Naked Eye (Luscious Jackson song)

"Naked Eye" is a song by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson, released as the first single from their second album, Fever In Fever Out (1996). It was released on CD and 12-inch, both of which feature three remixes and an instrumental version of the song as well as two non-LP tracks.[1] The song peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date it is the band's only top-40 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Naked Eye"
Single by Luscious Jackson
from the album Fever In Fever Out
B-side"Banana's Box", "Foster's Lover"
ReleasedOctober 1, 1996 (1996-10-01)
Length4:40
LabelGrand Royal, Capitol
Songwriter(s)Jill Cunniff
Producer(s)Daniel Lanois, Tony Mangurian, Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson singles chronology
"Here"
(1995)		 "Naked Eye"
(1996)		 "Under Your Skin"
(1997)

Background

In a 1997 interview with Billboard, singer Jill Cunniff explained that the song is about being emotionally naked, or honest, rather than naked as in without clothing.[2]

Music video

The song's music video was inspired by the 1977 Luis Buñuel film That Obscure Object of Desire, which featured two actresses playing the same role.[3] All four of the band's then members (Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser, Kate Schellenbach and Vivian Trimble) portray the same character, a woman being escorted to a departing aircraft by her boyfriend. The character arrives in a Citroen CX car.[4] Though the video is made to look like it takes place at an airport, it was filmed at New York's World Trade Center.[3] The music video made its MTV debut on November 17, 1996.[5]

Track listing

US maxi-CD single[6]

  1. "Naked Eye" – 4:44
  2. "Banana's Box" – 3:10
  3. "Naked Eye" (Tony's Magic mix) – 5:13
  4. "Naked Eye" (20/20 mix) – 5:42
  5. "Naked Eye" (Totally Nude mix) – 5:13
  6. "Foster's Lover" – 2:42
  7. "Naked Eye" (Suntan Knee-Hi mix—instrumental) – 4:38

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 1, 1996
[15]
December 3, 1996
[16]
Japan December 4, 1996 CD Grand Royal [17]
United Kingdom March 31, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • Grand Royal
  • Capitol
 [18]

References
  1. GR2 Records
  2. Bambarger, Bradley (February 15, 1997). "The Modern Age". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 7. p. 75. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye, retrieved November 2, 2021
  5. Van der Vliet, Gina (December 14, 1996). "Luscious Jackson Video Inspired by Buñuel Film". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 50. p. 76. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  6. Naked Eye (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Luscious Jackson. Grand Royal, Capitol Records. 1996. GR036.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 172.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  10. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. March 29, 1997. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  11. "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. April 19, 1997. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  12. "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. January 18, 1997. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  13. "Pop Airplay". Billboard. April 12, 1997. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  14. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  15. Sprague, David (September 28, 1996). "Luscious Jackson's Got the 'Fever'". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 39. p. 12. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  16. "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1174. November 29, 1996. pp. 32, 38. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  17. "ネイキッド・アイ | ルシャス・ジャクソン" [Naked Eye | Luscious Jackson] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  18. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 29, 1997. p. 41. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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