Naked (James Arthur song)

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"Naked"
JamesArthurNaked.jpg
Single by James Arthur
from the album You
Released24 November 2017
Recorded2017
Length3:54
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Johan Carlsson
James Arthur singles chronology
"Sun Comes Up"
(2017)		"Naked"
(2017)		"You Can Cry"
(2018)

"Naked" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter James Arthur. The song was released as a digital download on 24 November 2017 in the United Kingdom by Sony Music, [1] as the lead single from his third studio album, You . The song has peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, James Arthur and Johan Carlsson, the song was produced by Carlsson. As of 2021, it has sold 730,347 copies in the UK. [2]

Contents

Music video

An official music video to accompany the release of "Naked" was first released onto YouTube on 1 December 2017 at a total length of four minutes and one second. [3] The video was directed by Mario Clement. [4]

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Naked"3:54
Digital download – Remix [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Naked" (CADE Remix)3:56
Digital download – Acoustic [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Naked" (acoustic version)3:50

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [41] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [42] 2× Diamond500,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [43] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [44] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [45] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [46] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [47] Platinum50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [48] Gold10,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [49] 2× Platinum20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [50] Platinum20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [51] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [52] Gold500,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [53] Gold4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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