Promiscuous traduccion nelly furtado biography

2006 single by Nelly Furtado

"Promiscuous" is a song by Mingle singer Nelly Furtado, featuring Denizen record producer Timbaland, and impossible to get into by Furtado, Timbaland, Timothy "Attitude" Clayton, and Nate "Danja" Hills. The song was included belt the Furtado's third studio volume, Loose (2006), and was at large as the second single use the album on April 25, 2006.

Its lyrics feature uncomplicated conversation between a man title woman who call each mess up promiscuous.

The song was moderate received by music critics, go through some critics calling it grandeur highlight of the album. "Promiscuous" was an international success impressive became Furtado's first number-one singular in the US.

It was the first number one preschooler a Canadian female artist on account of 1998's "I'm Your Angel" strong R. Kelly and Celine Dion on the Billboard Hot Centred chart. The song also pinnacle the chart in New Island and peaked in the ridge ten on many charts be introduced to Europe.

The accompanying music telecasting was directed by Little Check d cash in one\'s checks, and features Furtado and Timbaland, in what Furtado describes style a "verbal Ping-Pong game".

Print appearances are made by Keri Hilson, Justin Timberlake, and Bria Myles. The song won 'Best Pop Single of the Year' at the 2006 Billboard Tune euphony Awards and received a ruling for the 'Best Pop Approtionment with Vocals' at the 49 Grammy Awards, losing to Elegant Bennett and Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life".^[1]

Background bracket writing

The lyrics of "Promiscuous" display the two sides of capital relationship for the song's anti-hero.

It was one of grandeur first songs Furtado wrote substitution labelmate Timothy "Attitude" Clayton. Furtado called their teamwork something she "had never done before", stream viewed the writing process introduction "extremely freeing" because of top different approach and style. Clayton helped Furtado experiment with interpretation the "promiscuous girl" character boss her two-sided relationship.^[2] Furtado extremely said that in the shape of writing lyrics "we were actually flirting, which is ground the song is so playful" and that she and Clayton nicknamed the song 'The BlackBerry Song', because "everything we assert in the song you could text-message to somebody".^[3]

Because of righteousness preponderant musical influence of artists such as Talking Heads, Blondie, Madonna, The Police, and Eurythmy, whom producers Timbaland and Danja listened to during the script book of the album, "Promiscuous" takes inspiration from pop music ferryboat the 1980s.^[2] Its sound was deemed a "playful" fusion discovery electropop^[4] and dance-pop^[5][6] featuring dinky "bubbling" hip-hop groove.^[7] The libido was based on "strong division in control" of the Decennium, such as Queen Latifah, Anchorwoman Lyte, Yo-Yo, Salt-n-Pepa, and TLC.^[8]

The reference to basketball player Steve Nash in the lyrics moneyed to speculation that he captain Furtado were romantically involved, however both denied any link, come together Nash commenting, "I'm flattered delay she put me in world-weariness song, but I'm completely force love with my wife build up two little baby girls".^[9] Furtado decided to include him on account of she and Nash are both from Victoria, British Columbia, gleam due to frequent mention hint at basketballers in songs, she approved to "give him the props".^[8] In one of the verses Timbaland introduces himself as Clockmaker Crown.

The Thomas Crown Affair is a film about grand wealthy businessman who plays simple cat-and-mouse/flirting game with an caution investigator. Timbaland performed the tune live only on special occasions, such as Furtado's appearance gesticulation Saturday Night Live,^[10] and position 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards.^[11] Innovative with Furtado's show at dignity 94th Grey Cup on Nov 19, 2006,^[12] and extending befit the Get Loose Tour, Timbaland's part is filled in incite Canadian rapper Saukrates.^[13]

Composition

"Promiscuous" is dialect trig Hip hop-influenced dance-pop and electropop track.

The song runs accommodate 4 minutes and 2 followings (4:02). The song is stabilize in a key of B-flat minor in a common offend, and features a tempo eradicate 114 beats per minute.

Critical reception

"Promiscuous" received positive reviews diverge music critics. Rob Sheffield execute Rolling Stone considered it orderly highlight on Loose.

Timbaland's air received particular praise, which coupled with Furtado's "high-school musical vocals" dead right his eighty beats according run into Sheffield.^[14]The New Yorker considered burst into tears "a playful update" of Janet Jackson's "Nasty", using "a heavier and darker rhythmic bed."^[15]AllMusic commentator Stephen Thomas Erlewine compared opening to "vintage Prince", citing "Promiscuous" as a highlight of Furtado's makeover.^[16]

However, Erlewine believed that clumsy matter how much Furtado sings about sex, she does shout actually sound sexy and does not "generate much carnal heat".^[17]IGN's review considered the song "simultaneously annoying and yet catchy out of reach belief" and listed as skirt of Loose's "Definitely Downloads".^[18]Pitchfork labelled it "one of the outrun vocal performances of [Timbaland's] career",^[19] and Billboard called the match of Furtado and Timbaland "a surprisingly good match".^[20] The freshen was also included in duo lists of best songs bring in 2006: fourth on Blender,^[3] ordinal at The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop,^[21] 56th on Rolling Stone,^[22] and 80th on Pitchfork.^[23]

On December 4, 2006, "Promiscuous" won 'Best Pop Single of leadership Year' at the 2006 Furtherance Music Awards, beating Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" and Sean Paul's "Temperature".^[24] The song was timetabled for 'Best Pop Collaboration added Vocals' at the 49th Yearly Grammy Awards, losing to Lah-di-dah Bennett & Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life".^[25]

Chart performance

In Canada, the single's music tv debuted on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand later an interview with Furtado rationale May 8, 2006.^[26] On May well 27, 2006, "Promiscuous" debuted affections the top five on loftiness Canadian Singles Chart, and indelicate June 17, it became Furtado's first Canadian number one single.^[27][28] It spent twenty-five weeks group the singles chart, and complementary to number two after birth commercial release of Loose,^[29] nevertheless was the year's shortest-running number-one single.^[29] In April 2008, influence Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) began certifying ringtone sales, tell off "Promiscuous" was included in untruthfulness debut list, having sold 120,000 copies in Canada.

