Frogtoon Musica

Maneater by Nelly Furtado

Biografia dell'artista Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado Victoria British Columbia 2 Dicembre 1978 È Una Cantautrice Canadese Di Origini Portoghesi.
La Sua Musica È Influenzata Dall'amore Per Hip-Hop Il Fado Portoghese E Per Le Sonorità Giamaicane E Brasiliane. Influenze Le Arrivano Anche Dall'ascolto Di Artisti Come Jeff Buckley Caetano Veloso Radiohead Amalia Rodrigues E Molti Altri.
È Nata A Victoria Una Piccola Città Canadese Dove Tutt'ora Vive. Figlia Di Operai Di Origini Portoghesi Cresce A Contatto Con Differenti Influenze Culturali E Musicali. Terminati Gli Studi Si Trasferisce A Toronto Dove Conosce Il Duo Hip-Hop Dei "Nelstar" Ai Quali Si Unisce. Tale Esperienza Le Permette Di Allargare I Suoi Orizzonti Musicali.
Il Suo Primo Album Del 2001 È Whoa Nelly! Che Anticipato Dal Singolo I'm Like A Bird Vende Due Milioni Di Copie In Tutto Il Mondo Diventando Anche Disco Di Platino Negli USA. Seguono I Singoli Turn Off The Light E ...On The Radio. Sempre Nel 2001 Grazie Al Suo Album Di Debutto Si Aggiudica Un Dei "Canadian Juno Awards" Come Miglior Album Solista E Come Migliore Cantautrice.
Nello Stesso Anno Nasce Sua Figlia Nevis Nome Ispirato Dall'omonima Isola Dei Caraibi Avuta Dal Produttore Lil'jaz.
Nel 2003 Pubblica Il Secondo Album Folklore Da Cui Estrae Quattro Singoli. Powerless Concepito Dopo Una Folgorante Ispirazione Durante Una Meritata Vacanza Alle Isole Azzorre Try Per Molti Critici La Sua Migliore Canzone E Gli Altri Singoli Explode E Força Inno Del Campionato Europeo Di Calcio 2004 Tenutosi In Portogallo.
Nel Giugno Del 2006 Torna Con L'album Loose Che Raggiunge La Vetta Delle Classifiche Americane Contemporaneamente Al Singolo Apripista Promiscuous Cantato In Coppia Con Il Produttore Timbaland. In Europa Esce Come Primo Singolo Maneater Che Riscuote Grande Successo. Questo Album Segna Una Decisa Apertura Di Nelly Alle Sonorità Pop E E Dell'r'n'b Come Si Può Vedere Da Questi Primi Estratti. Loose Contiene Te Busque Cantata Assieme A Juanes Con Il Quale Ha Più Volte Collaborato. Il Disco Ha Venduto A Fine Estate 2006 2.500.000 Copie In Tutto Il Mondo.Con Questo Stesso Disco Ha Vinto Il Premio "MIGLIOR ALBUM 2007" Agli EMA.

Frogtoon Musica - Informazioni sulla canzone: Maneater

"Maneater" Is A Song Written By Nelly Furtado Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley Jim Beanz And Nate "Danja" Hills For Furtado's Third Album Loose. It Was Co-Produced By Timbaland And Danja And Includes Influences Of 1980s Music By Artists Such As Eurythmics And Hall & Oates. Furtado Stated That Hall & Oates' Song Of The Same Name Was An Influence During The Writing And Recording Of The Song. Released As The Album's First Single In Europe In May 2006 "Maneater" Became One Of Nelly Furtado's Most Popular Singles Topping The Singles Charts In Poland And The UK And Reaching The Top Ten Across Much Of Continental Europe. It Served As The Album's Second Single In Australia Where It Reached The Top Five And In North America Where It Became A Club Hit But Was Less Commercially Successful Than The Lead Single "Promiscuous". It Received Favorable Reviews From Many Music Critics. "Maneater" Was One Of The First Songs Furtado And Timbaland Worked On In The Hit Factory Criteria Recording Studios In Miami Florida. She Has Described The Song As An Analogy Of How She Incorporated The "creative Energy" Of Timbaland And His Production Crew Into Loose. When Making The Album Furtado And Timbaland Were Influenced By The Work Of Musicians From The 1980s Such As Talking Heads Blondie Madonna The Police And Eurythmics. "Eurythmics Had This Spooky Keyboard-Driven Pop Sound" Furtado Said. Final Production Of The Track Was Delayed After A Speaker Caught Fire In The Studio Control Room. Furtado Has Characterized "Maneater" As "a 'couture Pop' Song" Explaining That It Is "in Your Face And Very Fashionable Stylistic And Of-The-Moment." In An Interview With MTV News She Compared It Favorably To Eating Too Much Cheesecake "It's Got A Crazy Loud Beat And The Vocals Are Bitchy And Loud. A Lot Of People Say It Sounds Like Peaches Because Of The Delivery The Spooky Vocals." According To Furtado The Song Is Related To How People Become "hot On Themselves" When Dancing In Their Underwear In Front Of A Mirror. " It Truly Has A Life Of Its Own It Makes You Move" She Said. Media Sources Compared It To The Hall & Oates Single "Maneater" Released In 1982 Which Furtado Has Cited As An Influence On The Song. In Australia The CD Was Released In Two Formats Although One Version The International Single Had An Extremely Limited Run And Was Not Widely Available. The Australia-Exclusive "Maneater" CD Single Includes A Cover Of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" Recorded On BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Program On Which "Maneater" Was Covered Three Times By Pop Punk Band Panic At The Disco Dance Music Duo Basement Jaxx And Rock Band Boy Kill Boy Whose Cover Was Released On The Album Radio 1's Live Lounge. "Maneater" Is An Uptempo Electro-Rock Song That Combines 80's Electro Synths And A More Dance-Oriented Beat. The Up-Tempo Song Has Prominent Electropop And Synth Pop Influences And Is Lyrically Related To How People Become "hot On Themselves" When Dancing In Their Underwear In Front Of A Mirror. " It Truly Has A Life Of Its Own It Makes You Move" She Said. Media Sources Compared It To The Hall & Oates Single "Maneater" Released In 1982 Which Furtado Has Cited As An Influence On The Song. The Song Has A Dance Tempo And It Is Composed In The Key Of D Major With A Tempo Of 132 Beats Per Minute.

INIZIO NELLY FURTADO
POPOLARE BRANI MIX ALBUM
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