Loose (Nelly Furtado album)

Loose
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Nelly Furtado
Released7 June 2006 (2006-06-07)
Recorded2005–2006
Studio
GenrePop
Length54:20
Language
Label
Producer
Nelly Furtado chronology
Folklore
(2003) 		Loose
(2006) 		Loose: The Concert
(2007)
Singles from Loose
  1. "No Hay Igual"
    Released: 11 April 2006 (2006-04-11)
  2. "Promiscuous"
    Released: 25 April 2006 (2006-04-25)
  3. "Maneater"
    Released: 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26)
  4. "Say It Right"
    Released: 30 October 2006 (2006-10-30)
  5. "All Good Things (Come to an End)"
    Released: 24 November 2006 (2006-11-24)
  6. "Te Busqué"
    Released: 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)
  7. "Do It"
    Released: 24 July 2007 (2007-07-24)
  8. "In God's Hands"
    Released: 23 November 2007 (2007-11-23)

Loose is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released on 7 June 2006, by Geffen Records and Mosley Music Group. Recording sessions for Loose took place from 2005 to 2006. Timbaland and his protégé Danja produced the bulk of the album, primarily a pop album which incorporates influences of dance, R&B, hip hop, latin pop, synth-pop, reggaeton, new wave, funk, and Middle Eastern music. Lyrically, it explores the theme of female sexuality and has been described as introspective.

Overall, Loose was seen as critically and commercially successful. It reached high positions on the record charts of several markets, including number one in ten countries, and as of 2019, it has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 2000s. However, the album received criticism because of the sexual image Furtado adopted, as some critics felt it was a ploy to sell more records.

Loose was heavily promoted, released in several editions and supported by the Get Loose Tour, which is the subject of the concert DVD, Loose: The Concert. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it Furtado's first album to top the chart, and spawned eight singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right", which received Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, respectively.[1][2] Other notable singles include the UK Singles Chart number-one hit "Maneater" and the European number-one hit "All Good Things (Come to an End)”.

  1. ^ 49th Grammy Awards – 2007. Rock on the Net. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  2. ^ 50th Grammy Awards – 2007. Rock on the Net. Retrieved 17 December 2007.