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{{Short description|2004 single by Nelly Furtado}}
{{Single infobox |
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"'''Try'''" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter ], taken from her second ], '']'' (2003). The song, written by Furtado herself, and ], was released as the second ] from the album in February 2004. The song was moderately successful in several European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 20. It did not chart on the US ], but it did peak at number 29 on the ] chart.


Lyrically, Furtado said the song "is about the reality of love. My energy used to just go everywhere, but now I'm more grounded because I've found true love. The idea here is that, yeah, sometimes life sucks. But life is only so long, and somebody can come along who makes you want to be a better person. You just have to roll with the punches. So "Try" is not a happy-go-lucky song. It has a strange arrangement because the chorus happens only twice, and the end is improvisational. It's like one of those epic ]s." The '']'' said of "Try", "Her unfettered enthusiasm wins out as she sings of passion for life".
"'''Try'''" is a pop song written by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado and ] for Furtado's second studio album '']'' (2003). It is produced by West and was released as the second ] from the album in February 2004. It is featured in the television show '']'' in the episode "Delete", and in the '']'' episode "Only Connect".


==Commercial release==
]
Although the single was a success in some European countries, it did not chart in the ]. "Try" was the last single released from '']'' in the US; the subsequent singles were released only in Canada, Europe and Latin America. Two versions of the song exist; the original with the chorus only occurring twice, and a radio edit version in which the improv is taken out at the end and an extra chorus is added. A Spanish version, "Dar", was released in 2007 in the album of Loose (Summer Edition) only available in Latin America.


==Music video==
Furtado said the song "is about the reality of love. My energy used to just go everywhere, but now I'm more grounded because I've found true love. The idea here is that, yeah, sometimes life sucks. But life is only so long, and somebody can come along who makes you want to be a better person. You just have to roll with the punches. So "Try" is not a happy-go-lucky song. It has a strange arrangement because the chorus happens only twice, and the end is improvisational. It's like one of those epic ]s." The '']'' said of "Try", "Her unfettered enthusiasm wins out as she sings of passion for life".
The ] was directed by ]. The music video features ] and the actor ] (who is assumed to be her husband) in traditional Portuguese dress, around the Settler time period. It shows their various hardships, and in one scene, Furtado is seen tying lover's knots to the underside of the couple's bedsprings, which is assumed to be an infertility cure from folklore. There is an alternate version of the video, that shows Furtado singing the song with a guitar near the sea.<ref></ref>


==Track listings==
Although the single was a big success in countries such as ] and ] (where it peaked at number one), it did not chart in the ]. "Try" was the last single released from ''Folklore'' in the U.S.; the subsequent singles were released only in Canada and Europe. The ] was directed by ].
'''UK CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Try|others=]|year=2004|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=]|id=4505113}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
|title1 = Try
|note1 = radio edit
|length1 =
|title2 = ]
|note2 = acoustic live on New Ground
|length2 =
|title3 = ]
|note3 = video
|length3 =
}}


'''European 2-track CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Try|others=Nelly Furtado|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=DreamWorks Records|id=0600445051096}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Try|others=Nelly Furtado|year=2004|type=German mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=DreamWorks Records|id=06004 4505119 (5)}}</ref>
Two versions of the song exist; the original with the chorus only occurring twice, and a different version where the improv is taken out at the end and an extra chorus is added.
{{Tracklist
|title1 = Try
|note1 = radio edit
|length1 = 3:49
|title2 = I'm Like a Bird
|note2 = acoustic live on New Ground
|length2 = 4:33
}}

'''Australian & European CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Try|others=Nelly Furtado|year=2004|type=Australian maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=DreamWorks Records|id=4505108}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
|title1 = Try
|note1 = radio edit
|length1 = 3:49
|title2 = I'm Like a Bird
|note2 = acoustic live on New Ground
|length2 = 4:33
|title3 = Try
|note3 = acoustic version
|length3 = 4:42
|title4 = Try
|note4 = video
|length4 =
}}

