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Name | Promiscuous |
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Artist | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
From album | Loose |
Cover | NellyPromiscuous.jpg |
B-side | "Undercover" |
Format | CD, digital download |
Released | |
Writer | Nelly Furtado, Timothy Clayton, Nate Hills, Tim Mosley |
Recorded | Miami, Florida; 2005 |
Genre | Dance-pop, R&B;, hip hop |
Length | 4:02 (Album Version) 3:41 (Radio edit) |
Label | Geffen |
Producer | Timbaland, Danja |
Chronology | Nelly Furtado singles |
Last single | "No Hay Igual"(2006) |
This single | "Promiscuous"(2006) |
Next single | "Maneater"(2006) |
Misc | }}
"Promiscuous" is a dance-pop/R&B; song recorded by singer Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for Furtado's third album, Loose (2006). Furtado, Timothy "Attitude" Clayton, Timbaland and Danja wrote and produced the song. The song lyrics feature a conversation between a man and woman who call each other a "promiscuous" boy or girl. "Promiscuous" was released as the first single from Loose in North America in early 2006, and as the second single elsewhere in mid-2006 except in Latin America, where the single was released as the third single in late 2006. The song received positive reviews and became Furtado's first number-one single in United States. It won in the Best Pop Song category at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, was nominated for the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Grammy Award at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards and won Single of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards. The song charted at number three on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2006.
Background and writingThe lyrics of "Promiscuous" describe the two sides of the relationship that the song's protagonist deals with. It was one of the first songs Furtado wrote with labelmate Timothy "Attitude" Clayton. Furtado called their teamwork something she "had never done before" because she saw the writing process as "extremely freeing" because of his different approach and style. Clayton helped Furtado experiment with interpreting the "promiscuous girl" character and the two-sided relationship she is in. Furtado also described that in the process of writing lyrics "we were actually flirting, which is why the song is so playful" and that she and Clayton nicknamed the song 'The BlackBerry Song', because everything we say in the song you could text-message to somebody". Furtado decided to include him because she and Nash are both from Victoria, British Columbia, and due to frequent citations of basketballers in songs, she decided to "give him the props". In one of the verses Timbaland introduces himself as Thomas Crown. The Thomas Crown Affair is a film about wealthy businessman who plays a cat-and-mouse/flirting game with an insurance investigator. Timbaland only performed the song live on special occasions, such as Furtado's appearance on Saturday Night Live, and the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards. Starting with Furtado's show at the 94th Grey Cup on November 19, 2006, and extending into the Get Loose Tour, Timbaland's part is filled in by Canadian rapper Saukrates.
Critical reception"Promiscuous" was well received by music critics. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone considered it a highlight in Loose. Timbaland's appearance received particular praise, which added Furtado's "high-school musical vocals" over his eighty beats according to Sheffield. Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine compared it to "vintage Prince", citing "Promiscuous" as a highlight of Furtado's makeover. However, Erlewine believed that no matter how much Furtado sings about sex, she does not sound sexy and does not "generate much carnal heat." IGN review considered the song "simultaneously annoying and yet catchy beyond belief" and listed as one of Loose's "Definitely Downloads", Pitchfork Media called it "one of the best vocal performances of his [Timbaland's] career", and Billboard called the duo of Furtado and Timbaland "a surprisingly good match". The song was also included in three lists of best songs of 2006: fourth on Blender, sixth at The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop, and 56th on Rolling Stone.
Chart performanceIn United States, "Promiscuous" debuted at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 20, 2006. On July 8 it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first number-one single. It spent six weeks at the top spot and was replaced by Fergie's "London Bridge". It reached the top position on Billboard Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play chart. In Canada, "Promiscuous" was charted on the Canadian Digital Singles Chart, where it peaked at number one. It remained the top spot for five weeks and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). It performed moderatly in others European countries, less than the next singles, it tooped the chart in Denmark The song was nominated for the "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life".
Music videoThe song's music video was directed by Little X and features cameo appearances by Keri Hilson, Bria Myles and Justin Timberlake. It does not follow a storyline and per Furtado's request, focuses on scenes with dancing and flirting because she wanted to recreate the song's indicative vibe, and took the opportunity to film a club video for the first time. Furtado said of the video, "It's that whole dance that goes on. There's that mystery there, the fun, playful sexiness, the verbal Ping-Pong game". Furtado and Timbaland cannot decide whether they want to begin dating or instead flirt with others on the dance floor. Their single performances are intercut with several scenes of a dancing crowd, and the lighting changes between blue, green, red, and yellow colors. "Promiscuous" premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on May 3, 2006, where it reached number one after spending twenty-one days on the countdown. After its debut on MuchMusic's Countdown, it ascended to number one for the week of July 28, 2006. At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, it was nominated for the Best Dance, Female and Pop Video Awards. The video was parodied by MADtv in a segment entitled "Syphilis Girl"; in the video, Furtado (Nicole Parker) is comically portrayed as having given Timbaland (Jordan Peele) the sexually transmitted disease, as well as on YouTube by the comedic group Train of Thought Sketch Comedy, where the video is parodied by troupe member Kaci and features a puppet version of Timbaland.
TracklistingUK CD single #1 #"Promiscuous" (Radio Edit) – 3:41 #"Crazy" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:24UK CD single #2 #"Promiscuous" (Crossroads Mix) – 3:53 #"Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix) – 4:28 #"Promiscuous" (Crossroads Mix Instrumental) – 3:53 #"Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix Instrumental) – 4:28 #"Promiscuous" – 4:02 #"Crazy" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:23
PersonnelCredits are adapted from the Loose liner notes.
Charts
Peak positions{|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2006/2007) !Peakposition |- |align="left"|Australian Singles Chart |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|Czech Airplay Chart |align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|Danish Airplay Chart |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart |align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|Hungarian Airplay Chart |align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|Hungarian Dance Chart |align="center"|21 |- |align="left"|Irish Singles Chart |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|Italian Singles Chart |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|US Hot Dance Club Songs |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|US Latin Songs |align="center"|36 |- |align="left"|US Pop Songs |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|US Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs |align="center"|22 |- |}
Year-end charts{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2006) ! Rank |- |Australian Singles Chart |align="center"|10 |- |Belgian Flanders Singles Chart |align="center"|53 |- |Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart |align="center"|52 |- |Dutch Singles Chart |align="center"|69 |- |German Singles Chart |align="center"|35 |- |Hungarian Airplay Chart |align="center"|69 |- |New Zealand Singles Chart |align="center"|6 |- |Swiss Singles Chart |align="center"|48 |- |UK Singles Chart |align="center"|38 |- |US Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|3 |- |US Pop 100 |align="center"|1 |- |}
Decade-end charts{| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2000–2009) !Rank |- |US Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|44 |}
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Category:2006 singles Category:Nelly Furtado songs Category:Timbaland songs Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles Category:Billboard Pop 100 number-one singles Category:Billboard Pop Songs number-one singles Category:Canadian Singles Chart number-one singles Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand Category:Number-one singles in Turkey Category:Music videos directed by Little X Category:Songs produced by Danja Category:Songs produced by Timbaland Category:Songs written by Timbaland Category:Songs written by Nelly Furtado Category:Songs written by Attitude (rapper) Category:Dance-pop songs This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
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