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.

The video is soundtracked by Semisonic’s “Closing Time,” the 1998 song written by future pop hitmaker Dan Wilson. On X, the official White House account shared Wilson’s lyrics “You don ...

Released as a single from Semisonic’s album Feeling Strangely Fine, “Closing Time” remains Semisonic’s best-known hit. The track topped the Alternative Airplay chart for five weeks and ...

The band Semisonic made clear Monday that it did not "authorize or condone" a White House video using their song "Closing Time." The official White House and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

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 ...

Minneapolis rock band Semisonic is protesting the White House's use of its song "Closing Time" in a video showing a handcuffed deportee posted on social media. The video, posted Monday on X ...

the official White House X account shared a video of Border Patrol agents deporting two men supposedly accused of unknown crimes set to the dulcet tones of Semisonic’s “Closing Time.” ...

The video is soundtracked by Semisonic's "Closing Time," the 1998 song written by future pop hitmaker Dan Wilson. On X, the official White House account shared Wilson's lyrics "You don't have to ...

The band Semisonic made clear Monday that it did not “authorize or condone” a White House video using their song “Closing Time.” The official White House and U.S. Customs and Border ...

The song in question is the 1998 hit "Closing Time" by Semisonic. We did not authorize or condone the White House's use of our song "Closing Time" in any way," Semisonic wrote Monday on X.