Closer to the Edge

Not to be confused with the album Close to the Edge, Close to the Edge (song), or the film TT3D: Closer to the Edge.
"Closer to the Edge"
Single by Thirty Seconds to Mars
from the album This Is War
ReleasedAugust 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)[1]
Recorded
  • 2008–2009
  • The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound
  • (Los Angeles, California)
GenreProgressive rock
Length
  • 4:15 (radio edit)
  • 4:34 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Jared Leto
Producer(s)
  • Flood
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars singles chronology
"This Is War"
(2010) 		"Closer to the Edge"
(2010) 		"Hurricane 2.0"
(2010)
Music video
"Closer To The Edge" on YouTube

"Closer to the Edge" is a song written by Jared Leto and performed by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Produced by the band, co-produced by Flood, the track is the seventh track and the third single from their third studio album This Is War. It was released in the US on August 20, 2010.[2]

  1. ^ "Closer to the Edge - EP by 30 Seconds to Mars". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Thirty Seconds To Mars New Single, 'This Is War' Claims The #1 Spot At Alternative Radio" (Press release). Virgin Records America. 2010-07-19. Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Their new single 'Closer To The Edge' is already climbing the airplay charts across Europe and will impact U.S. radio in August.