James Grebey of '' Spin '' magazine called " Close " a " sultry " track and deeply personal . Brittany Spanos of '' Rolling Stone '' called the song a sexy , steel-drum assisted single . Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote a positive review saying " ' Close , ' a duet with Tove Lo , is perhaps the best showcase for this aspect of Nick Jonas , but the entirety of Last Year Was Complicated walks a fine line between immaculately produced pop confection and personal confession . " Jonas performed the song live with Tove Lo on '' Saturday Night Live '' on April 16 , 2016 . On April 24 , 2016 he performed the song during his 75-minute set at the New Orleans Jazz Fest . He performed the song with Thomas Rhett and Daniella Bradbery for an episode of '' CMT Crossroads '' . On April 28 , Jonas and Tove Lo performed the song on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' . Jonas performed the song solo on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on May 9 , 2016 . He and Tove Lo performed " Close " live on May 22 , 2016 at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards . On June 10 he performed the song live on Today . Jonas performed the song as a part of his setlist for the Future Now Tour with Demi Lovato singing Lo 's lyrics
2016 Billboard Music Awards
2016 Billboard Music Awards
Close (Nick Jonas song)