I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)

"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 " is a lot of fun". According to Bailon the group "wanted to come out with a song that was going to make people happy."

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". Overall, he felt that the song was a hit and that it would "saturate the top 40 and R&B airwaves through the summer".

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". 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". Rap group Naughty by Nature and rapper/actor Nick Cannon both make cameo appearances in the video. By June 2002, the video was in post-production and was released in July.

Track listing

US mini single

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

Australian & New Zealand Maxi Single

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

US Promo Single

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

Charts

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

Release history

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

References

^ "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) - Single by 3LW". 2002-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
"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.
^ 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.
^ Taylor, Chuck (July 20, 2002). "Reviews & Previews - Spotlights". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 29. p. 20. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
"3LW feat. Loon – I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
"Issue 672" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
"3LW feat. P. Diddy and Loon – I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)". Top 40 Singles.
"3LW Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
"3LW Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
"3LW Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
"3LW Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
"Going For Adds". Radio & Records. July 5, 2002. p. 29.
"Going For Adds". Radio & Records. July 19, 2002. p. 26.

External links

I Do (Wanna Get Close To You) at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e 3LW
Adrienne Bailon Kiely Williams Naturi Naughton Jessica Benson
Studio albums	3LW A Girl Can Mack Naughty or Nice
Singles	"No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" "Playas Gon' Play" "Parents Just Don't Understand" "Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Neva Get Enuf"
Tours	Total Request Live Tour
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v t e Loon
Albums	Loon No Friends Wizard of Harlem Bad Boy (with G. Dep)
Featured singles	"You Gets No Love" "I Need a Girl (Part One)" "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Young & Sexy" "Hit the Freeway" "Crazy" "Show Me Your Soul" "Smile for Me"
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v t e Sean Combs
Discography Production discography Sexual misconduct allegations
Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play The Love Album: Off the Grid
Mixtapes	MMM (Money Making Mitch)
Remix albums	We Invented the Remix
Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "Satisfy You" "Let's Get It" "Bad Boy for Life" "Diddy" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Finna Get Loose" "Workin (Remix)" "Gotta Move On" "Another One of Me"
Featured singles	"No Time" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Nothin' Move But the Money" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Trade It All, Pt. 2" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "Do That..." "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)" "Creepin (Remix)"
Diddy – Dirty Money	Last Train to Paris "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Your Love" "Ass on the Floor"
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