The rock trio say their song was used without permission in a social media post showing a shackled deportee.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection were tagged.
See the full response from Semisonic below.
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“And no, they didn’t ask.
The song is about joy and possibilities and hope, and they have missed the point entirely.”
“The guys wanted a new song to close our sets with,” Wilson said.
“I thought ‘Closing Time’ would be a good title.
We had spent seven years of our lives at that point, four nights a week entertaining people.
That was our life.
I thought everyone would get it.”
“…And really, THAT song?”
