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 there.

"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]

Track listing

US maxi-CD single[5]

  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 Maxi-CD
[11]
December 3, 1996
[12]
December 10, 1996 CD [13]
United Kingdom March 31, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [14]

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. 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)
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 172.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. "Luscious Jackson Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  10. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  11. "Naked Eye / Banana's Box / Foster's Lover". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  12. "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1174. November 29, 1996. pp. 32, 38. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  13. "Naked Eye". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  14. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 29, 1997. p. 41. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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