"Come a Little Closer" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip...

.It was released in July 2005 as the second single from his album Modern Day Drifter

Modern Day Drifter

- Album :- Singles :-Certifications:- Personnel :* Steve Brewster – drums* Jimmy Carter – bass guitar* J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar, Danelectro* Aubrey Haynie – fiddle* Lona Heins – background vocals* Wes Hightower – background vocals...

. It went to number one on the U.S. Country chart in 2005. The song held that position for the chart weeks of December 3 and December 10, 2005. On the chart for December 17, the song fell to number two when Joe Nichols' "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in August 2005 as the first single from Nichols' 2005 album III and the second #1 hit of his career...

" replaced it at the top spot. "Come a Little Closer" then returned to number one for a third and final week on the December 24 chart.

Reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Bentley "shows he has a way with a ballad on this sultry number. The sensual tone and sexy lyric hark back to those envelope-pushing Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...

 hits that once raised eyebrows. She goes on to compare the song to Twitty's, "I'd Love to Lay You Down

I'd Love to Lay You Down

"I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a 1980 single written by Johnny MacRae and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I'd Love to Lay You Down" was Conway Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart...

." On Bentley's vocals she says that he "brings warmth to a decidedly sensual lyric." Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a negative rating. He said the Bentley doesn't quite have the vocal maturity to pull this song off but he is getting there.

Music video

The music video was directed by David McClister and was filmed in Nashville in a warehouse.

Chart positions

"Come a Little Closer" debuted at number forty-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of July 30, 2005. > >

Chart (2005)	Peak position