No Hay Igual

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“No Hay Igual”
“No Hay Igual” cover
Single by Nelly Furtado featuring Calle 13
from the album Loose
Released April, 2006 (Europe)
August 2007 (Netherlands)
Format Digital download, 12-inch single
Genre Spanish rap, reggaeton
Length 3:35 (Album Version)
3:40 (Featuring. Calle 13)
3:26 (Featuring. Pharrell)
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Nelly Furtado, Tim Mosley, Nate Hills, Nisan Stewart
Producer Timbaland, Danja, Nisan Stewart
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Promiscuous"
(2006)		 "No Hay Igual"
(2006)		 "Maneater"
(2006)
Calle 13 singles chronology
"Japón"
(2006)		 "No Hay Igual (Remix)"
(2006)		 "La Jirafa"
(2006)

"No Hay Igual" (English: "There's No Equal") is a song written by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Nate "Danja" Hills and Nisan Stewart, and produced by Timbaland, Danja and Stewart for Furtado's third album Loose (2006). Sung mostly in Spanish, it was released in Latin America as the album's second single, and in the United States to digital music stores on April 18, 2006 (see 2006 in music). It was the album's first club single. The remix features René Perez from Calle 13.

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[edit] Formats and track listings

Vinyl 12" single
  1. "No Hay Igual"
  2. "No Hay Igual" (instrumental)
CD single
  1. "No Hay Igual" (album version)
  2. "No Hay Igual" (instrumental)
  3. "No Hay Igual" featuring Pharrell
  4. "No Hay Igual (Remix)" featuring Residente Calle 13
  5. "No Hay Igual" (single version instrumental)
CD promo
  1. "No Hay Igual" (album version)
  2. "No Hay Igual" (instrumental)
All Good Things (Come To An End)/ No Hay Igual UK Promotional CD single
  1. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:49
  2. "No Hay Igual" – 3:35
  3. "No Hay Igual" (featuring Calle 13) – 3:38
  4. "No Hay Igual" (featuring Calle 13) [Instrumental Version] – 3:37

[edit] Music video

Nelly Furtado in the music video.
Nelly Furtado in the music video.

The single's video was filmed on June 26, 2006 in Sector La Perla, San Juan with Spanish rapper René Pérez (AKA Residente) of the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13. Pérez said that the single gave Furtado and Calle 13 the chance to become more popular in Europe, a goal of particular interest for Furtado because she is from a Portuguese family.[1]

Nelly Furtado singing at the light of sun
Nelly Furtado singing at the light of sun

The video was directed by Israel Lugo and Gabriel Coss, photographed by Sonnel Velazquez and produced by María Estades.[2] The video was released as the remix version that features René Pérez instead of the album version. It was released on September 6 through Furtado's official MySpace page,[3] and its television premiere was on MTV Tr3́s on September 4.[citation needed]

Even though not officially released in Canada, No Hay Igual has had substantial radio play on Canadian Club radio stations as well as pop radio. The video is also available on MuchMusic.com to be viewed all across Canada, as well the video has been shown across Canada on MTV in 2007.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
German Black Charts 3
Ibero-America Top 100[4] 52
Chile Top 100[5] 3
Colombia Top 100[6] 23
Tokio Hot 100[7] 68
US Top Singles Sales Charts 39

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Furtado films video in Puerto Rico". Associated Press. June 26, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
  2. ^ "Nelly Furtado graba video en La Perla en el Viejo San Juan junto con Residente de Calle 13" (Spanish). ¡Boom! Online. June 26, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
  3. ^ Geffen. "A Two for One Deal". September 6, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
  4. ^ AmericaTop100.com - Las Listas Oficiales del Continente Americano
  5. ^ Pagina nueva 1
  6. ^ AmericaTop100.com
  7. ^ Chart Data: Nelly Furtado
  • Unknown (2006). In Loose [CD liner notes]. United States: Geffen Records.
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