Written and produced by Abrams and Sam de Jong, "Close to You" is an upbeat synth-pop track with lyrics about a declaration of love and lust.

Upon its release, "Close to You" became Abrams' first solo entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked within the top 40 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

[5] After a good reception from fans,[2] Abrams decided to include the track on her next album, and said: "I'm really grateful for the encouragement from everyone online who let me know they still want to hear [the] song after all this time".

[8] She explained that "Close to You" was initially not part of the album: "It's from a different time entirely, we had finished the whole record top to bottom, but I heard you loud and clear".

[12] Its radio-friendly sound was compared by Billboard's Andrew Untererger to the Pure Heroine-era Lorde and 1989-era Taylor Swift, and its lyrics are a "declaration of love and lust".