I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)

"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
Single by 3LW featuring P. Diddy and Loon
from the album A 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)
3LW singles chronology
"Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)"
(2002) 		"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
(2002) 		"Neva Get Enuf"
(2002)
P. Diddy singles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part Two)"
(2002) 		"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
(2002) 		"Bump, Bump, Bump"
(2002)
Loon singles 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 from 3LW's second album A Girl Can Mack and featured P. Diddy and Loon. The single peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 during 2002. It achieved greater success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 13 on the New Zealand Top 40. It is the last single to feature Naturi Naughton.

Background

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

Chuck Taylor from Billboard compared the song to the work of Ashanti and 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

The music video for "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" was directed by Chris Applebaum and 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 group Naughty by Nature and rapper/actor Nick Cannon both make cameo appearances in the video.[3] By June 2002, the video was in post-production and was released in July.[3]

Track listing

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

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

Release history

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

  1. ^ a b "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) - Single by 3LW". 2002-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "3LW - A Girl Can Mack Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 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. ^ a b c d e f Reid, Shaheem (June 11, 2002). "3LW Out To Show A Girl Can Mack". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, Chuck (July 20, 2002). "Reviews & Previews - Spotlights". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 29. p. 20. Retrieved June 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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