'''European Premium CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Try|others=Nelly Furtado|year=2004|type=Australian maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=DreamWorks Records|id=4505108}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
|title1 = Try
|note1 = radio edit
|length1 = 3:49
|title2 = I'm Like a Bird
|note2 = acoustic live on New Ground
|length2 = 4:33
|title3 = Try
|note3 = acoustic version
|length3 = 4:42
|title4 = Powerless (Say What You Want)
|note4 = alternative acoustic mix
|length4 = 3:47
|title5 = Try
|note5 = video
|length5 =
}}

==Credits and personnel==
Credits are lifted from the ''Folklore'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Folklore|title-link=Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)|others=Nelly Furtado|year=2003|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=DreamWorks Records|id=B0001007-12}}</ref>

'''Studios'''
* Recorded at 4th Street Recording (])
* Mastered at ] Mastering (Hollywood, California)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* Nelly Furtado – writing, lead and background vocals, production
* ] – writing, engineering
* Track & Field – production, programming
** Field – intro guitar
* James Bryan – acoustic and electric guitars
* ] – bass
* Alex Alessandroni – piano, echo ]
* ] – drums
* ] – drums
* ] – ]
* Lil' Jaz – scratching
* Brad Haehnel – mixing, engineering
* Joe Labatto – engineering
* Neil Couser – engineering assistance
* ] – mastering
{{div col end}}


==Charts== ==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!align="center"|Chart (2004)

!align="center"|Peak<br />position
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2004)
!Peak<br/>position
|- |-
{{single chart|Australiapandora|61|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040407-0000/issue736.pdf|urltitle=Issue 736|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|align="left"|Argentina
|align="center"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Austria|27|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|61
|- |-
!scope="row"|Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-05-14.pdf|title=R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30|magazine=]|issue=1555|page=27|date=May 14, 2004|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Austria
|16
|align="center"|27
|- |-
!scope="row"|Canada Hot AC Top 30 ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-05-14.pdf|title=R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30|magazine=]|issue=1555|page=49|date=May 14, 2004|access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
|align="left"|Canada
|7
|align="center"|9
|- |-
{{single chart|CIS|11|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|songid=832|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}
|align="left"|Chile
|align="center"|18
|- |-
{{single chart|Germany|31|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|songid=6073|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|]
|align="center"|10
|- |-
{{single chart|Ireland3|42|artist=Nelly Furtado|rowheader=true|access-date=January 25, 2020}}
|align="left"|Dutch ]
|align="center"|21
|- |-
{{single chart|Italy|19|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Germany
|align="center"|31
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch40|10|year=2004|week=16|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Italy
|align="center"|19
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch100|21|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Latvia
|align="center"|6
|- |-
{{single chart|Scotland|17|date=20040327|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 14, 2018}}
|align="left"|Mexico
|align="center"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Switzerland|22|artist=Nelly Furtado|song=Try|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|Philippines
|align="center"|20
|- |-
{{single chart|UK|15|date=20040327|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 14, 2018}}
|align="left"|Portugal
|align="center"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|29|artist=Nelly Furtado|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|UK
|}
|align="center"|15
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2004)
!Position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2004|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004|publisher=]|access-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|]
|55
|align="center"|28
|- |-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004|publisher=]|language=nl|access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref>
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]
|98
|align="center"|37
|- |-
!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs|magazine=]|volume=12|issue=51|page=26|date=December 17, 2004}}</ref>
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]
|94
|align="center"|6
|} |}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Try"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Nelly Furtado|title=Try|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Region
! Date
! Format(s)
! Label
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| February 23, 2004
| {{hlist|]|] radio}}
| rowspan="4"| ]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1543|page=24|date=February 20, 2004}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"| March 15, 2004
| ]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=]|page=27|date=March 13, 2004}}</ref>
|-
| ]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/try-single/1451647793|title=Try – Single|date=March 15, 2004|publisher=]|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| March 29, 2004
| CD single
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE735.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th March 2004|publisher=]|page=27|date=March 29, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040407-0000/ISSUE735.pdf|archive-date=April 6, 2004|access-date=May 18, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 9 October 2024

