Naked Eye (Luscious Jackson song)

"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)

"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.

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, played by Max Perlich. 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. ^ a b "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.