"Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a song recorded by American singer
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
for her tenth studio album ''
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)'' (2011). It features guest vocals by American rappers
Diddy and
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
. "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" was written by Blige,
Jerry Wonda and Leroy Watson, and was produced by Wonda. The song is a remix of "Someone to Love Me" from
Diddy-Dirty Money's debut studio album, ''
Last Train to Paris
''Last Train to Paris'' is a 2010 studio album by American rapper and record producer Diddy and American R&B and hip hop duo Dirty Money, billed collectively as "Diddy – Dirty Money". It was released on December 14, 2010, by Bad Boy Records an ...
'' (2010). It
sample
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s "You Roam When You Don’t Get It At Home" performed by
The Sweet Inspirations. It was released on March 29, 2011, as the first
promotional single from the album.
"Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a
R&B and
hip hop soul song. The song peaked at number 28 on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart. Blige and Lil Wayne performed a rendition of the single at the
2011 Billboard Music Awards
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Performances
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on May 22, 2011. The song's accompanying music video was released on April 5, 2011.
Background and composition
"Someone to Love Me (Naked)" is a
R&B and
hip-hop soul song, written by
Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis and Leroy Watson.
It is a remix of a song titled "Someone to Love Me" by
Diddy-Dirty Money, from their 2010 album ''
Last Train to Paris
''Last Train to Paris'' is a 2010 studio album by American rapper and record producer Diddy and American R&B and hip hop duo Dirty Money, billed collectively as "Diddy – Dirty Money". It was released on December 14, 2010, by Bad Boy Records an ...
''.
Both the original and remix of "Someone to Love Me"
sample
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* Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set
* Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
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"You Roam When You Don’t Get It At Home" performed by
The Sweet Inspirations and written by
Bettye Crutcher, David Porter and Ronnie Williams.
On January 4, 2011,
Angie Martinez premiered the new version of "Someone to Love Me" on her radio show. At the time it was dubbed "Someone to Love Me (MJB Naked Mix)."
In the remix, Blige takes over the sample vocals.
On March 29, 2011, Blige released the remix to digital retailers under the title "Someone to Love Me (Naked)," as the first single from her tenth album, ''
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1).''
Promotion
Mary J. Blige and Lil' Wayne performed "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" at the
Billboard Music Awards
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on May 22, 2011.
Music video
Blige filmed a video for "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" with
Colin Tilley in 2011. It features appearances from both
Diddy and
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
.
She revealed, through social networking site
Twitter
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, that the video would premiere on April 8, 2011.
The video for "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" was supposed to premier through the
Vevo
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network on April 4, 2011, however it leaked online a day earlier than planned after the released date was bumped up to April 5, 2011.
The television debut for the video aired on April 5, 2011 following BET’s “
The Game.”
The video spotlights a blonde Mary as she wanders through a disorienting corridor and sings on the edge of a broken bridge, later linking up with Diddy and Lil Wayne as lightning flashes around them.
Track listing
*;Digital download
#"Someone to Love Me" (featuring
Diddy &
Lil Wayne
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2011 singles
Mary J. Blige songs
Sean Combs songs
Lil Wayne songs
Songs written by Sean Combs
Songs written by Lil Wayne
Songs written by Mary J. Blige
Songs written by Jerry Duplessis
Song recordings produced by Jerry Duplessis
Interscope Records singles
Music videos directed by Colin Tilley