Força

"Força"
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
B-side	Powerless (Say What You Want) [Spanish Version feat. Juanes]
Released	June 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Folk pop
Length	3:40 (album version) 2.59 (Radio Edit)
Label	DreamWorks
Writer(s)	Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Brian West
Producer	Track & Field
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Try" (2004) "Força" (2004) "Explode" (2004) Audio sample file info · help

"Força" (Portuguese for "strength") is a pop folk song written by Portuguese-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, and Gerald Eaton and Brian West for Furtado's second studio album Folklore. It is sung mainly in English, with the chorus completely in the Portuguese language. It was produced by Track & Field and received a positive reception from music critics. Released in June 2004, the song was chosen as the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship held in Portugal. The song was considered to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, however, the plans of Portuguese broadcaster RTP changed, selecting a song through a different method^{[citation needed]}. Furtado said about the song: "When I was touring in Portugal, people would frequently say goodbye to me by saying "Força", which is Portuguese slang. It translates as "Keep going", or "Kick ass". It's also associated with sports, especially football. I put a feminine twist on the idea of how you feel when you’re watching your favorite team. When you tie that into nationality, it becomes pretty intense. So this is a happy song, a burst of energy. Plus, we have [banjoist] Béla Fleck playing on the song. His contribution here is amazing.".

Music video

The music video was shot in Toronto, Ontario and directed by Ulf Buddensiek. It was released in 2005 to the iTunes music Store. The music video begins with Furtado wearing a pink top and loops gold earrings, and a necklace with her hair tied back, singing in an alley way while in front of the camera. In the back drop while Furtado is singing a boy with the Portuguese national team shirt is playing with a football and doing tricks. It also shows Furtado sitting on a ledge in the video singing to camera. In the middle of the video the boy accidentally kicks the ball too high and it gets stuck on the pipes in the corner of the apartment building where he's playing. As Furtado continues singing more and more people come to help the little boy and they end up building a human pyramid to lift and support him up the side of the building. Furtado finally joins the pyramid and the group lifts the boy up to his ball. The version of the song used in the video is different from the album version. It's the version that was prepared to be used on the Eurovision Song Contest (a.k.a. Swiss American Federation Mix Edit)^{[citation needed]}. The second version of the video features a Radio Edit for the Album version.

Tracklisting

German 2-Track Single

1. "Força" (Radio Edit) - 2:58
2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Mix) - 3:08

German 4-Track Single / UK CD Single

1. "Força" (Radio Edit) - 2:58
2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Mix) - 3:08
3. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Spanish Version, Featuring Juanes) - 3:54
4. "Força" (Video) - 3:40

Remixes

• "Força" (Rui Da Silva Vocal Mix) (7:59)
• "Força" (Rui Da Silva Kismet Mix) (7:54)
• "Força" (Rui Da Silva Radio Edit) (4:24)
• "Força" (Armand Van Helden Remix) (8:22)
• "Força" (Armand Van Helden Dub) (8:22)
• "Força" (Swiss American Federation Extended Mix) (5:17)
• "Força" (Swiss American Federation Main Mix) (3:33)
• "Força" (Exacta Mix) (5:57)
• "Força" (Viper XXL Remix) (5:13)
• "Força" (Jose Spinnis Musica Club Mix) (6:56)
• "Força" (K.O. Força Da Natureza Anthem Mix) (10:25)
• "Força" (Richard Cabrera Show Mix) (5:58)
• "Força" (Supermesclas Remix) (7:51)
• "Força" (FM3 Remix) (6:32)
• "Força" (Extesizer Remix) (4:37)
• "Força" (Di Paul Can't Stop Remix) (9:19)
• "Força" (Tartaruga Tribal Final Mix) (8:18)
• "Força" (DJ Leonardo Lisboa & DJ In The Beat Remix) (4:00)
• "Força" (DJ Luis Erre Tribe Vocal Mix)
• "Força" (Kamppuss Tribal Club Mix) (6:12)
• "Força" (DJ Stefano Remix)
• "Força" (DJ Gabriel Remix)
• "Força" (Beazzear Remix)
• "Força" (GR Remix)
• "Força" (Radio Edit) (2:58)
• "Força" (Radio Version) (3:01)
• "Força" (Album Version) (3:30)
• "Força" (Instrumental Version) (3:43)
• "Força" (European Extended Version) (4:26)
• "Força" (A Capella) (3:40)
• "Força" (LP Version)
• "Força" (EK Edit)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	76
Denmark (Tracklisten)	13
Germany (Media Control AG)	9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)	39
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)	4
Norway (VG-lista)	18
Russia (EMI)	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	40

References

Preceded by "Campione 2000" by E-Type

UEFA Euro 2004 theme song 2004

Succeeded by "Can You Hear Me?" by Enrique Iglesias