Try (Nelly Furtado song)
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| Single by Nelly Furtado from the album Folklore |
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| 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 | Brian West | ||||
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"Try" is a pop song written by Luso-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado and Brian West for Furtado's second 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".
[edit] Commercial release
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, Europe and Latin America. "Try" was Furtado's first song to chart on the Latin America Top 40; it debuted in the week that the chart was created at number thirty-one, peaking twelve weeks later at number seventeen.
Two versions of the song exist; the original with the chorus only occurring twice, and a different 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.
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Sophie Muller. The music video features Nelly and a male 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 Nelly is seen tying lover's knots to the underside of the couple's bedsprings, which is assumed to be an infertility cure from folklore.
[edit] Track listings
- UK CD Single
- "Try" (radio edit)
- "I'm like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)
- "Try" (acoustic version)
- "Try" (video)
- U.S. CD Single
- "Try" (Radio Edit)
- "I'm like a Bird" (Acoustic Live On New Ground)
- "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (video)
- Australian Single[1]
- "Try" (Radio Edit)
- "I'm Like a Bird" (Live Acoustic)
- "Try" (Acoustic Version)
- "Try" (Album Version)
[edit] Remixes
- Try (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) (8:01)
- Try (Sweetwesty Remix) (4:39)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australia | 61 |
| Austria Top 75 | 27 |
| Canada Top 100 | 9 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 10 |
| Dutch Mega Single Top 100 | 21 |
| Germany Top 100 | 31 |
| Germany Airplay Top 100 | 10 |
| Ireland Top 50[2] | 42 |
| Italy Top 50 | 19 |
| Latvia | 6 |
| Latin America Top 40[3] | 17 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Switzerland Top 100 | 22 |
| Tokio Hot 100 | 89 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 29 |
| United World Chart[4] | 28 |
[edit] References
- ^ Try [Australia CD] | Album Track Listing | MTV
- ^ "Mariah-Charts"
- ^ Latin America Top 40 Airplay
- ^ Global Track Chart
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