Come a Little Bit Closer

"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]

"Come a Little Bit Closer"
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
"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)
Released	October 1977
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)	Billy 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)

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]

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.^[5]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In other media

The song is featured in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.^[7]

References

1. "Jay & the Americans | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
2. Billboard. September 12, 1964. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Songfacts. "Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & the Americans - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.^{[unreliable source?]}
4. "Come a Little Bit Closer (Spanish Version)". YouTube. July 4, 2015.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
6. "British single certifications – Jay & The Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
7. Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.