"Near You" is a popular song written and originally recorded by Francis Craig and His Orchestra at Castle Studio in 1947,[4] with lyrics by Kermit Goell, which became a pop standard.

On the "Most Played By Jockeys" chart, the song spent 17 consecutive weeks at number one, setting a record for both the song and the artist with most consecutive weeks in the number-one position on a US pop music chart.

[6] In 2009, hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas surpassed Craig's record for artist with most consecutive weeks in the number-one position with the songs "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling".

However, their record was accomplished with combined weeks of two number 1 songs - one succeeding the other in the top position.

In fact, it was their second consecutive number 1 single since their divorce in 1975; they had only managed to top the charts once during their six-year marriage with "We're Gonna Hold On" in 1973.