They have missed the point entirely,” alt-rock act says, noting that the Trump administration used the song without permission

Semisonic is speaking out against the White House after the release of a deportation video using their 1998 hit “Closing Time.” The song, which was written about the birth of lead singer Dan Wilson’s daughter and has over the years become an end-of-the-night anthem,

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.