques store. “Closing Time” by Semisonic became a huge hit in 1998 ...