Close to You (Dayglow song)

During an interview, Struble said, "The song itself is about the tension between two people at a party that never said hello. It’s about the excitement and perfect fantasy you play in your head prior to seeing that person, the mediocre and nervous reality of the actual moment you see them, and the let down that always comes afterwards it not being what had always and only been living in your head. I envision the song being played inside someone's brain – kind of like the movie Inside Out – after they are leaving a party, thinking about what they wish would have happened. But in reality, they are actually just singing to and about themselves".^{[excessive quote][2]} Struble additionally noted that the song was originally planned to be performed as a duet, but the idea was scrapped.^[2]

When describing what he wanted to do for the song, Struble said, "There is just a certain danceable yet melancholy feeling about 80’s pop duets that I wanted to channel into".^[2] The song draws inspiration from Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald.^[3]