Close to You (Maxi Priest song)

"Close to You"
Single by Maxi Priest
from the album Bonafide
Released	1990
Format	7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi
Genre	Reggae fusion, reggae, R&B, new jack swing
Length	5:27
Label	Ten Records Ltd
Writer(s)	Gary Benson Winston Sela Max Elliott
Producer	Handel Tucker Geoffrey Chung Lowell "Sly" Dunbar

"Close to You" is a song recorded by British reggae singer Maxi Priest. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 6 October 1990, reached #2 on the ARIA Charts in Australia and #7 on the UK Singles Chart, and was covered by trance act Origene in 2003.

Music video

The music video features Priest singing while the background features people living in the Egyptian era. There is also a second version, which takes place inside of a soundstage.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Close to You" — 3:59
2. "I Know Love" feat. Tiger — 4:07

12" maxi

1. "Close to You" (Phil Bodger main body mix) — 5:28
2. "Close to You" (Leo Grant bad ass mix) — 6:00
3. "Close to You" (Leo Grant acapella & drum mix) — 5:56
4. "Close to You" (Phil Bodger radio mix) — 3:59
5. "Close to You" (Phil Chill's rap sensation) — 6:08
6. "Close to You" (Bodger's bonus beats) — 4:03
7. "I Know Love" — 4:07

CD maxi

1. "Close to You"
2. "Close to You" (extended version)
3. "I Know Love"
4. "Close to You" (Phil Chill's rap sensation mix featuring Darren Deere)

CD maxi - Remixes

1. "Close to You" (Phill Chill's rap sensation) — 6:10
2. "Close to You" (Bodger's radio edit) — 4:06
3. "I Know Love" (the Steven Stanley Jamaican mix) — 5:06
4. "Sure Fire Love" — 3:55

12" maxi - Remixes

1. "Close to You" (Phill Chill's rap sensation) — 6:10
2. "Close to You" (Bodger's radio edit) — 4:06
3. "I Know Love" (the Steven Stanley Jamaican mix) — 5:02
4. "Sure Fire Love" — 3:57

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1990) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 2 Austrian Singles Chart[1] 8 Canadian Singles Chart 6 Dutch Top 40[2] 4 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 49 German Singles Chart[1] 4 Irish IRMA Singles Chart[3] 26 New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 2 Swedish Singles Chart[1] 2 Swiss Singles Chart[1] 10 UK Singles Chart[4] 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5] 12 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[5] 2

End of year charts End of year chart (1990) Position Australian Singles Chart[6] 36 Dutch Top 40[2] 20 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 17 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Sweden[8] Gold 25 October 1990 10,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" by Nelson

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 6 October 1990 (1 week)

Succeeded by "Praying for Time" by George Michael

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Close to You", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 July 2008)
2. ^ ^{a b} "Single top 100 over 1990" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201990.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2010. 
3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 30 July 2008)
4. ^ "Close to You", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 30 July 2008)
5. ^ ^{a b c d} Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 30 July 2008)
6. ^ 1990 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 30 July 2008)
7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
8. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved 11 September 2008)