Whoa, Nelly!

Whoa, Nelly!
On a white background, Furtado lies on the grass on her side, looking at the camera. "Nelly Furtado" is written in 60s-inspired forest green capital letters, and "Whoa, Nelly!" in smaller, light-blue capital letters.
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Nelly Furtado
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Genre
Length47:06
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
Nelly Furtado chronology
Whoa, Nelly!
(2000) 		Folklore
(2003)
Singles from Whoa, Nelly!
  1. "I'm Like a Bird"
    Released: September 25, 2000
  2. "Turn Off the Light"
    Released: July 2, 2001
  3. "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)"
    Released: December 3, 2001
  4. "Hey, Man!"
    Released: June 10, 2002

Whoa, Nelly! is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released in North America on October 24, 2000 by DreamWorks Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1999 to 2000. It peaked at number twenty-four on the US Billboard 200 chart, and received critical acclaim. It produced four singles: "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light", "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)", and "Hey, Man!". The album spent seventy-eight weeks on the Billboard 200, and hit double-platinum status in the US in January 2002.[1]

After the release of the album, Furtado headlined the Burn in the Spotlight Tour and appeared on Moby's Area:One tour. According to Maclean's magazine, Whoa, Nelly! has sold 5-6 million copies Worldwide as of 2006. The album also caught the eye of record producer Timbaland, who later signed Furtado to his record label.[2][3]

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Intini, John (August 25, 2006). "Nelly Furtado: 'I'm not Mother Teresa'". Maclean's. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2006.
  3. ^ Qilson, Jen (August 1, 2008). "Five Rings To Rule Them All". Billboard. p. 24. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2019.