So Close to What

{{short description|2025 album by Tate McRae}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = So Close to What | type = studio | artist = [[Tate McRae]] | cover = Tate McRae - So Close to What.png | alt = Tate McRae, wearing a white outfit, turns her back to the camera. She is sitting with her right leg stretched out. A side view portrait of her is displayed in the background. | caption = Standard cover | border = yes | released = {{Start date|2025|02|21}} | recorded = January 2024 – January 2025 | studio = | genre = * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[dance-pop]] * [[power pop]] * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = 42:30 | label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] | producer =  * [[Rob Bisel]] * Grant Boutin * [[Emile Haynie]] * [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]] * [[Peter Rycroft|Lostboy]] * [[Blake Slatkin]] * Tyler Spry * [[Ryan Tedder]] | prev_title = [[Think Later]] | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | type = studio | single1 = [[It's OK I'm OK]] | single1date = September 12, 2024 | single2 = [[2 Hands]] | single2date = November 14, 2024 | single3 = [[Sports Car (song)|Sports Car]] | single3date = January 24, 2025 | single4 = [[Revolving Door (Tate McRae song)|Revolving Door]] | single4date = March 7, 2025  }} }}

'''''So Close to What''''' is the third studio album by the Canadian singer [[Tate McRae]], released on February 21, 2025, through [[RCA Records]]. She co-wrote it with several collaborators, including the producers [[Ryan Tedder]], [[Blake Slatkin]], [[Peter Rycroft|Lostboy]], [[Emile Haynie]], [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]], and [[Rob Bisel]]. Musically, ''So Close to What'' is a [[Pop music|pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[power pop]], and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] record.

The album was preceded by the singles "[[It's OK I'm OK]]", "[[2 Hands]]", and "[[Sports Car (song)|Sports Car]]", while "[[Revolving Door (Tate McRae song)|Revolving Door]]" was released alongside it. A deluxe edition titled ''So Close to What???'' was released on November 21, 2025, featuring the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top-five single "[[Tit for Tat (Tate McRae song)|Tit for Tat]]".

Upon its release, ''So Close to What'' was met with generally positive reviews. It topped the record charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Flanders, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. It marked her first album to debut at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. To promote the album, McRae embarked on the [[Miss Possessive Tour]], the first arena tour of her career.

