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Songwriter Dan Wilson famously penned the track with two distinct layers:

Critics often praise its "folk music simplicity" blended with the "loudness of U2 and Nirvana". While some find its constant radio exposure "annoying" (it landed on Rolling Stone's 2007 list of most annoying songs), most agree it is a "phenomenally talented" piece of songwriting that perfectly matched the "right song for the right time". Dan Wilson - Facebook Semisonic - Closing Time

: The track is a "sticky," "impossibly hooky" piece of late-90s alternative rock. It begins with a recognizable piano-driven melody that builds into a fuzzy, distorted guitar chorus, perfectly capturing the transition from a mellow evening to the final "chaos" of the night's end. Songwriter Dan Wilson famously penned the track with

Semisonic’s 1998 anthem is a masterclass in the "stealth meaning" song. While it has spent decades as the universal signal for bars to flip the lights and for wedding guests to find their shoes, it is much more than a "last call" ditty. The Dual Meaning It begins with a recognizable piano-driven melody that