I Wanna Get Next to You

"I Wanna Get Next To You"
Single by Rose Royce
from the album Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	"Sunrise" (US) "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (International)
Released	December 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soul
Length	3:56
Label	MCA/Whitfield
Songwriter(s)	Norman Whitfield
Producer(s)	Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce singles chronology
"Car Wash" (1976) "I Wanna Get Next To You" (1976) "I'm Going Down" (1977)

"I Wanna Get Next to You" is a 1976 soul single written, composed and produced by American songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield, and most famously sung by American R&B band Rose Royce. It is the third official single from the Car Wash soundtrack. The song has also become a staple on oldies radio and on adult contemporary stations.