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Loose is Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado's third studio album and was released on June 20, 2006, in the U.S. and on June 9 or June 12 in the rest of the world. On June 7 2006, the Japanese version of the album was leaked onto various file sharing mediums.

Achievements

The album marks the first time in music history three different lead singles have been released simultanously to promote an upcoming album. The dance track "No Hay Igual" has been shipped to Mexico and South America, "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland to Australasia and North America, and "Maneater" to stations in Eurasia.

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 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)" will be excluded from the song after a request by Martin's label EMI. The song is said to still be included in the album, however only Furtado's vocals will be featured. On Tuesday, June 27th, the version of "All Good Things (Come To An End)" leaked to the internet featuring Chris Martin's vocals.

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, Chris Martin, Mosley) – 5:11

Bonus track

  • "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 (Portuguese/Australia/Ireland/Japanese/UK/Brazil Bonus)
  • "Undercover" (Furtado, Mendez) – 4:03 (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 Charts and "Promiscuous" being her first number-one single on the Billboard 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.

On 27 June, Loose debuted at Number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, with sales of 219,118 for its first week. It also debuted at 1 in Canada selling 34,000 copies.

Album charts

Year Chart Peak Position
2006 The Billboard 200 (U.S.) 1
2006 Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) 1
2006 Billboard Top Digital Albums(U.S.) 2
2006 Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.) 4
2006 European Top 100 Albums 3


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Chart trajectories

United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
12
(99,000)
1
(333,000)
3
(194,000)
2
(173,000)
Total
99,000
432,000
626,000
799,000
Irish Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
14
17
17
20
22
UK Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
5
9
14
19
Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
(219,118)
3
(98,904)
2
(81,369)
Total
219,118
318,022
399,391
Australian Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
21
Canadian Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
2
2
Dutch Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
7
9
10


German Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
1
3
3


Mexican Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
6
6
5
5
Swiss Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
1
2
3
2
Polish Album Charts
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
26
24
27
27

Worldwide sales and certifications

Chart Certification Sales
Canada Gold 50,000+
Switzerland IFPI Gold 15,000+
Germany IFPI Gold 100,000+


Total Estimated Worldwide Sales for Loose (so far): 799,000

Personnel

Production

  • Executive producers: Thom Panunzio, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado
  • Producer: Timbaland, Danja, Nisan Stewart, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels, Track & Field
  • 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. Entry of Loose on Irish Albums Chart
  2. SwissCharts.com. Certifications – Awards 2006. Retrieved June 19 2006.
  3. ifpi.com. . Retrieved June 30 2006.
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