I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) explained

I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)
Cover:	I Do (Wanna Get Close to You).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	3LW featuring P. Diddy and Loon
Album:	A Girl Can Mack
Released:	June 18, 2002
Recorded:	Late 2001
Genre:	Dance^[1]
Length:	3:47 (radio edit) 4:14 (album version)
Label:	Epic · Sony Music
Chronology:	3LW
Prev Title:	Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Neva Get Enuf
Next Year:	2002

"I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" is the first single from 3LW's second album A Girl Can Mack and featured P. Diddy and Loon. The single peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 during 2002. It achieved greater success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 13 on the New Zealand Top 40. It is the last single to feature Naturi Naughton.

Background

In May 2002, 3LW member Adrienne Bailon discussed the song, saying "[The song] is a lot of fun".^[2] According to Bailon the group "wanted to come out with a song that was going to make people happy."^[2]

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor from Billboard compared the song to the work of Ashanti and praised the group's vocals on the track saying it was "a fine, fine performance".^[3] Overall, he felt that the song was a hit and that it would "saturate the top 40 and R&B airwaves through the summer".^[3]

Music video

The music video for "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" was directed by Chris Applebaum and it shows the girls, hitting "the club in search of good time".^[2] The videos setting is based in a "futuristic pod-like venue in the middle of the ocean where they come across Loon — who raps on the track".^[2] Rap group Naughty by Nature and rapper/actor Nick Cannon both make cameo appearances in the video.^[2] By June 2002, the video was in post-production and was released in July.^[2]

Track listing

US mini single

1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) – 4:14
2. "Neva Get Enuf" – 3:46

Australian & New Zealand Maxi Single

1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Radio Edit)"
2. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Callout Hook)"
3. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Instrumental)"
4. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Acapella)"
5. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (No Rap Edit)"

US Promo Single

1. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (feat. P. Diddy & Loon) (Radio Edit)"
2. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Instrumental)"
3. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Feat Loon) (Acapella)"
4. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (No Rap Edit)
5. "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) (Callout Hook)

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	June 18, 2002	Digital download	Epic · Sony Music	^[4]
	July 8, 2002			^[5]
	July 22, 2002	Contemporary hit radio		^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3LW - A Girl Can Mack Review. AllMusic. June 25, 2022. The Diddy-produced "I Do" is stripped-down dance music, its spare rhythms enhanced by a skipping synth figure and a chorus as catchy as winter flu..
2. Web site: 3LW Out To Show A Girl Can Mack. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029212706/http://www.mtv.com/news/1455107/3lw-out-to-show-a-girl-can-mack/. dead. October 29, 2020. Reid. Shaheem. June 11, 2002. MTV News. June 17, 2022.
3. 114. 29. 20. Reviews & Previews - Spotlights. Taylor. Chuck. July 20, 2002. Billboard. June 12, 2022.
4. Web site: I Do (Wanna Get Close to You) - Single by 3LW . 2002-06-18 . en-US . 2022-06-06.
5. Going For Adds. Radio & Records. 29. July 5, 2002.
6. Going For Adds. Radio & Records. 26. July 19, 2002.