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"Say It Right"
Song

"Say It Right" is a pop-R&B song written by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Nate "Danja" Hills for Furtado's third album Loose (2006). It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and released as the album's third single in North America and Australia, with its U.S. radio release on October 31 2006 (see 2006 in music).[1] The song will serve as the album's fourth single in Europe and Asia, and it will be released in the United Kingdom in March 2007.[2] In February 2007 it became Furtado's second number-one single in the United States.

Background

The process of creating the song began in the recording studio one morning at around 4:00am, when Timbaland recommended that Furtado go home because she was tired. Furtado, who had heard that the band U2, who are one of her favorite artists, wrote many of their songs in the studio control room, said "Really? I'll show you", put on her hoodie and began to "jam".[3] Nate Hills and Timbaland soon joined her, writing and producing as they went, and according to Furtado this process intensified as she sang. The team used four microphones in the live room and moved them around during recording, about which Furtado said "...when you listen to it — there's a lot of dimension. This is some incredibly gay shit; there is a full lenght article on "Say It Right" but not on the significance of Russian expansion in North America prior to the turn of the 20th century. Weak. It kind of sounds like [Timbaland]'s in another country".[3] Afterwards they picked the best vocals and "perfected" them, before inserting "reverbs and weird alien sounds" onto them. "[W]e experimented a lot with depth and different sounds", Furtado said of the making of the song. "[It] affected my vocals a whole lot."[3]

Furtado has cited the "spooky, keyboard-driven pop sound" of the band Eurythmics, particularly their song "Here Comes the Rain Again" (1983), as an influence on "Say It Right" and other tracks on Loose. "I'm not 100 percent sure what ["Here Comes the Rain Again"]'s about, but it always takes me away to another place, and I love it", she said.[4] She said that she does not really know what "Say It Right" is about, "but it captures the feeling I had when I wrote it, and it taps into this other sphere."[4] The song is written in F minor.

Billboard called the song "a Pussycat Dolls-inspired contempo jam, high on hooks and of-the-moment production. Well done, if in the most generic sense."[5]

Music video

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Timbaland and Furtado in the music video for "Say It Right".

The music video for "Say It Right" was directed by British duo Rankin & Chris and filmed at various locations in Los Angeles, California in late October 2006,[6] shot back-to-back with the video for "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (the album's third single in Europe).[7] The video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live in the U.S. on November 6 and on Canada's MuchMusic in the week ending November 16. It reached number nine on the Total Request Live top ten video countdown on November 8, its first day on the countdown;[8] it returned to the countdown on December 14[9] and peaked at number one twice. The video reached number one on the MuchMusic series Countdown for the week ending February 16.[10]

The clip starts with a helicopter landing on top of a black helipad with Furtado's name on it in Downtown Los Angeles, and Furtado getting out. The short black dress she is wearing was designed by Australian designer Alex Perry.[citation needed] She is shown on the roof of the building throughout the video, with the Los Angeles skyline in the background. The video features mostly face shots of her and Timbaland intercut with shots of dancers. Furtado described the clip as "a throwback to the '80s" because the shots of her and Timbaland reminded her much of those of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in videos for Eurythmics' singles, and "the strange relationship [they] had, where ... you get this intense vibe from it. And Tim and me, we're partners, we vibe on a serious creative level, so the video captures that energy."[7] The video ends with Furtado climbing back into the helicopter, which flies off.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Say It Right".

Credits

Charts

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-November at number ninety-three,[11] and it has since risen to number one in its fourteenth week, becoming Furtado's second number-one single after "Promiscuous".[12] It has peaked at number one on the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart, which it entered in early December.[13] It is Furtado's second Canadian number-one single, and it has reached number one on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. It peaked for three weeks at number two on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming her fifth top ten hit (and third single to peak at number-two), and at number one in New Zealand, becoming her third number-one hit there. It has reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart based only on download sales[14] and has been more successful than Furtado's previous singles, "Maneater" and "Promiscuous", on the United World Chart; it has reached number two,[15] becoming her highest-peaking worldwide single.

Preceded by
"Smack That" by Akon featuring Eminem
 RIANZ New Zealand number-one single
January 15 2007 - January 22 2007 		Succeeded by
"Smack That" by Akon Featuring Eminem
Preceded by Canadian BDS Airplay Chart number-one single
January 24 2007 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single
February 3 2007 - March 1 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Pop 100 number-one single
February 10 2007 - February 24, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay number-one single
February 10 2007 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by European Hit Radio Top 40 number-one single
February 18 2007 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 24 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by American Top 40 number-one single
February 24 2007 		Succeeded by
incumbent

See also

References

  • Unknown (2006). In Loose [CD liner notes]. United States: Geffen Records.
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  5. ^ "Single Reviews: Chris Daughtry, Avril Lavigne, Brooks & Dunn, Nelly Furtado, Hinder". Billboard. November 27 2006. Retrieved December 30 2006.
  6. ^ Furtado, Nelly. "Nelly at MTV Europe Awards". Nellyfurtado.com. November 11, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer. "Nelly Furtado Double-Dips With Two Soaking-Wet Videos". MTV News. November 6 2006. Retrieved November 11 2006.
  8. ^ "The TRL Archive - November 2006". popfusion.net. Retrieved January 1 2007.
  9. ^ "The TRL Archive - December 2006". popfusion.net. Retrieved January 26 2007.
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  11. ^ Hope, Clover. "Timberlake, T.I. Still No. 1 On Hot 100". Billboard. November 16 2006. Retrieved November 16 2006.
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  14. ^ a b "The Official UK Top 40 Singles". BBC. February 11 2007. Retrieved February 11 2007.
  15. ^ a b United World Chart Singles". United World Chart. Retrieved February 17 2007.
  16. ^ ARIA Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 28 2007.
  17. ^ ". Brazilian Charts. Retrieved December 23 2006.
  18. ^ Canadian Singles Chart". Canadian Singles Chart. Retrieved December 20 2006.
  19. ^ European Top 200
  20. ^ European Hit Radio Top 40
  21. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  22. ^ Latin America
  23. ^ Latvian Airplay Top". Latvian Airplay Top. Retrieved January 7 2007.
  24. ^ Lithuania Airplay Top 5". Lithuanian Airplay. Retrieved January 29 2007.
  25. ^ RIANZ Singles". RIANZ. Retrieved January 17 2007.
  26. ^ Polish Top 50
  27. ^ Romanian Airplay Chart
  28. ^ Russian Top 100
  29. ^ Singapore Airplay Chart
  30. ^ Swiss Charts
  31. ^ Swiss Download Chart
  32. ^ ARC Weekly Top 40
  33. ^ Hot 100 Airplay
  34. ^ Pop 100 Airplay
  35. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado - Billboard Singles". Billboard and All Music Guide. Retrieved November 11 2006.
  36. ^ Hot Dance Airplay
  37. ^ Hot Digital Song
  38. ^ Hot RingMasters
  39. ^ Adutl TOp 40
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