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Group member Terry Brown recalled a conversation with several women at a club who were complaining about guys "getting out of hand" while dancing.

The song features uncredited vocals from Vee of the R&B duo Koffee Brown, who provides the "female perspective" in the call-and-response sections, telling the man to "step back". Chart Performance & Legacy next - too close

"Too Close" by the R&B trio is widely considered one of the most blatantly suggestive hits in music history. Released in 1997 as the second single from their debut album Rated Next , the song became a cultural phenomenon, dominating the charts and sparking a "eureka moment" for listeners decades later as they finally realized what the lyrics were actually about. The Story Behind the Song Group member Terry Brown recalled a conversation with

The song famously samples the upbeat rhythm of Kurtis Blow’s "Christmas Rappin'" , though producer Kay Gee has noted they played much of the instrumentation live to "bring that same magic back in the '90s". Released in 1997 as the second single from

While many 90s kids grew up singing along to the catchy hook, the song explicitly describes a man experiencing a physical reaction (an erection) while grinding with a partner on the dance floor.

The most famous line— "I feel a little poke coming through on you" —leaves little to the imagination once the context is understood. Musical Composition & Production