“Closing Time” is from Semisonic’s 1998 album, “Feeling Strangely Fine,” which peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 album ...

Semisonic wrote in a statement that the band did not "authorize or condone" the White House using their song "Closing Time" ...

Semisonic says it did not give permission for White House to use its 1998 hit song: “We did not authorize or condone the White House’s use of our song”Closing Time” in any ...