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I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)

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"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
Singleby3LWfeaturingP. DiddyandLoon
from the albumA Girl Can Mack
ReleasedJune 18, 2002[1]
RecordedLate 2001
GenreDance[2]
Length3:47(radio edit)
4:14 (album version)
LabelEpic·Sony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
3LWsingles chronology
"Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)"
(2002) 		"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
(2002) 		"Neva Get Enuf"
(2002)
P. Diddysingles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part Two)"
(2002) 		"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
(2002) 		"Bump, Bump, Bump"
(2002)
Loonsingles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part Two)"
(2002) 		"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
(2002) 		"Young & Sexy"
(2002)

"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"is the first single from3LW's secondalbumA Girl Can Mackand featuredP. DiddyandLoon.The single peaked at number 58 on theBillboardHot 100during 2002. It achieved greater success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 13 on theNew Zealand Top 40.It is the last single to featureNaturi Naughton.

Background

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In May 2002, 3LW member Adrienne Bailon discussed the song, saying "[The song] is a lot of fun".[3]According to Bailon the group "wanted to come out with a song that was going to make people happy."[3]

Critical reception

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Chuck Taylor fromBillboardcompared the song to the work ofAshantiand praised the group's vocals on the track saying it was "a fine, fine performance".[4]Overall, he felt that the song was a hit and that it would "saturate the top 40 and R&B airwaves through the summer".[4]

Music video

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The music video for "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" was directed byChris Applebaumand it shows the girls, hitting "the club in search of good time".[3] The videos setting is based in a "futuristic pod-like venue in the middle of the ocean where they come across Loon — who raps on the track".[3]Rap groupNaughty by Natureand rapper/actorNick Cannonboth make cameo appearances in the video.[3]By June 2002, the video was in post-production and was released in July.[3]

Track listing

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US mini single

  1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) – 4:14
  2. "Neva Get Enuf"– 3:46

Australian & New Zealand Maxi Single

  1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Radio Edit)"
  2. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Callout Hook)"
  3. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Instrumental)"
  4. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Acapella)"
  5. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (No Rap Edit)"

US Promo Single

  1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Radio Edit)"
  2. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Instrumental)"
  3. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Feat Loon) (Acapella)"
  4. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (No Rap Edit)
  5. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Callout Hook)

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 41
Australian Urban (ARIA)[6] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 13
USBillboardHot 100[8] 58
USPop Airplay(Billboard)[9] 26
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[10] 50
USRhythmic(Billboard)[11] 13

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States June 18, 2002 Digital download Epic·Sony Music [1]
July 8, 2002 Rhythmic contemporary radio·urban contemporary radio [12]
July 22, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [13]

References

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  1. ^ab"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) - Single by 3LW".2002-06-18.Retrieved2022-06-06.
  2. ^"3LW - A Girl Can Mack Review".AllMusic.RetrievedJune 25,2022.The Diddy-produced "I Do" is stripped-down dance music, its spare rhythms enhanced by a skipping synth figure and a chorus as catchy as winter flu.
  3. ^abcdefReid, Shaheem (June 11, 2002)."3LW Out To Show A Girl Can Mack".MTV News.Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2020.RetrievedJune 17,2022.
  4. ^abTaylor, Chuck (July 20, 2002)."Reviews & Previews - Spotlights".Billboard.Vol. 114, no. 29. p. 20.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  5. ^"3LW feat. Loon – I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) ".ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^"Issue 672 "ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles.National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  7. ^"3LW feat. P. Diddy and Loon – I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) ".Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^"3LW Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  9. ^"3LW Chart History (Pop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  10. ^"3LW Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  11. ^"3LW Chart History (Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  12. ^"Going For Adds".Radio & Records.July 5, 2002. p. 29.
  13. ^"Going For Adds".Radio & Records.July 19, 2002. p. 26.
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