So Close to What
2025 studio album by Tate McRae
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, Lostboy, Emile Haynie, Ilya, and Rob Bisel. Musically, So Close to What is a pop, dance-pop, power pop, and R&B record.
The album was preceded by the singles "It's OK I'm OK", "2 Hands", and "Sports Car", while "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 top-five single "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. To promote the album, McRae embarked on the Miss Possessive Tour, the first arena tour of her career.
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