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Loose is the third album by Canadian pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released by Geffen Records on June 9 2006 outside North America and on June 20 2006 in Canada and the United States. Loose's release marked the first time that three lead singles were released simutaneously to promote the album, and this method helped the album to debut highly on charts across the world. Furtado primarily worked with Timbaland on the majority of the album's production and while she recorded with The Neptunes and Scott Storch, none of the songs written with them made the final track listing.

Production history

Timbaland and Danja produced ten of the twelve tracks on the album. Another producer featured on the album is Lester Mendez (of Shakira's "La Tortura"). Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Juanes (whom Furtado collaborated on the hit record "Fotografía" from his Latin Grammy Award-winning album Un Día Normal) also appear on the album. Furtado also recorded with producers The Neptunes, Nellee Hooper and Scott Storch but in the end none of their songs made the final cut. Another song, "I Am," leaked to the internet in early 2006 and circulated rumours that it would be on the finalized tracklist to Loose. However, as the release dates became finalized, as did the tracklists, and "I Am" was not featured.

On June 7, 2006, it was reported that 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, however only Furtado's vocals are featured.[2] On Tuesday, June 27th, the version of "All Good Things (Come to an End)" featuring Chris Martin's vocals was leaked onto the internet.

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 Vásquez, 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, Martin, Mosley) — 5:11

Bonus tracks

  • "Maneater featuring Da Weasel" — 3:32 (Portuguese Bonus)
  • "Te Busqué (Spanish)" (featuring Juanes) (U.S./Latin America Bonus) — 3:37
  • "What I Wanted" (Nelly Furtado, Lester Mendez); (Japanese Bonus) — 4:37
  • "Let My Hair Down" — 3:38 (Ireland/Japanese/UK Bonus)
  • "Somebody To Love" — 4:56 (Europe/NewZealand/Australia/Brazil/Hong Kong/Japanese Bonus)
  • "Undercover" (Furtado, Mendez) — 4:03 (Maneater Single/iTunes Bonus)
  • "Runaway" — 4:14 (Target Bonus)

Critical and commercial response

So far, the album is looking to be a worldwide success, with "Maneater" being her first number-one success on the UK Singles Chart and "Promiscuous" being her sixth number-one single on the Canadian Singles Chart and her first on the U.S. Hot 100.

The album has already been certified Gold in Switzerland, while the album hasn't charted there yet. The official Swiss Charts announced that over 15,000 copies of the albums have been sold already. In the UK Loose sold 33,263 copies in its first week.

On June 22, Furtado confirmed the second single in North America will not be "Maneater" as previously believed, but rather "Say It Right". The new single is expected to hit airwaves in early August internationally. [citation needed]

Loose debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling more than 34,000 copies in its first week. On the U.S. Billboard 200, the album also debuted at number one with sales of 219,000.

Loose debuted at number one on the German Albums Chart.

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
German Albums Chart 1 (2 weeks)
Swiss Albums Chart 1 (2 weeks)
Canadian Albums Chart 1 (2 weeks)
U.S. Billboard 200 1 (1 week)
Mexican Albums Chart 5
UK Albums Chart 5
Australian Albums Chart 13
Irish Albums Chart 14
New Zealand Albums Chart 1 (1 week)

Chart trajectories

Australian Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
21
13
13
Canadian Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
2
2
3
1
German Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
1
3
3
4
4
Irish Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
14
17
17
20
22
Mexican Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
6
6
5
5
5
7
Swiss Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
1
2
3
4
4
UK Albums Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
5
9
14
19
32
38
42
U.S. Billboard 200 trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
218,711
3
98,904
2
81,369
4
58,314
7
47,431
Total
219,118
318,022
399,391
457,705
505,136
United World Chart trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
12
1
3
2
4
5
Total
99,000
432,000
626,000
799,000
945,000
1,077,000
Australian Urban Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
1
1


New Zealand Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
2
2

Worldwide sales and certifications

Chart Certification Sales
New Zealand RIANZ Gold 7,500+
Canada, CRIA Gold 50,000+
Switzerland IFPI [1] Gold 15,000+
Germany IFPI [2] Gold 100,000+
USA RIAA Gold 500,000+
UK BPI Silver 60,000+


Total Estimated Worldwide Sales for Loose (so far): 1,077,000+

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

References

  1. ^ SwissCharts.com. Certifications – Awards 2006. Retrieved June 19 2006.
  2. ^ ifpi.com. [1]. Retrieved June 30 2006.
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