Additionally, it also peaked within the Top 40 in Iceland and Top 100 in Germany. In the latter, the single peaked at number 13 on 10 September 1995 in its second week at the UK Singles Chart. It was a Top 20 hit in Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Not as successful as her first three singles, "Close to You" still was a moderate hit in Europe.
A reviewer from Music Week rated it two out of five, adding that "after a trio of delightful frothy pop successes, Whigfield goes balladeering but her harsh voice jars with the undoubted sweetness of the song." Chart performance Is it good for ya? Nah! But what guilty pleasure ever is?" Writing for Dotmusic, James Masterton viewed it as "a soaring romantic ballad which calls for a powerful voice that Whigfield just about manages to supply." Ross Jones from The Guardian described it as a " Streisand-esque slowie". The wall of glistening keyboards raises the sugar quotient of the song's cutie-pie vocals and "ooh-baby-baby" lyrics to potentially diabetic heights. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote about the song, "Wisely, Whigfield broadens its stylistic palette slightly by issuing a jam fueled by a chugging faux- funk beat.
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