==Background and release== After releasing her second studio album, ''[[Think Later]]'' (2023), McRae embarked on its [[Think Later World Tour|supporting concert tour]].<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-announces-second-album-think-later-and-confirms-2024-tour-3532236 |title=Tate McRae announces second album ''Think Later'' and confirms 2024 tour |website=[[NME]] |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107013414/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-announces-second-album-think-later-and-confirms-2024-tour-3532236 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-sophomore-album-2024-tour-dates-1235464538/ |title=Tate McRae Announces Sophomore Album ''Think Later'' & 2024 World Tour Dates |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114045320/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-sophomore-album-2024-tour-dates-1235464538/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The album produced "[[Greedy (Tate McRae song)|Greedy]]" (2023), which was one of her highest-charting singles.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-cruel-summer-jack-harlow-tate-mcrae-hot-100-top-10-1235499827/ |title=Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Notches Fourth Week Atop Hot 100, Jack Harlow, Tate McRae Hit Top 10 |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120184531/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-cruel-summer-jack-harlow-tate-mcrae-hot-100-top-10-1235499827/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly following the release, McRae was reported to have returned to the recording studio on January 23, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.zmonline.com/the-latest/new-music-coming-from-tate-mcrae/ |title=New music coming from Tate McRae! |magazine=[[ZM (radio station)|ZM]] |date=January 23, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126012204/https://www.zmonline.com/the-latest/new-music-coming-from-tate-mcrae/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2024, McRae confirmed that she had returned to the studio and was "writing and seeing what first comes to mind right now, especially since it's so quickly after my album just dropped".<ref>{{cite web |last=Riley |first=Alaska |title=Tate McRae, Pop Girl on the Rise |url=https://www.papermag.com/tate-mcrae-think-later-tour |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=September 11, 2024 |date=March 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911124743/https://www.papermag.com/tate-mcrae-think-later-tour |url-status=live}}</ref> As the first leg of her 2024 Think Later World Tour came to a close in August 2024, the singer further confirmed that she had been working on her upcoming album alongside touring.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wrmf.com/tate-mcrae-says-her-new-music-is-way-more-in-a-different-direction-than-think-later/ |title=Tate McRae says her new music is "way more in a different direction" than ''Think Later'' |magazine=[[WRMF]] |date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126223242/https://www.wrmf.com/tate-mcrae-says-her-new-music-is-way-more-in-a-different-direction-than-think-later/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 14, 2024, McRae announced the release of her third studio album through social media.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tate-mc-rae-announces-new-album-so-close-to-what |title=Tate McRae Announces New Album ''So Close to What'', 2025 World Tour |last=Lapierre |first=Megan |magazine=[[Exclaim!]] |date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref> According to a press release, ''So Close to What'' is set to capture "the journey of growing up when the road ahead feels infinite".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-so-close-to-what-tour-1235165827/ |title=Tate McRae prepares for massive 2025 tour with album, tour announcement |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213141004/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-so-close-to-what-tour-1235165827/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''So Close to What'' offers an "introspective exploration of self-discovery, love, and searching for balance" in uncertain times.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-2025-tour-dates/ |title=Tate McRae Has A Huge 2025 Ahead As She Just Announced A New Album And International Tour Dates |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |magazine=[[Uproxx]] |date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114232910/https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-2025-tour-dates/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, a version of the album intended for its physical release leaked online, which spurred McRae to write two extra songs for the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/591591-tate-mcrae-recalls-intial-reaction-to-new-album-leak |title=Tate McRae recalls intial [sic] reaction to new album leak |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=Geo News |date=February 20, 2025 |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220081525/https://www.geo.tv/latest/591591-tate-mcrae-recalls-intial-reaction-to-new-album-leak |url-status=live}}</ref> The final track listing was eventually revealed through her [[Instagram]] account on February 12, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DF-zl2IPGhr/ |title=OFFICIAL TRACKLIST |via=[[Instagram]] |access-date=February 12, 2025}}</ref> The album was released on February 21, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-kid-laroi-collab-so-close-to-what-album-listening-party-1235905600/ |title=Why Tate McRae Says Working With Boyfriend The Kid Laroi on New Album Was 'A Little Stressful' |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 19, 2025 |last=Johnson |first=Cat |archive-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219220620/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-kid-laroi-collab-so-close-to-what-album-listening-party-1235905600/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/tate-mcrae-marks-a-new-chapter-of-her-pop-star-journey-with-so-close-to-what-listen/ |title=Tate McRae Marks A New Chapter of Her Pop Star Journey With 'So Close To What' – Listen |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Gabriel |last=Saulog |work=[[Billboard Philippines]] |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> A deluxe edition of the album was released on November 21, 2025.<ref name="InMusic 1">{{cite web |author1= |title=Tate McRae announces ''So Close to What???'' deluxe: Here's what we know |url=https://inmusicblog.com/tate-mcrae-announces-so-close-to-what-deluxe-heres-what-we-know/ |publisher=InMusic |access-date=November 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251109153040/https://inmusicblog.com/tate-mcrae-announces-so-close-to-what-deluxe-heres-what-we-know/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |date=November 9, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Iasimone |first1=Ashley |title=Tate McRae announces ''So Close to What'' deluxe edition with 'a few more songs' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-deluxe-edition-1236109026/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251110160030/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-deluxe-edition-1236109026/ |archive-date=November 10, 2025 |date=November 9, 2025 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Composition== ''So Close to What'' is described as a pop,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/tate-mcrae-so-close-music-review-50f4450ce3956d5567bff4a0ccb91402 |title=Music Review: Tate McRae's 'So Close to What' entices with post-Britney Spears, dirty, breathy pop |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Cristina |last=Jaleru |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref><ref name="rs" /> [[dance-pop]],<ref name="nme"/><ref name="TLOTBF">{{cite web |last1=Franzini |first1=Sam |title=Tate McRae revs up on So Close To What |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-revs-up |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |access-date=February 23, 2025 |date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> [[power pop]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Havens |first1=Lyndsey |title=Tate McRae's 'So Close To What' Album: All 15 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-tracks-ranked/miss-possessive/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |quote=…the intro to “2 Hands” is a bit more alternative compared to the danceable power pop hits that make up much of the album |access-date=May 30, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sam-fender-people-watching-album-of-the-week |title=Tate McRae, So Close to What |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Neil |last=McCormick |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=February 22, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221152232/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sam-fender-people-watching-album-of-the-week/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TLOTBF"/> record.

==Artwork and title== In the January 2026 cover story of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', McRae explained her decision to title the album So Close to What, stating that it "reflected how she felt amid her burgeoning fame." She further explained the deluxe's title expanded upon those feelings, revealing: "The intensity feels ramped up. It was crisis mode for a little bit — more painful than the album. And I haven't gotten any further in my answer to my question 'So close to what?' I'm feeling it more intensely now. Nothing has been solved."<ref name="Artwork and title 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Martoccio |first1=Angie |title=Tate McRae: How a 'very sensitive, very introverted' singer became a pop superstar |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tate-mcrae-big-year-so-close-to-what-tour-tit-for-tat-1235477968/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251212015717/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tate-mcrae-big-year-so-close-to-what-tour-tit-for-tat-1235477968/ |archive-date=December 12, 2025 |date=December 11, 2025 |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

The artwork for ''So Close to What???'' was photographed in October 2025. Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Ignacio Muñoz acted as creative directors for the shoot. Such looks included a beach-styled [[sarong]] and a beaded [[minidress]].<ref name="Artwork and title 1" />