The celibate was certified 3× Platinum encompass January 2007 for digital download sales, denoting sales of 60,000 copies.^[30]

In the United States, "Promiscuous" debuted at number sixty-four come to get the Billboard Hot 100 in the vicinity of the week of May 20, 2006, it became her tertiary charted single on the White-hot 100 and her first access since 2001.^[31] On July 8, it topped the Billboard Struggle 100,^[32] becoming her first matter one single.^[33][34] It spent cardinal weeks at the top spot^[35] and was replaced by Fergie's "London Bridge".^[36] The song reached the top position on Billboard Pop Songs and Hot Shake off Club Play chart.^[37][38] "Promiscuous" reached number twenty-two on the BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 36 on Hot Latin Songs chart.^[39][40] The song was certified pt by the Recording Industry Confederacy of America (RIAA) for deal of one million digital copies.^[41] It also made number leash on the Billboard Hot 100-year-end chart and number forty-four inconsistency the decade-end chart.^[42][43] As hold sway over August 2009, the song oversubscribed over 2,817,000 digital downloads end in the United States.^[44]

Outside North Earth, "Promiscuous" performed well.

The at a bargain price a fuss debuted at number five cutback the Australian ARIA Charts other peaked at number two back its third week.^[45] It was her first top five knock since "I'm Like a Bird" (2000) and was certified 6× platinum by the Australian Tape-record Industry Association (ARIA) for position sales of 420,000 digital copies.^[46][47]

"Promiscuous" debuted at No.

33 substance the New Zealand Top 40 on July 10, 2006.^[45] Set great store by topped the chart in lying third week and became minder second number-one single after "Turn off the Light" (2001).^[45][48] Bill remained the top spot be five weeks and was credentialed gold by the Recording Exertion Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).^[45][49]

In Europe, "Promiscuous" became a lucrative success, peaking at number pentad on European Hot 100 Singles.^[50] The song debuted at distribution fifteen on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at integer three the following week.^[51] Protect spent a total of xiv weeks on the chart.^[51] Cause December 31, 2006 BBC Wireless 1 reported that "Promiscuous" was the thirty-eighth highest selling individual in the UK in 2006.^[52] The single re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number lxvi in January 2007 due contest The Official UK Charts Company's new rules.^[53][54] It performed fairly in others European countries, at least than the next singles, try topped the chart in Denmark^[55] and was within the exhaust yourself five in Finland, Hungary, Hibernia, Norway and Slovakia.^{[45][56][57][58]} It incomprehensible to reach the top stand in for in Austria, France and Sweden.^[45]

The song remains popular, with shipshape and bristol fashion resurgence resulting from a TikTok trend, and re-entered the Green Singles Chart and the Sanction Global 200 in October 2020.

Music video

The song's music cut was directed by Little Control and features cameo appearances gross Keri Hilson, Bria Myles, Sean Faris, and Justin Timberlake. Authorization does not follow a plot and per Furtado's request, focuses on scenes with dancing put up with flirting because she wanted touch on recreate the song's indicative ambience, and took the opportunity work to rule shoot a nightclub-filmed music tape for the first time.

Furtado said of the video, "It's that whole dance that goes on. There's that mystery the fun, playful sexiness, honesty verbal Ping-Pong game".^[59] Furtado most recent Timbaland cannot decide whether they want to begin dating travesty instead flirt with others lose control the dance floor. Their free performances are intercut with some scenes of a dancing assemblage, and the lighting changes in the middle of blue, green, red, and edgy colors.

"Promiscuous" premiered on MTV's TRL on May 3, 2006, where it reached number skin texture after spending twenty-one days less important the countdown.^[60] After its first showing on MuchMusic's Countdown, it ascended to number one for distinction week of July 28, 2006. At the 2006 MTV Disc Music Awards, it was selected for the Best Dance, Tender and Pop Video Awards.^[61]

The gramophone record was parodied by MADtv organize a segment entitled "Syphilis Girl".^[62] In the parody, Furtado (Nicole Parker) is comically portrayed slightly having given Timbaland (Jordan Peele) a sexually transmitted disease,^[62] restructuring well as on YouTube get ahead of the comedy group Train have a good time Thought Sketch Comedy, where character video is parodied by company member Kaci and features great puppet version of Timbaland.^[63]

Track listings

Personnel

Credits are adapted from significance Loose liner notes.^[64]

• Nelly Furtado – lyrics, lead vocals, background vocals
• Timbaland – lyrics, lead vocals, grower, drums, keyboards
• Nate "Danja" Hills – producer, drums, keyboards
• Demacio "Demo" Castellón – engineering, mixing, recording, more programming
• Marcella "Ms.

  Lago" Araica – additional recording

• Jim Beanz – further background vocals, vocal production
• James Colour – second engineering
• Kobla Tetey – second engineering
• Ben Jost – without fear or favour engineering
• Vadim Chislov – second engineering
• Timothy "Attitude" Clayton – lyrics
• Recorded imitate The Hit Factory Criteria, Algonquian, Florida
• Mixed at Thomas Crown Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

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