Come Close

"Come Close"
Single by Common featuring Mary J. Blige
from the album Electric Circus
Released	November 5, 2002
Genre	Hip hop neo soul
Length	4:35
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Mary Jane Blige, Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
Common singles chronology
"While I'm Dancin'" (2002) "Come Close" (2002) "Panthers" (2004)
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Rainy Dayz" (2002) "Come Close" (2002) "Love @ 1st Sight" (2003)

"Come Close" is a single by rapper Common featuring guest vocals by Mary J. Blige. The song is produced by Chad Hugo and Pharrell's production team, the Neptunes. Peaking at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Come Close" is the only song from Common's 2002 album Electric Circus to make an appearance on the national music chart. It was released in conjunction with a promo video directed by Sanaa Hamri and Questlove of the Roots. The song's lyrics are a loving marriage proposition to Common's then girlfriend Erykah Badu. Jack LV Isles of Allmusic describes it as a "slow-paced dialogue [...] that borders on typical," but will inevitably be a commercial success.^[1] Mark Anthony Neal of Pop Matters comments on its mainstream sound saying that it's not a "sell-out" track, just a "fly love song" in which the Neptunes "brought their A-game."^[2]