==Promotion== {{See also|Miss Possessive Tour}} In support of the album, the singer embarked on the [[Miss Possessive Tour]], which spanned 83 dates.<ref>{{cite press release |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Tate McRae Announces 2025 World 'Miss Possessive Tour' And Highly Anticipated Third Album ''So Close to What'' |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2024/11/tate-mcrae-announces-2025-world-miss-possessive-tour-and-highly-anticipated-third-album-so-close-to-what/ |publisher=[[Live Nation Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114184146/https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2024/11/tate-mcrae-announces-2025-world-miss-possessive-tour-and-highly-anticipated-third-album-so-close-to-what/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/11/14/tate-mcrae-announces-third-album-so-close-to-what-and-massive-2025-world-miss-possessive-tour/ |title=Tate McRae announces third album ''So Close to What'' and massive 2025 world Miss Possessive Tour |last=Gehlich |first=Claire |magazine=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]] |date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117024839/https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/11/14/tate-mcrae-announces-third-album-so-close-to-what-and-massive-2025-world-miss-possessive-tour/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Billboard 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Tate McRae Announces New Album ''So Close to What'' & 2025 World Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-2025-world-tour-dates-1235828815/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114181237/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-2025-world-tour-dates-1235828815/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=732913734 |date=November 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Tate McRae Prepares for Massive 2025 with Album, Tour Announcement |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-so-close-to-what-tour-1235165827/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114173454/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-new-album-so-close-to-what-tour-1235165827/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0035-791X |oclc=969027590 |date=November 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the Think Later World Tour, McRae previously played three unreleased songs off the album at a pop-up event in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Rebecca |title=What Is Tate McRae's Secret Sydney Meet-Up? |url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/tate-mcrae-sydney/ |magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |publisher=[[Are Media]] |access-date=November 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118015430/https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/tate-mcrae-sydney/ |archive-date=November 18, 2024 |date=November 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Singles=== "[[It's OK I'm OK]]" was released as the album's lead single on September 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/tate-mcrae-returns-with-the-brand-new-single-its-ok-im-ok |title=Tate McRae returns with the brand new single, "It's OK I'm OK" |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-date=November 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115150853/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/tate-mcrae-returns-with-the-brand-new-single-its-ok-im-ok |url-status=live}}</ref> The song debuted at number 20 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, marking McRae's highest debuting single at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-ilya-producer-interview-1235792677/ |title=How ILYA Helped Tate McRae Score Her Highest-Charting Hot 100 Debut With 'It's Ok I'm Ok' |access-date=February 20, 2025 |last=Havens |first=Lyndsey |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211174150/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-ilya-producer-interview-1235792677/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The song received positive reviews and was released alongside a music video directed by [[Hannah Lux Davis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495803/tate-mcrae-references-britney-spears-and-pussycat-dolls-in-new-single-its-ok-im-ok-music-video |title=Tate McRae references Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls in new single 'It's ok I'm ok' music video |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914151537/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495803/tate-mcrae-references-britney-spears-and-pussycat-dolls-in-new-single-its-ok-im-ok-music-video |url-status=live}}</ref> Various remixes of the song were released, alongside a live performance version from her performance at [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thedepauw.com/so-close-to-what-tate-mcraes-new-era/ |title="So Close to What": Tate McRae's New Era |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=The DePauw |last=Quesada |first=Alexandra |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220083134/https://thedepauw.com/so-close-to-what-tate-mcraes-new-era/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The song went on to be the first inaugural number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' US [[Hot Dance/Pop Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-number-1-hot-dance-pop-songs-chart-1235875396/ |title=Tate McRae's 'It's OK I'm OK' Leads Inaugural Hot Dance/Pop Songs Chart |access-date=February 20, 2025 |last=Zellner |first=Xander |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220083134/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-its-ok-im-ok-number-1-hot-dance-pop-songs-chart-1235875396/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

