| "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" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell | |||
| Producer(s) | Artie Ripp | |||
| Jay and the Americans singles chronology | ||||
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| "Come a Little Bit Closer" | ||||
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| 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) | |||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Johnny Duncan singles chronology | ||||
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| Janie Fricke singles chronology | ||||
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"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. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's She Cried.[2]
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.[3]
Jay and the Americans also recorded a Spanish version of the song.[4]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
In other media
The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[6]
References
- ↑ "Jay & the Americans | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ Billboard. September 12, 1964.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Songfacts. "Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & the Americans - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Come a Little Bit Closer (Spanish Version)". YouTube.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Jay & The Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ↑ Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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