The Best of Nelly Furtado

The Best of Nelly Furtado
Greatest hits album by Nelly Furtado
Released November 12, 2010
Genre Pop, folk, latin pop, R&B, dance-pop
Length 71:32 (standard edition)
31:31 (bonus disc)
Label Geffen
Producer Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian West, Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla, Timbaland, Danja, Rick Nowels, Mark Taylor, Salaam Remi, Staybent Krunk-A-Delic, Lester Mendez, James Bryan, Demacio "Demo" Castellon
Nelly Furtado chronology
Mi Plan Remixes
(2010)		 The Best of Nelly Furtado
(2010)		 T.S.I


(2012)
Singles from The Best of Nelly Furtado
  1. "Night Is Young"
    Released: October 12, 2010

The Best of Nelly Furtado is the first greatest hits album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. The album was first released on November 12, 2010.[1] The album includes all of Furtado's biggest hits, as well as songs she's featured in and three new songs: "Night Is Young," "Stars" and "Girlfriend in the City". The album is available in Standard, Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions, with the latter including 2 CDs and 1 DVD.[2][3] The album's track listing and artwork were revealed on October 14, 2010.[4]

Contents

Content

Talking about how she picked the new songs to be on the greatest hits Furtado said, "The way I picked the new songs for Best of Nelly Furtado was I was just coming off my Latin American tour for Mi Plan and two of my songs got leaked on the internet. Somebody in Eastern Europe or something leaked the songs on the internet. One song was "Night Is Young" and the other song was "Girlfriend In The City", but they were kind of horrible versions that weren’t even finished and not mixed. So I thought okay, a lot of my fans have heard these new songs anyway in their rough version, I might as well finish them and put them out properly on the greatest hits album. It kind of seemed like the natural choice. And then the third selection is "Stars", which is a song Lester Mendez and I wrote a couple years ago when we were doing the Loose sessions. It’s one of those songs that I think people who like Folklore will like, because it’s more intimate and slow."[5] The diss track "Give It to Me" was omitted from the album's track listing due to the negative lyrical content according to Furtado in an interview.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]
Slant Magazine [8]
New Zealand Herald

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album a four out of five star rating, noting the variety on the album and commended that "Not one of Nelly Furtado’s albums sounds like the one that came before", calling it an "admirable trait".[7] Slant Magazine called Furtado "one of pop music's most eclectic artists" and wrote that "the set also positions Furtado as one of the absolute finest singles artists of her generation."[8]

Scott Kara from the New Zealand Herald saw the release as being for the fans.[9]

Release

Promotion

On August 26, 2010 at the “Orange Warsaw Festival” in Poland, Furtado debut two previously unreleased songs, "Free" and "Girlfriend in the City" [10] The first and only single from the release, "Night Is Young" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on October 3, 2010.[11] The song was first released for digital download on October 12, 2010. The release was a moderate success despite the lack of promotion. A casting call was held via Furtado's Bestfan.com page, giving the opportunity for fans to appear in the video for "Night is Young", production took place in Toronto, Canada. [12][13] For preparation for the album's release, Furtado has recorded various live acoustic performances of her singles for Walmart Soundcheck.[14] A mash-up entitled "Free at Night" and was released for digital downloading in early 2011. Including 13 of Furtado's tracks remixed by DJ Earworm.[15]

It’s great when I get to do a mash up for an artist, because it allows me to really dig deep into a single act and really see what makes them tick. Nelly Furtado has gone through many transformations throughout her career, but she’s maintained a spirit of independence and freedom throughout. That’s what I wanted to highlight in “Free at Night”, a mashup which features 13 hits from her latest album “The Best of Nelly Furtado”.[16]

— DJ Earworm

A music video was produced for the Loose album track "Wait For You", containing extra footage form the Get Loose Tour and Mi Plan Tour, a black and white video was featured on the "Super Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD" version of the greatest hits. [17]

Chart Performance

The album charted on the Austrian Albums Chart, Italian Albums Chart, German Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart for solely one week, while lasting two on the Swiss Albums Chart, debuting at 100 and peaking at 29. The album failed to chart on any of the United States charts, however sold moderately in Canada peaking at 57. [18]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I'm Like a Bird"   Nelly Furtado Gerald Eaton, Brian West, Furtado 4:04
2. "Turn Off the Light"   Furtado Eaton, West, Furtado 4:36
3. "... On the Radio (Remember the Days)"   Furtado Eaton, West, Furtado 3:55
4. "Fotografía" (duet with Juanes) Juan Aristizábal Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla 4:00
5. "Powerless (Say What You Want)"   Furtado, Eaton, West, Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Malcolm McLaren Eaton, West, Furtado 3:53
6. "Try"   Furtado, West Eaton, West, Furtado 4:38
7. "Força"   Furtado, Eaton, West Eaton, West, Furtado 3:41
8. "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland) Timothy Clayton, Tim Mosley, Furtado, Nate Hills Timbaland, Danja 4:02
9. "Maneater"   Furtado, Mosley, Hills, James Washington Timbaland, Danja 4:18
10. "Say It Right"   Furtado, Mosley, Hills Timbaland, Danja 3:43
11. "All Good Things (Come to an End)"   Furtado, Mosley, Chris Martin, Hills Timbaland, Danja 5:09
12. "In God's Hands"   Furtado, Rick Nowels Nowels, Furtado 4:12
13. "Broken Strings" (featuring James Morrison) Morrison, Fraser T. Smith, Nina Woodford Mark Taylor 4:10
14. "Girlfriend in the City"   Salaam Remi, Furtado Remi 4:41
15. "Night Is Young"   Remi, Furtado, Hernst Bellevue Remi, Staybent Krunk-A-Delic 3:32
16. "Stars"   Lester Mendez, Furtado Mendez 4:28
17. "Manos al Aire"   Furtado, James Bryan, Alexis Puentes Bryan, Furtado, Demacio "Demo" Castellon (co.) 3:28
18. "Crazy" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) Burton, Callaway, Reverberi   3:24

Deluxe edition

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[21] 34
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[21] 56
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[21] 81
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 90
German Albums Chart [22] 20
Greek Albums Chart[23] 14
Hungarian Albums Chart[24] 23
Italian Albums Chart[25] 37
Irish Albums Chart[26] 31
Polish Albums Chart[27] 20
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 29
UK Albums Chart[28] 53

Certifications

Country Provider Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Poland ZPAV Gold[29]

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label and edition
Region Date Label Edition
Germany[30] November 12, 2010 Geffen Standard, Deluxe
Poland[31] Universal Music
United States[32] November 16, 2010 Geffen
United Kingdom[33] November 29, 2010 Polydor

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