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 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 ...

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.” ...

Nineties alt-rockers Semisonic have condemned the White House's use of their hit song "Closing Time" in a new video promoting deportation. "We did not authorize or condone the White House's use of ...

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 ...

Members of rock band Semisonic said the White House “missed the point” of its hit single “Closing Time” after it was used in a viral video showcasing a shackled illegal immigrant being ...

See the full response from Semisonic below. "We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song 'Closing Time' in any way," the band — Dan Wilson, Jacob Slichter, and John ...

By The Associated Press The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee. The White House ...