Too Close (Next song)

"Too Close"
Artwork for US single release; non-US releases use same artwork but with different titling layout
Single by Next
from the album Rated Next
Released	January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)
Length	4:20
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Kay Gee, Terry Brown, Robert Huggar, Raphael Brown
Producer(s)	Kay Gee
Next singles chronology
"Butta Love" (1997) "Too Close" (1998) "I Still Love You" (1998)
Music video
"Too Close" on YouTube

"Too Close" is a song by American R&B group Next featuring uncredited vocals from Vee of Koffee Brown. It contains a sample of "Christmas Rappin" by Kurtis Blow and was released on January 27, 1998, as the second single from their debut album, Rated Next (1997). The song reached number one on the US Hot 100 and R&B charts, topping the former for five non-consecutive weeks, and has gone platinum, making it their biggest and best-known hit.