"[[2 Hands]]" was released as the album's second single on November 14, 2024, alongside a [[motorsport]]-themed music video.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Tate McRae's '2 Hands' Video Puts The Pedal To The Metal |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-2-hands-video/ |access-date=November 29, 2024 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204112816/https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-2-hands-video/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The song debuted and peaked at number 41 on the Hot 100 and number 22 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karan Aujla Scores First Top Ten Hit on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 With 'Wavy' {{!}} Billboard Canada |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/karan-aujla-wavy-canadian-hot-100 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |website=ca.billboard.com |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220010519/https://ca.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/karan-aujla-wavy-canadian-hot-100 |url-status=live}}</ref> The third single, "[[Sports Car (song)|Sports Car]]", was released on January 24, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tate McRae Gets a Lingerie-Clad Makeover in New 'Sports Car' Music Video |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/tate-mcrae-risque-fashion-lingerie-sports-car-music-video-watch |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en}}</ref> The song received positive reviews and debuted at number 21 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-music-friday-songs-albums-singles-january-23rd-202/ |title=New Releases: Central Cee, FKA twigs, Tate McRae, Teddy Swims and more! |last=Griffiths |first=George |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123160234/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/new-music-friday-songs-albums-singles-january-23rd-202/ |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Revolving Door (Tate McRae song)|Revolving Door]]" was released as the fourth single alongside the album's release on February 21, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=Will Tate McRae Score Her First No. 1 Album Atop the Billboard 200 Next Week? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-number-one-album-contenders-1235910520/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 26, 2025 |date=February 26, 2025 |quote="McRae is pushing the set's 'Revolving Door' as a new single"}}</ref> A music video for the song premiered on the same date.<ref name="UPI 1">{{cite news |last1=Inman |first1=Jessica |title=Look: Tate McRae releases new album, 'Revolving Door' music video |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2025/02/21/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-album-revolving-door-video/7381740154469/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |agency=[[United Press International]] |publisher=[[News World Communications]] |date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221180127/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2025/02/21/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-album-revolving-door-video/7381740154469/ |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Uproxx 1">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Tate McRae's Disorienting 'Revolving Door' Video Accompanies Her Album |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-revolving-door-video/ |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221180540/https://uproxx.com/pop/tate-mcrae-revolving-door-video/ |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |location=United States |date=February 21, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Nobody's Girl (Tate McRae song)|Nobody's Girl]]" impacted Italian radio on November 28, 2025, through [[Sony Music Italy]], as a single from the deluxe edition.<ref>{{cite press release |author1= |date=November 21, 2025 |title=Nobody's Girl – Tate McRae |url=https://earone.com/post/25ae5d9ffb58/tate-mcrae-nobodys-girl-radio-date-28-11-2025 |url-status=live |language=it-IT |publisher=EarOne |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251123073809/https://earone.com/post/25ae5d9ffb58/tate-mcrae-nobodys-girl-radio-date-28-11-2025 |archive-date=November 23, 2025 |access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings| | ADM = 6.7/10<ref name="ADM?">{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14215/Tate-McRae-So-Close-To-What.aspx |title=So Close to What by Tate McRae reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=October 8, 2025}}</ref> | MC = 74/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-close-to-what/tate-mcrae |title=''So Close to What'' by Tate McRae Reviews and Tracks |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 2, 2025 |archive-date=February 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222185321/https://www.metacritic.com/music/so-close-to-what/tate-mcrae |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-close-to-what-mw0004416349 |title=So Close to What - Tate McRae |access-date=February 26, 2025 |first=Neil Z. |last=Yeung |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' | rev2score = 8/10<ref name="clash">{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what/ |title=Tate McRae – So Close To What |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Shannon |last=Garner |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221093533/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="nme">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-review-3840099 |title=Tate McRae – 'So Close To What' review: serving flip phone-era club-pop |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Nick |last=Levine |work=[[NME]] |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221103840/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-review-3840099 |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' | rev4score = 4.0/10<ref name="paste">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/tate-mcrae/tate-mcrae-fades-into-the-background-on-so-close-to-what |title=Tate McRae Fades into the Background on ''So Close to What'' |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Clare |last=Martin |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="rs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-review-1235275458/ |title=Tate McRae Let's Us Inside Her Perpetual Motion Mind |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Maura |last=Johnston |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sam-fender-people-watching-album-of-the-week/ |title=Sam Fender's People Watching proves he's the bravest voice of his generation |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Nicole |last=Collins |work=[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221151835/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sam-fender-people-watching-album-of-the-week/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[The Times]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="times">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-review-0nbv0hn92 |title=Tate McRae: So Close to What review — old-school Britney Spears pop fun |date=February 21, 2025 |first=Will |last=Hodgkinson |author-link=Will Hodgkinson |work=[[The Times]] |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev8score = 6.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what/ |title=So Close to What - Tate McRae ' |date=February 26, 2025 |first=Jayden |last=Pinder |work=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=February 27, 2025}}</ref> }}

''So Close to What'' garnered a generally positive reception. On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] score out of 100 to ratings from mainstream publications, the album received a [[weighted mean]] score of 74 based on twelve reviews, indicating "generally favorable".<ref name="MC" /> The sound of ''So Close to What'' was compared favourably to that of 2000s pop artists [[Britney Spears]] and [[the Pussycat Dolls]].<ref name="clash" /><ref name="nme" /><ref name="telegraph" /> In a four-star review, Shannon Garner of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' praised McRae's "ability to blend introspective vulnerability with infectious pop sensibilities".<ref name="clash" /> In a three-star review, [[Will Hodgkinson]] of ''[[The Times]]'' described the album as "serviceable but unremarkable pop".<ref name="times" /> In a negative review, Clare Martin of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' described the album as lacking in energy, unmemorable, and "with a few exceptions... decidedly mid".<ref name="paste" />

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==Commercial performance== In Canada, ''So Close to What'' debuted atop the [[Billboard Canadian Albums|''Billboard'' Canadian Albums]] chart with 20,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s.<ref name="u002">{{cite web |title=Calgary's Tate McRae lands first No. 1 album on both U.S. and Canada Billboard charts |website=CityNews Halifax |date=March 3, 2025 |url=https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/03/03/calgarys-tate-mcrae-lands-first-no-1-album-on-both-u-s-and-canada-billboard-charts/ |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> The album also debuted atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in the United States, with first-week sales of 177,000 album-equivalent units (consisting of 137.30 million on-demand streams and 71,000 [[pure album sales]]). With this feat, ''So Close to What'' marks McRae's highest sales and streaming week across all her studio projects as well as her first number one album on both the ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums chart and ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 2, 2025 |title=Tate McRae Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'So Close To What' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235913002/ |access-date=March 3, 2025 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 6, 2025, ''So Close to What'' received a [[RIAA certification|Platinum certification]] in the United States by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for accumulating sales of 1,000,000 album-equivalent units in the country.<ref name="RIAA"/> {{Clear}}

