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''Loose'' received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/furtadonelly/loose|title=Loose by Nelly Furtado|work=Metacritic|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> with some citing the "revitalising" effect of Timbaland on Furtado's music,<ref name=musicomh>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/nelly-furtado-2_0606.htm|title=Nelly Furtado - Loose (Polydor)|work=MusicOMH|last=Murphy|first=John|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name=amgloose>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:65rv284w05oa~T1|title=Loose Review|work=All Music Guide|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> and others calling it "slick, smart and surprising."<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1792851,00.html|title=Nelly Furtado, Loose|work=Guardian Unlimited Arts|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> It became the most successful album of Furtado's career, reaching number-one in several countries. It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling more than 34,000 copies in its first week, the year's strongest debut for a Canadian artist.<ref>[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20060712/ctv_release_20060712/20060712 "Nelly Furtado Leads All-Star Guest Line-Up as Canadian Idol Top 10 Shows Begin July 17 on CTV"]. [[CTV]]. [[July 12]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].; Williams, John. [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Furtado_Nelly/2006/06/28/1657816-ca.html "Furtado gets 'Loose' on charts"]. [[Jam!]] Showbiz. [[June 28]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].</ref> The album also debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with sales of 219,000,<ref>Hasty, Kate. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002763472 "Furtado Scores First Chart-Topping Album"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. [[June 28]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].</ref> and at number one on the German Albums Chart. In the UK ''Loose'' sold 33,263 copies in its first week, entering the albums chart at number five.<ref>''[[Music Week]]''. [[June 17]] [[2006]].</ref> It has been certified [[gold album|gold]] in Australia with 35,000+ units shipped to stores, and according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine and the [[RIAA]], it is also certified gold in the U.S. Mediatraffic estimates the album has sold 1.9 million copies worldwide as of September 2006.
''Loose'' received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/furtadonelly/loose|title=Loose by Nelly Furtado|work=Metacritic|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> with some citing the "revitalising" effect of Timbaland on Furtado's music,<ref name=musicomh>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/nelly-furtado-2_0606.htm|title=Nelly Furtado - Loose (Polydor)|work=MusicOMH|last=Murphy|first=John|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name=amgloose>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:65rv284w05oa~T1|title=Loose Review|work=All Music Guide|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> and others calling it "slick, smart and surprising."<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1792851,00.html|title=Nelly Furtado, Loose|work=Guardian Unlimited Arts|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|accessdate=16 August|accessyear=2006}}</ref> It became the most successful album of Furtado's career, reaching number-one in several countries. It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling more than 34,000 copies in its first week, the year's strongest debut for a Canadian artist.<ref>[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20060712/ctv_release_20060712/20060712 "Nelly Furtado Leads All-Star Guest Line-Up as Canadian Idol Top 10 Shows Begin July 17 on CTV"]. [[CTV]]. [[July 12]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].; Williams, John. [http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Furtado_Nelly/2006/06/28/1657816-ca.html "Furtado gets 'Loose' on charts"]. [[Jam!]] Showbiz. [[June 28]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].</ref> The album also debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with sales of 219,000,<ref>Hasty, Kate. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002763472 "Furtado Scores First Chart-Topping Album"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. [[June 28]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[September 9]] [[2006]].</ref> and at number one on the German Albums Chart. In the UK ''Loose'' sold 33,263 copies in its first week, entering the albums chart at number five.<ref>''[[Music Week]]''. [[June 17]] [[2006]].</ref> It has been certified [[gold album|gold]] in Australia with 35,000+ units shipped to stores, and according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine and the [[RIAA]], it is also certified gold in the U.S. Mediatraffic estimates the album has sold 1.9 million copies worldwide as of September 2006.


