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
Genre	House, electro
Length	3:56
Label	Universal Republic
Songwriter(s)	Dev, the Cataracs, Enrique Iglesias
Producer(s)	The Cataracs
Dev singles chronology
"Hotter Than Fire" (2011) "Naked" (2011) "In My Trunk" (2012)
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"I Like How It Feels" (2011) "Naked" (2011) "I Like (The Remix)" (2012)

"Naked" is a song 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. 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 24 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

• Record Store Day 7-inch vinyl^[10]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 13 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 2 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 54 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 40 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[15] 50 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 26 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[17] 32 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[18] 17 South Korea International Singles[19] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 99 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 2 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 30 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit)[24] 132 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 7

Radio and release history

Radio adds

Region	Date	Format
United States	January 17, 2012	Top 40 radio[26]
	January 24, 2012	Rhythmic contemporary radio[27]

Purchasable release

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[28]	December 20, 2011	Digital download	Universal Republic
Canada[29]
Mexico[30]
Australia[31]	January 6, 2012
Austria[32]
Belgium[33]
Denmark[34]
France[35]
Italy[36]
Netherlands[37]
New Zealand[38]
Norway[39]
Spain[40]
Sweden[41]
Switzerland[42]
Ireland[43]
United Kingdom[44]

References

1. "Dev, Enrique Iglesias 'Naked' Song Premiere". AOL Music Blog. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
2. "Coming Soon." Facebook. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
3. "Naked - Dev & Enrique Iglesias". Youtube. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
4. "DEV, 'NAKED' FEAT. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS – SONG REVIEW". Pop-Crush. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
5. "Listen: Enrique Iglesias and Dev Feel 'Naked'". Desihits. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
6. @devishot (February 27, 2012). "Shooting a video today. It's gonna be flyyyy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "IN PRODUCTION: Dev f/ Enrique Iglesias - BBGun, dir". VideoStatic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
8. "DEV - Naked (Official Music Video) ft. Enrique Iglesias". YouTube. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
9. "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
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11. "Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
12. "Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
13. "Dev Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
14. "Dev Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
15. "Dev Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
16. "Dev feat. Enrique Iglesias – Naked". Tracklisten. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
17. "27, 2012 Russia Airplay Chart for February 27, 2012." TopHit. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
18. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201222 into search. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
19. "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 08, 2012 to January 14, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
20. "Dev Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
21. "Dev Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
22. "Dev Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
23. "Dev Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
24. "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2012" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
25. "Dance/Club Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
26. "Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
27. "Future Releases (Rhythmic Radio)". All Access. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
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31. "Naked - Single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
32. "Naked - Single". iTunes Austria. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
33. "Naked - Single". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
34. "Naked - Single". iTunes Denmark. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
35. "Naked - Single". iTunes France. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
36. "Naked - Single". iTunes Italy. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
37. "Naked - Single". iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
38. "Naked - Single". iTunes New Zealand. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
39. "Naked - Single". iTunes Norway. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
40. "Naked - Single". iTunes Spain. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
41. "Naked - Single". iTunes Sweden. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
42. "Naked - Single". iTunes Switzerland. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
43. "Naked - Single". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
44. "Naked - Single". iTunes UK. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

External links

• Official audio video (VEVO) on YouTube