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''So Close to What'' standard digital edition track listing<ref name="Track listing 1">{{cite web |last1=McRae |first1=Tate |author1-link=Tate McRae |title=''So Close to What'' |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1779319620 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=November 21, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 42:34

| title_width = 30% | writing_width = 50% | extra_width = 20%

| title1 = Miss Possessive | writer1 = {{Flatlist| * [[Tate McRae]] * [[Ryan Tedder]] * [[Blake Slatkin]] * [[Amy Allen (songwriter)|Amy Allen]] }} | extra1 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Slatkin }} | length1 = 2:19

| title2 = [[2 Hands]] | writer2 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * [[Peter Rycroft]] * Allen }} | extra2 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * [[Peter Rycroft|Lostboy]] }} | length2 = 3:02

| title3 = [[Revolving Door (Tate McRae song)|Revolving Door]] | writer3 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Grant Boutin * [[Julia Michaels]] }} | extra3 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin{{Efn-ua|name=Track listing 1|In addition to being credited as a producer, Grant Boutin is also credited as a vocal producer.}} }} | length3 = 3:00

| title4 = Bloodonmyhands | note4 = featuring [[Flo Milli]] | writer4 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin * Tedder * [[Tamia Carter]] }} | extra4 = Boutin | length4 = 2:42

| title5 = Dear God | writer5 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Boutin * Michaels }} | extra5 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin{{Efn-ua|name=Track listing 2|In addition to being credited as a producer, Grant Boutin is also credited as a vocal producer and additional producer.}} }} | length5 = 2:51

| title6 = Purple Lace Bra | writer6 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * [[Emile Haynie]] * Allen }} | extra6 = Haynie | length6 = 3:11

| title7 = [[Sports Car (song)|Sports Car]] | writer7 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Boutin * Michaels }} | extra7 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin }} | length7 = 2:45

| title8 = Signs | writer8 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Rycroft * Allen }} | extra8 = Lostboy | length8 = 2:53

| title9 = I Know Love | note9 = featuring [[the Kid Laroi]] | writer9 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Tyler Spry * Michaels * [[Charlton Howard]] * Billy Walsh }} | extra9 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Spry * Dopamine{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length9 = 2:36

| title10 = Like I Do | writer10 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin }} | extra10 = Boutin{{Efn-ua|name=Track listing 2}} | length10 = 3:02

| title11 = [[It's OK I'm OK]] | writer11 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * [[Savan Kotecha]] * [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]] }} | extra11 = {{Flatlist| * [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]] * Tedder{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length11 = 2:36

| title12 = No I'm Not in Love | writer12 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Rycroft * Allen }} | extra12 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Lostboy }} | length12 = 2:50

| title13 = Means I Care | writer13 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * [[Steven Michael Marsden]] * [[Robert Clark Bisel]] }} | extra13 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Rob Bisel }} | length13 = 2:55

| title14 = Greenlight | writer14 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin }} | extra14 = Boutin{{Efn-ua|name=Track listing 2}} | length14 = 2:45

| title15 = Nostalgia | writer15 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin * Allen }} | extra15 = Boutin{{Efn-ua|name=Track listing 1}} | length15 = 3:03 }}

{{Track listing | headline = ''So Close to What???'' deluxe edition track listing<ref name="Track listing 2">{{cite web |last1=McRae |first1=Tate |author1-link=Tate McRae |title=''So Close to What???'' (deluxe) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what-deluxe/1853104433 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=November 20, 2025 |date=November 21, 2025}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 59:48

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| title1 = Trying on Shoes | writer1 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Haynie * Boutin * Allen }} | extra1 = {{Flatlist| * Haynie{{ref|v|[v]}} * Boutin{{ref|v|[v]}} }} | length1 = 3:02

| title2 = [[Anything but Love (Tate McRae song)|Anything but Love]] | writer2 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin * Michaels }} | extra2 = {{Flatlist| * Boutin }} | length2 = 2:27

| title3 = [[Nobody's Girl (Tate McRae song)|Nobody's Girl]] | writer3 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Haynie * Tedder * Allen }} | extra3 = {{Flatlist| * Haynie * Tedder{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length3 = 2:48

| title4 = Horseshoe | writer4 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin * Haynie * Allen}} | extra4 = {{Flatlist| * Haynie * Boutin{{ref|v|[v]}} }} | length4 = 3:01

| title5 = [[Tit for Tat (Tate McRae song)|Tit for Tat]] | writer5 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Tedder * Boutin * Michaels }} | extra5 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin{{ref|v|[v]}} }} | length5 = 2:57

| title6 = Miss Possessive | writer6 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Tedder * Slatkin }} | extra6 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Slatkin }} | length6 = 2:19

| title7 = Revolving Door | writer7 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Michaels * Tedder * Boutin }} | extra7 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin }} | length7 = 3:00