2004 single by Nelly Furtado

"Try"
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
B-side"I'm Like a Bird"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2004 (2004-02-23)
Studio4th Street Recording (Santa Monica, California)
Length4:38
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Track & Field
  • Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Powerless (Say What You Want)"
(2003) 		"Try"
(2004) 		"Força"
(2004)
Music video
"Try" on YouTube

"Try" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, taken from her second studio album, Folklore (2003). The song, written by Furtado herself, and Brian West, was released as the second single from the album in February 2004. The song was moderately successful in several European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 20. It did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at number 29 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Lyrically, Furtado said the song "is about the reality of love. My energy used to just go everywhere, but now I'm more grounded because I've found true love. The idea here is that, yeah, sometimes life sucks. But life is only so long, and somebody can come along who makes you want to be a better person. You just have to roll with the punches. So "Try" is not a happy-go-lucky song. It has a strange arrangement because the chorus happens only twice, and the end is improvisational. It's like one of those epic power ballads." The Los Angeles Times said of "Try", "Her unfettered enthusiasm wins out as she sings of passion for life".

Commercial release

Although the single was a success in some European countries, it did not chart in the United States. "Try" was the last single released from Folklore in the US; the subsequent singles were released only in Canada, Europe and Latin America. Two versions of the song exist; the original with the chorus only occurring twice, and a radio edit version in which the improv is taken out at the end and an extra chorus is added. A Spanish version, "Dar", was released in 2007 in the album of Loose (Summer Edition) only available in Latin America.

Music video

The music video was directed by Sophie Muller. The music video features Nelly Furtado and the actor Ben Ciaramello (who is assumed to be her husband) in traditional Portuguese dress, around the Settler time period. It shows their various hardships, and in one scene, Furtado is seen tying lover's knots to the underside of the couple's bedsprings, which is assumed to be an infertility cure from folklore. There is an alternate version of the video, that shows Furtado singing the song with a guitar near the sea.

Track listings

UK CD maxi-single

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit) 
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground) 
3."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (video) 

European 2-track CD single

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit)3:49
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)4:33

Australian & European CD maxi-single

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit)3:49
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)4:33
3."Try" (acoustic version)4:42
4."Try" (video) 

European Premium CD maxi-single

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit)3:49
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)4:33
3."Try" (acoustic version)4:42
4."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (alternative acoustic mix)3:47
5."Try" (video) 

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Folklore album booklet.

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records) 16
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records) 7
CIS Airplay (TopHit) 11
Germany (GfK) 31
Ireland (IRMA) 42
Italy (FIMI) 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 21
Scotland (OCC) 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 22
UK Singles (OCC) 15
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 55
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 98
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 94

Certifications

Certifications for "Try"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States February 23, 2004 DreamWorks
United Kingdom March 15, 2004 CD single
Digital download
Australia March 29, 2004 CD single

References

  1. YouTube
  2. Try (UK CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 4505113.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Try (European CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 0600445051096.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Try (German mini-CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 06004 4505119 (5).{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Try (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 4505108.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Try (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 4505108.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Folklore (US CD album booklet). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2003. B0001007-12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Issue 736" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  9. "Nelly Furtado – Try" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1555. May 14, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  11. "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1555. May 14, 2004. p. 49. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. Nelly Furtado — Try. TopHit. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  13. "Nelly Furtado – Try" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nelly Furtado". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  15. "Nelly Furtado – Try". Top Digital Download.
  16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. "Nelly Furtado – Try" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  19. "Nelly Furtado – Try". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  21. "Nelly Furtado Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  22. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  23. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  24. "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 26.
  25. "Canadian single certifications – Nelly Furtado – Try". Music Canada.
  26. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1543. February 20, 2004. p. 24.
  27. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 13, 2004. p. 27.
  28. "Try – Single". Apple Music. March 15, 2004. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  29. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th March 2004" (PDF). ARIA. March 29, 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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