Try (song)
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| "Try" | ||
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| Single by Nelly Furtado | ||
| from the album Folklore | ||
| Released | March 15, 2004 | |
| Format | Digital download, maxi single | |
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 4:38 | |
| Label | DreamWorks | |
| Writer(s) | Nelly Furtado, Brian West | |
| Producer(s) | Brian West | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Nelly Furtado singles chronology | ||
| "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (2003) |
"Try" (2004) |
"Força" (2004) |
"Try" is a pop song written by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado and Brian West for Furtado's second studio album Folklore (2003). It is produced by West and was released as the second single from the album in February 2004. It is featured in the television show Smallville in the episode "Delete", and in the Joan of Arcadia episode "Only Connect".
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".
Although the single was a big success in countries such as Mexico and Portugal (where it peaked at number one), it did not chart in the United States. "Try" was the last single released from Folklore in the U.S.; the subsequent singles were released only in Canada and Europe; except for "Força", single that was released also in Latin America. "Try" was the first song of Nelly Furtado to chart in the Latin America Top 40, the song debuted in the week that the chart was created at #31 to peak twelve weeks later at #17.
The music video was directed by Sophie Muller.
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.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Argentina | 1 |
| Australia | 61 |
| Austria | 27 |
| Canada | 9 |
| Chile | 18 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 10 |
| Dutch Mega Single Top 100 | 21 |
| Germany | 31 |
| Italy | 19 |
| Latvia | 6 |
| Latin America Top 40 [2] | 17 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Philippines | 20 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| UK | 15 |
| United World Chart | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 6 |
[edit] References
| Nelly Furtado |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Whoa, Nelly! (2000) • Folklore (2003) • Loose (2006) |
| Singles |
| "Party's Just Begun (Again)" • "I'm like a Bird" • "Turn off the Light" • "...On the Radio" • "Hey, Man!" • "Powerless (Say What You Want)" • "Try" • "Força" • "Explode" • "The Grass Is Green" • "Promiscuous" • "Maneater" • "Te Busqué" • "No Hay Igual" • "All Good Things (Come to an End)" • "Say It Right" • "In God's Hands" |
| Guest singles |
| "Fotografía" • "What's Going On" • "Give It to Me" |
| Related articles |
| DreamWorks • Mosley Music Group • Geffen • List of awards • Esthero • Jurassic 5 • Timbaland • Justin Timberlake |