| title8 = Bloodonmyhands | note8 = featuring Flo Milli | writer8 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Carter * Tedder * Boutin }} | extra8 = Boutin | length8 = 2:42

| title9 = Dear God | writer9 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Michaels * Tedder * Boutin }} | extra9 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin }} | length9 = 2:51

| title10 = Purple Lace Bra | writer10 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Haynie }} | extra10 = Haynie | length10 = 3:11

| title11 = Sports Car | writer11 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Michaels * Tedder * Boutin }} | extra11 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Boutin }} | length11 = 2:45

| title12 = Signs | writer12 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Rycroft }} | extra12 = Lostboy | length12 = 2:53

| title13 = I Know Love | note13 = featuring the Kid Laroi | writer13 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Howard * Michaels * Walsh * Tedder * Spry }} | extra13 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Spry * Dopamine{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length13 = 2:36

| title14 = Like I Do | writer14 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin }} | extra14 = Boutin | length14 = 3:02

| title15 = It's OK I'm OK | writer15 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Kotecha * Salmanzadeh * Tedder }} | extra15 = {{Flatlist| * Ilya * Tedder{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length15 = 2:36

| title16 = No I'm Not in Love | writer16 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Tedder * Rycroft }} | extra16 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Lostboy }} | length16 = 2:50

| title17 = Means I Care | writer17 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Tedder * Bisel * Marsden }} | extra17 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Bisel }} | length17 = 2:55

| title18 = Greenlight | writer18 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Boutin }} | extra18 = Boutin | length18 = 2:45

| title19 = 2 Hands | writer19 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Tedder * Rycroft }} | extra19 = {{Flatlist| * Tedder * Lostboy }} | length19 = 3:02

| title20 = Siren Sounds | writer20 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Ari Starace * [[Brittany Amaradio]] }} | extra20 = {{Flatlist| * [[Y2K (record producer)|Y2K]] * Thomas LaRosa }} | length20 = 3:03

| title21 = Nostalgia | writer21 = {{Flatlist| * McRae * Allen * Boutin }} | extra21 = Boutin | length21 = 3:03 }}

===Notes=== * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} denotes an additional producer. * {{sup|{{note|v|[v]}}}} denotes a vocal producer. * All ''So Close to What'' titles are stylized in [[sentence case]], with the exception of "Bloodonmyhands", which is stylized in [[letter case]]; additional titles on ''So Close to What???'' are stylized in [[all caps]]. * Additional editions were released to [[streaming media]] alongside the standard digital edition with altered track listings: ** 16-track edition: "2 Hands" is listed as the fourteenth track, with "Siren Sounds" added as the fifteenth track, and the remaining songs listed in succession order to the standard digital edition.<ref name="Notes 1">{{cite web |last1=McRae |first1=Tate |author1-link=Tate McRae |title=''So Close to What'' |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1797590677 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=November 21, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> ** 11-track edition: "Bloodonmyhands", "I Know Love", "Like I Do", "Means I Care", and "Siren Sounds" are omitted; the remaining songs are listed in order matching the 16-track edition.<ref name="Notes 2">{{cite web |last1=McRae |first1=Tate |author1-link=Tate McRae |title=''So Close to What'' |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1797208094 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=March 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250305230202/https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1797208094 |archive-date=March 5, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * A 21-track deluxe digital store edition includes [[Sirius XM]] live versions of "Sports Car", "It's OK I'm OK", and "Greenlight" as bonus tracks, following after the 18-track edition listing.<ref>{{cite web |title=''So Close to What'' Deluxe Digital Album |publisher=Tate McRae Store |date=March 5, 2025 |url=https://tatemcrae.store/products/so-close-to-what-exclusive-21-track-deluxe-digital-download-with-alt-cover |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306232909/https://tatemcrae.store/products/so-close-to-what-exclusive-21-track-deluxe-digital-download-with-alt-cover |archive-date=March 6, 2025 |ref={{sfnref|tatemcrae.store|2025}} |access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> * Physical editions of the album feature an altered track listing of 13 tracks. "Bloodonmyhands", "I Know Love", "Like I Do" and "Means I Care" are omitted. "Signs" and "Revolving Door" are listed as tracks five and seven, respectively, with bonus tracks "Better than I Was" and "Call My Bluff" listed as tracks eleven and twelve, respectively. The rest of the songs remain in their original order.<ref name="Official Store Signed CD">{{cite web |last=McRae |first=Tate |author-link=Tate McRae |title=''So Close to What'' Signed CD |url=https://tatemcrae.store/products/so-close-to-what-signed-cd |website=Official Store |publisher=[[Sony Music]] |access-date=February 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212213042/https://tatemcrae.store/products/so-close-to-what-signed-cd |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |location=United States |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> * The Japanese CD edition features "It's OK I'm OK" (live at [[Madison Square Garden]]) as a bonus track.<ref>{{cite web |title=''So Close to What'' Tate McRae CD Album |publisher=CDJapan |date=February 26, 2025 |url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-6601 |ref={{sfnref|CDJapan|2025}} |access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Personnel== ===Musicians=== * [[Tate McRae]] – lead vocals * [[Ryan Tedder]] – [[Programming (music)|programming]] (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 11–13), background vocals (1, 3, 5, 12, 13), synthesizer (1, 3, 12); drums, guitar (1); keyboards (3, 7, 12, 13); [[arrangement]], percussion (11) * [[Blake Slatkin]] – guitar, programming, synthesizer (track 1) * [[Lostboy (record producer)|Lostboy]] – programming (tracks 2, 8, 12); keyboards, synthesizer (8, 12) * Grant Boutin – background vocals, keyboards, programming, synthesizer, synthbass (tracks 3, 5, 7, 14, 15); guitar (7, 14, 15) * [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]] – arrangement, background vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, piano, programming (track 11) * Zach Fenske – guitar (track 11) * Darion Ja'Von Dean – programming (track 11) * Phillip Lewis – programming (track 11) * [[Rob Bisel]] – keyboards, programming (track 13)

