Naked (Dev and Enrique Iglesias song)

"Naked"
Single by Dev and Enrique Iglesias
from the album The Night the Sun Came Up
Released	December 20, 2011
Format	Digital download
Genre	Eurodance, electro, dance-pop
Length	3:56
Label	Universal Republic
Writer(s)	Dev, The Cataracs, Enrique Iglesias
Producer(s)	The Cataracs
Dev singles chronology
"Hotter Than Fire" (2011) "Naked" (2011) "Kiss It" (2013)
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology "I Like How It Feels" (2011) "Naked" (2011) "I Like (The Remix)" (2012)

"Naked" is a song recorded by American recording artist Dev and Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias. The song was released as the third single from Dev's debut album The Night the Sun Came Up (2011) on December 20, 2011.

Background

Naked serves as the third single from Dev's debut album The Night the Sun Came Up for its American release. It's a duet with Latin Pop singer Enrique Iglesias. The song was written by Dev herself along with Dev's longtime collaborators The Cataracs, Niles Hollowel-Dhar & David Singer-Vine, who also produced the track. Dev stated in an interview with AOL Music, "Enrique really made the record amazing, he added just the right amount of sexy and of course sounded great! Working with him was an awesome experience, shout out to all my fellow Latinas y Latinos out there!"^[1] Its chorus includes both the singers singing, "So I don’t care what they say it’s our life, life, life / We can dance if we want make it feel alright / Temperature’s rising I feel on fire / Tonight it’s just me and you". Dev breaks up & sings, "Tell me, baby, will you be here when I wake up, even with no makeup, I don’t wanna fake it" followed by Enrique, "and you don’t gotta doubt a second if I miss you, every time I’m with you, I feel naked". There is also a version of this song with R&B singer-songwriter T-Pain instead of Enrique Iglesias, and a mash-up featuring vocals from the three aforementioned singers. Dev first announced that Naked will be the third single from her debut album by posting the artwork of the song on her official Facebook page on December 10, 2011.^[2] The same day it was uploaded to YouTube for fans to get a preview of the song. Since then the video has generated over 17 million views.^[3] The song also debuted at No. #1 on iTunes Mexico.

Critical reception

The song has received critical acclaim with critics praising Dev & Enrique's vocals and also the dance-beats. Amy Sciarretto from Pop-Crush gave the song 3.5 stars (out of 5) quoting, "Dev‘s honeyed, cavity-causing voice snakes and slithers around Enrique Iglesias‘ on their sultry duet, ‘Naked.’ The song will have your blood surging through your veins and to your nether regions. It’s a Eurodance-inspired club banger, with thumping backbeats and synths, but the heat generated by the new mom and the Latin pop star? That’s as authentic as it gets. If it was Dev’s and ‘Rique’s intention to get people hot and bothered by their song, starting things off on the dance floor and finishing them in the bedroom, then mission accomplished. It’s an upbeat, uptempo rump-shaker."^[4] Meena Rupani from the Desihits quoted, "Enrique's sultry vocals do well with Dev's ability to talk dirty and make it sound oh so good. The techno elements of the song is what Dev has come to be known for in her tracks so I'm not surprised she has incorporated that here also. Although, I prefer Dev's other tracks this collaboration was good in theory so I suppose a pat on the back can be given to both singers."^[5]

Music video

The video was filmed in late February 2012 by director BBGun, the same who directed Enrique Iglesias video for Tonight (I'm Lovin' You).^[6][7] It was uploaded to Dev's official VEVO account on March 29, 2012. The video revolves around night life of Las Vegas where Dev and Enrique shown engaging in various activities from gambling to cruising in the clubs and streets.^[8]

Track listing

• Digital download^[9]

1. "Naked" – 3:58

• Promotional CD single^[10]

1. "Naked" – 3:58
2. "Naked" (Tempo Mix) - 4:13
3. "Naked" (R3hab Remix) - 4:21
4. "Naked" (Static Revenger Remix) - 5:38
5. "Naked" (MK Remix) - 5:23
6. "Naked" (Trevor Simpson Remix) - 4:22

• Record Store Day 7" vinyl^[11]

1. "Naked" – 3:58
2. "Naked" (R3hab Remix) - 4:12

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12]	13
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13]	2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14]	54
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15]	26
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16]	17
South Korea International Singles[17]	16
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	99
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[18]	30
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[20]	7

Radio and release history

Radio adds Country Date Format United States January 17, 2012 Top 40/ Mainstream Radio[21] January 24, 2012 Rhythmic Radio[22]

Purchasable release Country Date Format Label United States[23] December 20, 2011 Digital download Universal Republic Canada[24] Mexico[25] Australia[26] January 6, 2012 Austria[27] Belgium[28] Denmark[29] France[30] Italy[31] Netherlands[32] New Zealand[33] Norway[34] Spain[35] Sweden[36] Switzerland[37] Ireland[38] United Kingdom[39]

References

1. "Dev, Enrique Iglesias 'Naked' Song Premiere". AOL Music Blog. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
2. "Coming Soon..". Facebook. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
3. "Naked - Dev & Enrique Iglesias". Youtube. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
4. "DEV, ‘NAKED’ FEAT. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS – SONG REVIEW". Pop-Crush. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
5. "Listen: Enrique Iglesias and Dev Feel 'Naked'". Desihits. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
6. https://twitter.com/DEVisHot/status/174190699271553025
7. http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2012/03/in-production-dev-f-enrique-iglesias-bbgun-dir.html
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFz1F438490&feature=player_embedded#!
9. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/naked-single/id487817818
10. https://soundcloud.com/faridsadigov/naked
11. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B007PSY2AE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03
12. "Ultratop.be – Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
13. "Ultratop.be – Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
14. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-01-07/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer
15. "Danishcharts.com – Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked". Tracklisten. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
16. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
17. "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 08, 2012 to January 14, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
18. http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/506159/chart-highlights-adeles-a-winner-at-radio-too
19. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300833/dev/chart?f=359
20. "Dance/Club Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
21. "Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
22. "Future Releases (Rhythmic Radio)". All Access. Retrieved 12-01-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
23. "Naked - Single". iTunes US. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
24. "Naked - Single". iTunes Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
25. "Naked - Single". iTunes Mexico. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
26. "Naked - Single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
27. "Naked - Single". iTunes Austria. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
28. "Naked - Single". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
29. "Naked - Single". iTunes Denmark. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
30. "Naked - Single". iTunes France. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
31. "Naked - Single". iTunes Italy. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
32. "Naked - Single". iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
33. "Naked - Single". iTunes New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
34. "Naked - Single". iTunes Norway. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
35. "Naked - Single". iTunes Spain. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
36. "Naked - Single". iTunes Sweden. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
37. "Naked - Single". iTunes Switzerland. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
38. "Naked - Single". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
39. "Naked - Single". iTunes UK. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

External links

• Official audio video (VEVO) on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics