Come a Little Bit Closer

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"Come a Little Bit Closer"
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Single by Jay and the Americans
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer
B-side"Goodbye Boys, Goodbye"
Released1964
GenreRock, pop
Length2:49
LabelUnited Artists
SongwritersTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell
ProducerArtie Ripp
Jay and the Americans singles chronology
"Come Dance with Me"
(1963) 		"Come a Little Bit Closer"
(1964) 		"Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)"
(1964)
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
Single by Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
from the album Come a Little Bit Closer
B-side"Loneliness (Can Break a Man's Heart)" (Duncan only)
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
SongwritersTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Johnny Duncan singles chronology
"A Song in the Night"
(1977) 		"Come a Little Bit Closer"
(1977) 		"She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)"
(1978)
Janie Fricke singles chronology
"What're You Doing Tonight"
(1977) 		"Come a Little Bit Closer"
(1977) 		"Baby It's You"
(1978)

"Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s rock and roll band Jay and the Americans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single.[1] It also peaked at number 4 on the Cashbox chart and at number 1 on RPM's singles chart, whilst in Australia it peaked at 37 on the Kent Music Report. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "She Cried."[2] On the New Zealand Lever Hit Parade it peaked at #4.[3]

It was written by songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, as well as Wes Farrell, and became Boyce and Hart's first top 10 hit.[4]

Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song.[5]

A cover version by American country music artists Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke was released in 1977 and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1978.[6]

Content

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The singer/narrator visits a café in Mexico near the U.S. border and is charmed by a young temptress - while she is known as the girlfriend of "bad man José," she invites him to dance. Her invitation serves as the song's refrain.

Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of man, so big and so strong.

Come a little bit closer, I'm all alone and the night is so long.

The singer dances with her and steals a kiss, continuing to dance despite the guitarist's warning that José would arrive soon. Eventually, José confronts the singer, who drops his drink and runs - as he is leaving, he hears the woman repeat the refrain, but this time to José.

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In other media

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The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[8]

References

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