===Technical=== * [[Dave Kutch]] – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] * [[Serban Ghenea]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 11) * [[Manny Marroquin]] – mixing (tracks 4, 6, 10, 15) * [[Tom Norris (record producer)|Tom Norris]] – mixing (tracks 8, 12, 14) * Jon Castelli – mixing (track 9) * Rob Bisel – mixing (track 13) * Rich Rich – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 11–13) * Blake Slatkin – engineering (track 1) * Bryce Bordone – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7), engineering assistance (2, 11) * Grant Boutin – engineering (tracks 3, 5, 7, 14, 15) * Melvin Godfrey – engineering (tracks 6, 11) * Silas Wong – engineering (tracks 6, 11) * Joe Henderson – engineering (track 6) * Brad Lauchert – engineering (track 9) * Sam Holland – engineering (track 11) * Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (tracks 4, 6, 10, 15) * Trey Station – mixing assistance (tracks 4, 6, 10, 15)

==Charts== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}

===''So Close to What''=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance ! scope="col"| Chart (2025–2026) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 2, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 2, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Croatian International Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-9-tjedan-2025/ |title=Lista prodaje 9. tjedan 2025. |date=February 24, 2025 |publisher=[[Top of the Shops|HDU]] |language=hr |access-date=March 12, 2025 |archive-date=March 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312111625/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-9-tjedan-2025/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | 16 |- {{album chart|Czech|4|week=09|year=2025|rowheader=true|access-date=March 3, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 1, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Finland|5|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 1, 2025}} |- {{album chart|France|4|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Germany|2|id=546888|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|title=Official IFPI Charts Top-100 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 17/2026|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=May 6, 2026|language=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260506070707/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|archive-date=May 6, 2026|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 59 |- {{album chart|Hungary|2|year=2025|week=9|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlistinn]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |title=Tónlistinn – Plötur: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 9. Birt 1. mars 2025 – Næst uppfært 8. mars 2025. |language=is |publisher=Plötutíðindi |access-date=March 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228202159/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |archive-date=February 28, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | 8 |- {{album chart|Ireland3|1|date=20250228|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Italy|24|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2025-03-03/p/5/ |title=Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: March 3, 2025 |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> | 46 |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2025&month=03&day=10 |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of March 5, 2025 |website=[[Billboard Japan]] |language=ja |access-date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> | 91 |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s9-3/ |title=2025 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100) |language=lt |publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]] |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2025}}</ref> | 6 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| [[TurnTable Top 100 Albums|Nigerian Albums]] (''[[TurnTable]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=TurnTable Charts {{!}} Official Top 100 Albums {{!}} February 21, 2025 – February 27, 2025 |url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312105200/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2 |archive-date=March 12, 2025 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=[[TurnTable]]}}</ref> | 76 |- {{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Poland2|4|date=21.02.2025-27.02.2025|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20250228|rowheader=true|access-date=March 1, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| Slovak Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2951 |title=Top 100 Slovak Albums |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> | 6 |- {{album chart|Spain|3|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|2|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Tate McRae|album=So Close to What|rowheader=true|access-date=March 2, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20250228|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2025}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 year-end chart performance ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2025/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2025 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=January 12, 2026}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/20413862/jahrescharts-sind-da-das-hat-oesterreich-2025-am-oeftesten-gehoert |title=Das hat Österreich 2025 am öftesten gehört |newspaper=[[Kleine Zeitung]] |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2025&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2025 |publisher=[[Ultratop]] |language=nl |access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> | 6 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2025&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2025 |publisher=[[Ultratop]] |language=fr |access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> | 43 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2025/top-canadian-albums/ |title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> | 17 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitlisten.nu/aarslister.asp?list=Album%20100&year=2025 |title=Album Top-100 2025 |publisher=[[Hitlisten]] |access-date=January 28, 2026}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2025&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2025 |publisher=[[MegaCharts]] |language=nl |access-date=December 31, 2025}}</ref> | 9 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snepmusique.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/202552-200-Albums-YTD-SNEP.xlsx-Top-200-Albums.pdf |title=200 Albums Cumul YTD (27/12/2024 - 25/12/2025) |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |language=fr |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> | 60 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2025 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2025 |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]] |language=de |access-date=December 8, 2025}}</ref> | 20 |- ! scope="row| Global Albums ([[IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.org/taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-named-ifpis-official-biggest-selling-global-album-of-the-year-2025/|title=Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl named IFPI’s Official Biggest-Selling Global Album of the Year 2025|date=February 20, 2026|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=February 26, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> | 13 |- !scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2025 |title=Album Top 100 – digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján – 2025 |publisher=MAHASZ |access-date=January 29, 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260129101832/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2025 |archive-date=January 29, 2026 |language=hu}}</ref> | 25 |- ! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn-plotur-2025/ |title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2025 |publisher=[[Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda|Plötutíðindi]] |access-date=December 26, 2025 |language=is}}</ref> | 57 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2025-12-31 |title=End of Year Top 50 Albums (2025) |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=December 18, 2025}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| Polish Albums (ZPAV)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olis.pl/summary/podsumowania/2025-roczne-albumy |title=Podsumowanie roku 2025 – albumy |publisher=[[Polish music charts|OLiS]]. [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]] |language=pl |access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref> | 68 |- ! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2025 |title=Top 100 Albums Annual 2025 |publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]] |work=El portal de Música |access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref> | 58 |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83/?dspy=2025&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album, 2025 |publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]] |access-date=January 21, 2026}}</ref> | 20 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2025 |website=hitparade.ch |access-date=December 28, 2025 |language=de |archive-date=December 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228150741/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/alben |url-status=live}}</ref> | 9 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-biggest-albums-of-2025/ |title=The Official biggest albums of 2025 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=December 31, 2025 |access-date=December 31, 2025}}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2025/top-billboard-200-albums/ |title=Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums (2025) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> | 23 |}

