"The Comfort Zone" is the second single from Vanessa Williams's second studio album of the same name, released in 1991. It peaked at number two on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (behind Shanice's "I Love Your Smile") and was nominated for the 1993 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female. In interviews, Williams has stated that she had wanted this to be the lead single from her album but her record company chose "Running Back to You" since it was summer and they wanted an energetic song.