Força

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"Força"

Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
Released	June 14, 2004
Format	Digital download, maxi single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	2:58
Label	DreamWorks
Writer(s)	Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Brian West
Producer(s)	Track & Field
Chart positions
#1 (Argentina) #1 (Portugal) #3 (Netherlands) #5 (Austria) #5 (Switzerland) #6 (Russia) #7 (Latvia) #9 (Germany) #12 (Mexico) #13 (Denmark) #15 (China) #17 (Belgium) #20 (United World Chart)^[1] #34 (Sweden) #40 (UK) #76 (Canada)
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Try" (2004)	"Força" (2004)	"Explode" (2004)

"Força" (Portuguese) (English: "Strength") is a pop song written by 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 [soccer]. 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]

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

The music video was shot in Toronto, Ontario by an unknown director.

1 Official versions and remixes
2 Charts
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Official versions and remixes

Radio edit – 3:03
Album version – 3:44
Instrumental – 3:43
Swiss Federation main mix – 3:33
Swiss Federation extended – 5:18
Armand van Helden remix – 8:24
Armand van Helden dub – 8:24
Rui Da Silva vocal mix – 8:01
Rui Da Silva Kismet mix – 7:56
Exacta mix – 5:59
A capella – 3:28

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Argentina	1
Austria	5
Belgium	17
China	15
Denmark	13
Dutch Top 40	3
Dutch Mega Single Top 100	4
Germany	9
Latvia	7
Mexico	12
Portugal	1
Russia	6
Sweden	34
Switzerland	5
UK	40
United World Chart	20

[edit] See also

European Hit Radio Top 100 (2004)

[edit] References

v • d • e Nelly Furtado
Discography
Albums
Whoa, Nelly! (2000) • Folklore (2003) • Loose (2006) • First album in Spanish (2007)
Singles
"Party's Just Begun (Again)" • "I'm like a Bird" • "Turn off the Light" • "...On the Radio" • "Hey, Man!" • "Powerless (Say What You Want)" • "Try" • "Força" • "Explode" • "The Grass Is Green" • "Promiscuous" • "Maneater" • "Te Busqué" • "No Hay Igual" • "All Good Things (Come to an End)" • "Say It Right" • "In God's Hands" • "Do It"
Guest singles
"Ching Ching" • "Fotografía" • "What's Going On" • "Give It to Me"
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List of awards