===''So Close to What???''=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance ! scope="col"| Chart (2025–2026) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Czech|12|year=2025|week=48|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2025|refname=CZ2}} |- {{album chart|Finland|40|artist=Tate-McRae|album=So Close to What???|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2025|refname=FIN2}} |- ! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|title=Official IFPI Charts Top-100 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 14/2026|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=April 15, 2026|language=el|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260415093522/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|archive-date=April 15, 2026|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 89 |- ! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlistinn]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |title=Tónlistinn – Plötur: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 48. Birt 29. nóvember 2025 – Næst uppfært 6. desember 2025. |language=is |publisher=[[Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda|Plötutíðindi]] |access-date=November 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251129013658/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |archive-date=November 29, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | 37 |- ! scope="row"| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-settimanali/archivio-classifiche-per-settimana/?tipo=2&anno=2025&settimana=48 |title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 21.11.2025 al 27.11.2025) |publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]] |language=it |access-date=November 29, 2025}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.agata.lt/naujienos/s48-4/ |title=2025 48-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100) |publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]] |language=lt |date=November 28, 2025 |access-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref> | 36 |- ! scope="row"| Norwegian Albums ([[IFPI Norge]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2025-w48/ |title=Album 2025 uke 48 |publisher=[[IFPI Norge]] |access-date=November 29, 2025}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| Slovak Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2992 |title=Top 100 Slovak Albums |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> | 10 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|access-date=March 3, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=November 25, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|access-date=April 2, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|id=16320|access-date=January 16, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=December 1, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|access-date=May 18, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=August 27, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|id=14564|access-date=April 27, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Close to What|artist=Tate McRae|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=July 8, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|source=radioscope|access-date=May 8, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=October 30, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|id=file_2025-09-23-15-20-43.pdf|access-date=September 23, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|id=tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what|access-date=March 23, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2026|id=20883-5406-2|access-date=February 25, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tate McRae|title=So Close to What|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2025|certyear=2025|access-date=October 6, 2025|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{Ref.}} |- ! scope="row"| February 21, 2025 | {{hlist|[[Cassette tape|Cassette]]|[[CD]]|[[Music download|digital download]]|[[streaming]]|[[Phonograph record|vinyl]]}} | Standard | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | style="text-align:center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=''So Close to What'' by Tate McRae |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1779319620 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=February 12, 2025 |location=United States |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212164713/https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what/1779319620 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''So Close to What'' – Tate McRae |url=https://tatemcrae.store/ |publisher=Official Tate McRae Store |access-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123181008/https://tatemcrae.store/ |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |location=United States |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| November 21, 2025 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" |Deluxe | <ref>{{Cite web |title=''So Close to What??? (Deluxe)'' by Tate McRae |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-close-to-what-deluxe/1853104433 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=March 11, 2026 |location=Australia |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| March 13, 2026 | {{hlist|CD|vinyl}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=''So Close to What??? (Deluxe)'' - Tate McRae |url=https://tatemcraeau.store |publisher=Official Tate McRae Store | access-date=March 11, 2026 |location=Australia |language=en}}</ref> |}

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==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2025 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Blake Slatkin]] [[Category:Albums produced by Emile Haynie]] [[Category:Albums produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh]] [[Category:Albums produced by Ryan Tedder]] [[Category:Pop albums by Canadian artists]] [[Category:RCA Records albums]] [[Category:Tate McRae albums]] [[Category:Juno Award for Album of the Year albums]]