Four lead singles were released in different regions of the world: "[[No Hay Igual]]" (featuring [[Calle 13 (band)|Calle 13]]), the hip-hop "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" (featuring Timbaland), the [[Latin American music|latin]] "[[Te Busqué]]" (featuring Juanes) and the dark-pop "[[Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)|Maneater]]". This marked the first time that three or more lead singles were released simultaneously to promote an album. The lead single from ''Loose'' in Europe, "Maneater", became Furtado's first number-one hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]]; in North America "Promiscuous" was the first single, and it became her first number-one on the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart and the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].
Four lead singles were released in different regions of the world: "[[No Hay Igual]]" (featuring [[Calle 13 (band)|Calle 13]]), the "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" (featuring Timbaland), "[[Te Busqué]]" (featuring [[Juanes]]) and "[[Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)|Maneater]]". This marked the first time that three or more lead singles were released simultaneously to promote an album. Europe's lead single "Maneater" became Furtado's first number-one on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In North America "Promiscuous" was the first single, and became her first number-one on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]] and the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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Loose is the third album by Canadian pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released by Geffen Records on June 9 2006 (see 2006 in music) outside North America and on June 20 2006 in Canada and the United States. Furtado worked with Timbaland on the majority of the album's production, which debuted highly on charts across the world. Since its release, it has sold more copies than its predecessors.

History

Production

Loose was named partly after the spontaneous, creative decisions Furtado faced while creating the album[1] and also for the band TLC, who she said she admires for "taking back their sexuality, showing they were complete women."[2] For the first time, Furtado worked with a variety of record producers and followed a more collaborative approach in creating the album. The album, mostly produced by Timbaland, showed her experimenting with a more R&B–hip hop sound and the "surreal, theatrical elements of '80s music".[3] She has categorized the album's sound as punk-hop, which she describes as "this modern, poppy, spooky music" and stated that "there's a mysterious, after-midnight vibe to [it] that's extremely visceral".[1] She attributed the youthful sound of the album to the presence of her two-year old daughter.[3]

Furtado also wanted the album to sound more like her demo tapes which she prefers over her finished albums. She recalls, "The cool thing is we did the mixes as we went. The whole album is a board mix theoretically. We didn't bring in the fancy mixer at the end".[4] During the album's creation, she listened to several electro and hard rock musicians including System of a Down and Death from Above 1979 who influenced the rock sounds present on the album and the "coughing, laughing, distorted bass lines" which were kept in the songs deliberately.[4]

Timbaland and Danja produced ten of the twelve tracks on the album, and another producer featured on the album is Lester Mendez (of Shakira's "La Tortura"). Juanes, with whom Furtado collaborated on the hit record "Fotografía" from his Latin Grammy Award-winning album Un Día Normal, appears on the album. Furtado also recorded with producers The Neptunes, Nellee Hooper and Scott Storch, but none of their songs made the final cut. Another song, "I Am", leaked to the internet in early 2006, and rumours circulated that it would be on the the album's final track listing.

On June 7, 2006, it was reported that Coldplay lead singer, and Gwenyeth Paltrow's husband, Chris Martin's vocals in "All Good Things (Come to an End)" would be excluded from the song after a request by Martin's label EMI. The song is still on the album, but only Furtado's vocals are featured.[5] On June 27, the version of "All Good Things (Come to an End)" featuring Martin's vocals was leaked onto the internet.

Release and reception

Loose received generally positive reviews from critics,[6] with some citing the "revitalising" effect of Timbaland on Furtado's music,[7][8] and others calling it "slick, smart and surprising."[9] It became the most successful album of Furtado's career, reaching number-one in several countries. It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling more than 34,000 copies in its first week, the year's strongest debut for a Canadian artist.[10] The album also debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with sales of 219,000,[11] and at number one on the German Albums Chart. In the UK Loose sold 33,263 copies in its first week, entering the albums chart at number five.[12] It has been certified gold in Australia with 35,000+ units shipped to stores, and according to Billboard magazine and the RIAA, it is also certified gold in the U.S. Mediatraffic estimates the album has sold 1.9 million copies worldwide as of September 2006.

Four lead singles were released in different regions of the world: "No Hay Igual" (featuring Calle 13), the "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland), "Te Busqué" (featuring Juanes) and "Maneater". This marked the first time that three or more lead singles were released simultaneously to promote an album. Europe's lead single "Maneater" became Furtado's first number-one on the UK Singles Chart. In North America "Promiscuous" was the first single, and became her first number-one on the Canadian Singles Chart and the U.S. Hot 100.

