Força

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“Força”
“Força” cover
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
Released June 14, 2004
Format Digital download, maxi single, CD
Recorded 2003
Genre Folk pop
Length 3:40 (album version)
2:58 (radio edit)
Label DreamWorks
Writer(s) Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Brian West
Producer Track & Field
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Try"
(2004)		 "Força"
(2004)		 "Explode"
(2004)
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"Força" (Portuguese) (English: "Strength") is a pop song written by Luso-canadian singer Nelly Furtado, and Gerald Eaton and Brian West for Furtado's second studio album Folklore (2003). It is sung mainly in English, with the chorus completely in the Portuguese language. It was produced by Track & Field and received a positive reception from music critics.[citation needed] Released in June 2004, the song was chosen as the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship held in Portugal.

Furtado said about the song, "When I was touring in Portugal, people would frequently say goodbye to me by saying "Força", which is Portuguese slang. It translates as "Keep going", or "Kick ass". It's also associated with sports, especially football. I put a feminine twist on the idea of how you feel when you’re watching your favorite team. When you tie that into nationality, it becomes pretty intense. So this is a happy song, a burst of energy. Plus, we have [banjoist] Béla Fleck playing on the song. His contribution here is amazing."[2]

Although peaking at #1 in Argentina the song didn't chart in the Latin America Top 40.

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[edit] Music video

Furtado singing while the boy is doing tricks in the back drop.
Furtado singing while the boy is doing tricks in the back drop.

The music video was shot in Toronto, Ontario by an unknown director. It was released in 2005 to the iTunes music Store.

The music video begins with Furtado wearing a pink top and loops gold earings, and a neckalace with her hair tied back, singing in an alley way while in front of the camera. In the back drop while Furtado is singing a boy child with the Portuguese national team shirt is playing with a soccer ball and doing tricks. It also shows Furtado sitting on a ledge in the video singing to camera. In the middle of the video the boy accidentally kicks the ball to high and it gets stuck on the pipes in the corner of the building. Then as Furtado is singing people come out and start to help the little boy and they jump on top of each other and try to get the ball. The conclusion of the video is Furtado finally gets into the group and the boy gets his ball.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] US Single

2x12" Promo [3]

Side A

  1. "Força" (Armand Van Helen Remix) - 8:20
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Remix) - 3:30

Side B

  1. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Extended Remix) - 5:15
  2. "Força" (Armand Van Helen Dub) - 8:20

Side C

  1. "Força" (Rui Da Silva Vocal Mix) - 7:58
  2. "Força" (Rui Da Silva Kismet Mix) - 7:52

Side D

  1. "Força" (Exacta Mix) - 5:56
  2. "Força" (Acapella) - 3:40

[edit] UK Single

CD Promo [4]
  1. "Força" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Força" (Album version)
  3. "Força" (Instrumental)
CD Enhanced Single [5]
  1. "Força" (Album Version)
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Extended Mix)
  3. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Spanish Remix) (featuring Juanes)
  4. "Força" (Video)

[edit] Europe Single

CD Single [6]
  1. "Força" (Radio Edit) - 2:58
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Mix Edit) - 3:06

[edit] Sweden Single

CD Remix Maxi-Single [7]
  1. "Força" (Armand Van Helen Remix) - 8:20
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Remix) - 3:30
  3. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Extended Remix) - 5:15
  4. "Força" (Armand Van Helen Dub) - 8:20
  5. "Força" (RuiDaSilva Vocal Mix) - 7:58
  6. "Força" (RuiDaSilva Kismet Mix) - 7:52
  7. "Força" (Exacta Mix) - 5:56
  8. "Força" (Acapella) - 3:40

[edit] Remixes

  • Força (Swiss American Federation Extended Mix) (5:17)
  • Força (Swiss American Federation Main Mix) (3:33)
  • Força (Armand Van Helden Remix) (8:22)
  • Força (Armand Van Helden Dub) (8:22)
  • Força (Rui Da Silva Vocal Mix) (7:59)
  • Força (Rui Da Silva Kismet Mix) (7:54)
  • Força (Exacta Mix) (5:57)
  • Força (Viper XXL Remix) (5:13)
  • Força (Jose Spinnis Musica Club Mix) (6:56)
  • Força (K.O. Força Da Natureza Anthem Mix) (10:25)
  • Força (Richard Cabrera Remix) (5:58)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austria Top 75 5ç
Belgium 17
China 15
Denmark 13
Dutch Top 40 3
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 4
Germany Top 100 9
Germany Airplay Top 100 1
Italy Top 50 34
Latvia 7
Mexico 12
Portugal 1
Russia 6
Sweden 34
Switzerland Top 100 5
Tajikistan Hot 100 37
Tokio Hot 100 76
UK Top 75 40
United World Chart[8] 20
Uzbekistan hot 200 digital tracks 136

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Global Track Chart
  2. ^ Nelly Furtado Central - News Archives - Nellys descriptions of her new songs
  3. ^ Nelly Furtado - Força
  4. ^ UK Promo
  5. ^ Enhanced
  6. ^ Nelly Furtado - Força
  7. ^ Nelly Furtado - Força - Remixes
  8. ^ "United World Chart - Week 32, 2004"
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