"Close to You" is a song

Song

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 recorded by British

United Kingdom

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 reggae

Reggae

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 singer Maxi Priest

Maxi Priest

Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...

. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 on 6 October 1990, reached #2 on the ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

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 in Australia and #7 on the UK Singles Chart

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, 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

Peak positions

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

End of year charts

End of year chart (1990)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	36
Dutch Top 40	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Sweden	Gold	25 October 1990	10,000

Chart successions