Track listing

  1. "Afraid" featuring Attitude (Nelly Furtado, Tim Clayton, Nate Hills, Tim Mosley) – 3:35
  2. "Maneater" (Furtado, Jim Beanz, Hills, Mosley) – 4:19
  3. "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland (Furtado, Clayton, Hills, Mosley) – 4:08
  4. "Glow" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Nisan Stewart) – 4:02
  5. "Showtime" (Furtado, Hills) – 4:15
  6. "No Hay Igual" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Stewart) – 3:46
  7. "Te Busqué" featuring Juanes (Furtado, Juanes, Lester Mendez) – 3:39
  8. "Say It Right" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley) – 3:42
  9. "Do It" (Furtado, Stewart, Mosley) – 3:41
  10. "In God's Hands" (Furtado, Rick Nowels) – 4:54
  11. "Wait for You" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley) – 5:52
  12. "All Good Things (Come To An End)" (Furtado, Hills, Chris Martin, Mosley) – 5:11
Bonus tracks
  • "Maneater" (Portugese) featuring Da Weasel – 3:32 (Portugal bonus)
  • "Te Busqué" (Spanish) featuring Juanes – 3:37 (U.S./Latin America bonus) 1
  • "What I Wanted" (Nelly Furtado, Lester Mendez); – 4:37 (Japanese bonus)
  • "Let My Hair Down" – 3:38 (Ireland/Japan/UK bonus)
  • "Somebody to Love" – 4:56 (Australia/Brazil/Europe/Hong Kong/Japan/New Zealand/Taiwanese bonus)
  • "Undercover" (Furtado, Mendez) – 4:03 ("Maneater" Single/iTunes bonus)
  • "Runaway" – 4:14 (Target bonus)

1 In Spain the Spanish version of "Te Busqué" is track seven, and the English version is the bonus track.

Charts

Credits and personnel

Production

  • Executive producers: Thom Panunzio, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado
  • Producer: Timbaland, Danja, Nisan Stewart, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels, Nelly Furtado
  • Vocal producer: Jim Beanz
  • Vocal assistance: Jim Beanz, Timbaland, The Horace Mann Middle School Choirs
  • Engineers: Demacio Castellon, Vadim Chrislov, Ben Jost, Joao R. Názario, James Roach, Kobia Tetey, Joe Wohlmuth
  • Assistant engineers: Jason Donkersgoed, Steve Genwick, Kieron Menzies, Dean Reid
  • Mixing: Marcella Araica, Demacio Castellon, Bard Haehnal, Dave Pensado, Neal H. Pogue
  • Mastering: Chris Gerhinger
  • A&R: Thom Panunzio, D.J. Mormille
  • A&R coordination: Evan Peters
  • A&R administration: Jeanne Venton
  • Art direction: JP Robinson, Gravillis Inc., Nevis
  • Photography: Anthony Mandler,
  • Production manager: Cliff Feimann

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado Brings the Punk-Hop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 May. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Serious female singers harder to find on the charts". USA Today. Retrieved 14 June. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado :: Loose". umusic.ca. Retrieved 21 June. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Why Is Nelly Furtado's New Album So Loud?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtvuk/news/article.jhtml?articleId=80133380
  6. ^ "Loose by Nelly Furtado". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 August. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Murphy, John. "Nelly Furtado - Loose (Polydor)". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 August. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Loose Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved 16 August. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Lynskey, Dorian. "Nelly Furtado, Loose". Guardian Unlimited Arts. Retrieved 16 August. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Nelly Furtado Leads All-Star Guest Line-Up as Canadian Idol Top 10 Shows Begin July 17 on CTV". CTV. July 12 2006. Retrieved September 9 2006.; Williams, John. "Furtado gets 'Loose' on charts". Jam! Showbiz. June 28 2006. Retrieved September 9 2006.
  11. ^ Hasty, Kate. "Furtado Scores First Chart-Topping Album". Billboard. June 28 2006. Retrieved September 9 2006.
  12. ^ Music Week. June 17 2006.
  13. ^ SwissCharts.com. Certifications – Awards 2006. Retrieved August 4 2006.
  14. ^ ifpi.com. [1]. Retrieved June 30 2006.
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