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MORE: Nelly Furtado's Official Chart history in full Nelly’s biggest single was actually never a Number 1 – her 2008 collaboration with James Morrison, Broken Strings, is the big one, on 1.34 million. Maneater's total UK chart sales to date stand at 796,000, including 37.8 million streams since 2014. She then followed up that cracking quartet with another chart-topper, featuring on Timbaland’s Give It To Me with Justin Timberlake in April 2007 - all in the space of 10 months. Timbaland himself (3), All Good Things (Come To An End) (4) and Say It Right (10). Maneater kicked off a run of four Top 10 hits from Loose – Promiscuous ft. It spent three weeks at Number 1, shifting 126,000 copies during its spell at the top. Its lead single in the UK, Maneater, was an industrial, synthy stomper that confidently strutted its way to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart 15 years ago this week.Ĭharting at Number 8 on downloads alone in its first week – chart rules at the time meant songs could only chart a week before physical release – Maneater went on to knock I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker by webcast extraordinaire Sandi Thom off the top spot. Nelly Furtado and Timbaland in 2006 (Rex) Well-known for her folky style, thanks to huge hit I’m Like A Bird, Nelly surprised everyone when, in summer 2006, she hooked up in the studio with R&B master producer Timbaland for her album Loose. One artist who unquestionably nailed it was Nelly Furtado. Who doesn't love them? The very best ones are those that seemingly come from nowhere, with a new look, new attitude and a new sound.
Meanwhile the original rendition came out on the 6th of May 2006 via Geffen Records and the Mosley Music Group.ĭuring the recording of this song, an unprecedented event occurred. Nelly Furtado and her collaborators were jamming so hard that a speaker actually caught fire. And the incident shook them so thoroughly that they delayed resumption of the recording of “Maneater” for two weeks.Comebacks. Nelly dropped a remix of “Maneater”, alongside Lil Wayne, which is featured on a Timbaland project entitled “Remix & Soundtrack Collection” (2007). Indeed its sound is based on popular 1980s’ music in general. In fact, Nelly Furtado’s song was directly influenced by Hall & Oates’ Maneater, but it is not a cover of that song. And both of those artists also worked with Nelly in penning the lyrics, as did Jim Beanz.Īnthony Mandler directed the music video to Maneater.įor those who may find the name of this song familiar, pop duo Hall & Oates did drop their own hit track entitled “ Maneater” back in 1982. The production of this track was helmed by legendary musician Timberland alongside his sidekick, Danja. Moreover it was certified Platinum in three countries – including the UK – and charted in 25 nations overall.
This is the third single from Nelly Furtado’s multi-Platinum album “Loose”. The song itself was a notable hit, topping the UK Singles Chart as well as Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. And this marked the only time Nelly topped the UK Singles Chart ( as the sole headline artist) during her heyday.
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