No Hay Igual
"No Hay Igual" | ||||
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Single by Nelly Furtado | ||||
from the album Loose | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
A-side | "All Good Things (Come to an End)" | |||
Released | April 11, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) | |||
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Length | 3:35 | |||
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"No Hay Igual" on YouTube |
"No Hay Igual" ("There Is No Equal") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, Loose (2006). It was written and produced by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Nate "Danja" Hills, and Nisan Stewart, with vocal production by Jim Beanz. While working with Timbaland and Danja at The Hit Factory in Miami, Florida, Pharrell Williams introduced Furtado to reggaeton, a musical genre that was unfamiliar to her. After he played a song for her, Furtado became inspired and wrote the lyrics to "No Hay Igual" "nearly on the spot". It is a hip-hop and reggaeton song in which Furtado sings in Spanish over a reggaeton rhythm.
"No Hay Igual" was released as the lead single from Loose on April 11, 2006, by Geffen Records. Overall, it received positive reviews from music critics with some of them calling the song a highlight on Loose and praising its production. A music video for the remix of "No Hay Igual" with Calle 13 was shot in La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The video features Furtado and Pérez in various situations throughout the slum astride such as eating ice cream and playing pool. Furtado performed a medley of "No Hay Igual" with "Party" (Whoa, Nelly!, 2002) on the Get Loose Tour in 2007. The live performance was included on Furtado's first live album Loose: The Concert (2007).[1]
Writing and recording
In August 2005, when it came time for Furtado to "lay down the tracks" for her third studio album Loose, she turned to hip-hop producer Timbaland, who she previously collaborated with on the remix to Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On" (2001) and on Ms. Jade's single "Ching Ching" (2002).[2] Interscope Records president Jimmy Iovine suggested Furtado work with Timbaland and played her a few of Timbaland's latest productions, which she responded positively to.[3] According to Furtado, "It sound[ed] like he's listening to all the same stuff as me — everything from System of a Down to Bloc Party and Death from Above 1979, and a lot of Coldplay, too".[2] "Within no time", the two were working on music at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, alongside Timbaland's protege Danja.[2] There, they produced ten of Loose's thirteen tracks.[2]
According to Furtado, in the studio, Timbaland had some beats that were "already kind of halfway there; and then he had beats that he just had nucleuses of; and then other stuff we jammed together".[4] While she was working with Timbaland and Danja in Miami, Pharrell Williams introduced Furtado to reggaeton, a musical genre that was unfamiliar to her. After he played a song for her, Furtado became inspired and wrote the lyrics to "No Hay Igual" "nearly on the spot".[2] In an interview with MTV News, Furtado joked: "Supposedly it was Pharrell's idea for me to work with Tim [...] Jimmy Iovine, the head of my record label [Interscope], might beg to differ."[5]
"No Hay Igual" was produced by Timbaland, Danja, and
Composition and response
"No Hay Igual" is a hip-hop and reggaeton song, with a length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds.
Barry Schwartz of Stylus Magazine called "No Hay Igual" one of Loose's "indisputable highlights".[13] He wrote that Furtado and Timbaland are "absolutely ripping reggaeton" better than "nearly everyone who actually does reggaeton".[13] Allmusic's senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine picked it as one of the best tracks on the album, alongside "Maneater", "Promiscuous" and "Te Busqué".[11] Robert Christgau wrote a positive review for The Village Voice and said that the song "might accomplish God's great plan on the dance-floor."[14] Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone highlighted the song, calling it a "reggaeton rip".[15] While praising the song, Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe commented that the song "makes Rihanna sound all the more shrill and unnecessary."[16] John Murphy from MusicOMH perceived that it has "a similar vibe to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl– after a while it proves a bit annoying, but it's catchy enough."[17]
Music video
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The video starts with Furtado walking under a stone bridge near an icon of
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
- Recording and mixing
- Recorded at Miami, Florida
- Mixed at Thomas Crown Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Personnel
- Lyrics – Nelly Furtado
- Songwriting – Nelly Furtado, Tim Mosley, Nate Hills and Nisan Stewart
- Production – Timbaland and Danja
- Vocal production – Jim Beanz
- Drums – Nisan Stewart
- Keyboards – Danja and Timbaland
- Percussion – Timbaland
- Background vocals – Nelly Furtado and Jim Beanz
- Recording – Demacio "Demo" Castellon
- Engineering – Demacio "Demo" Castellon
- Mixing – Demacio "Demo" Castellon
- Second engineering – James Roach, Kobla Tetey, Ben Jost and Vadim Chislov
- Additional recording – Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Loose, Mosley, Geffen.[6]
Charts
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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US | 39 |
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[21] | 38 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | April 11, 2006 | Digital download | ||
April 18, 2006 | 12-inch vinyl |
References
- ^ "Nelly Furtado Performs Her Hits Live on 'Loose The Concert' DVD and CD Releasing Dec. 4 on Geffen Records". PR Newswire. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Lash, Jolie (February 16, 2006). "Nelly Furtado Brings the Punk-Hop". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "The Magical Story Of How Nelly Furtado And Timbaland Made Loose". The FADER. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Scaggs, Austin (June 19, 2006). "Why Is Nelly Furtado's New Album So Loud?". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- Viacom. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Loose (inlay cover). Nelly Furtado. Mosley Music Group, Geffen Records. 2006.
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- ^ Morgan, Emma (June 20, 2006). "Nelly Furtado – 'Loose'". Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 9, 2006). "CD: Nelly Furtado, Loose". The Guardian. London. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ Hermes, Will (June 19, 2006). "Loose | Music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Scwartz, Barry (June 19, 2006). "Nelly Furtado – Loose". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (July 11, 2006). "History Lessons – Page 2". The Village Voice. Voice Media Group. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ "Loose : Nelly Furtado : Review". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. June 15, 2006. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ O'Keefe, Jonathan (December 2006). "Nelly Furtado: Loose | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ Murphy, John. "Nelly Furtado – Loose (Polydor)". musicOMH. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
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- ^ "Nelly Furtado graba video en La Perla en el Viejo San Juan junto con Residente de Calle 13" Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Spanish). ¡Boom! Online. June 26, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
- 12-inch single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. Santa Monica, CA: Geffen Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2006. B0006699-11.)
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- Amazon MP3). Archived from the originalon January 9, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Nelly Furtado: No Hay Igual (Vinyl)". Amazon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2013.