"I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by 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 2009 as the third single from his fourth studio album Feel That Fire

Feel That Fire

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Content

"I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" is a country ballad, in which the song's male narrator tells his lover that he wants to fall asleep with her:

Bentley said of the song, "One of the best compliments I can get is when a guy comes up to me and says that one of my songs helped him out at home...maybe helped him smooth something over with his girlfriend or wife. That's the goal with this one."

Critical reception

Andrew Lacy of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs down for being boring and forgettable, saying, "Here, he sounds as though co-producer Brett Beavers pulled him out of bed early in the morning, put a microphone in front of him and told him to make it quick because Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan

Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer who debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in...

 needs to use the studio in 20 minutes."

Chart performance

"I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" debuted at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

and peaked at #52. On the week of January 26, 2010, it peaked at #2 on the country chart, making it the first single from this album to miss the top spot.
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