Pipe Dreams (Nelly Furtado song)

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"Pipe Dreams"
A black video cassette tape featured the song's title on a red piece of adhesive tape.
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album The Ride
ReleasedDecember 20, 2016
GenreR&B[1]
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Congleton
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Waiting for the Night"
(2012) 		"Pipe Dreams"
(2016) 		"Cold Hard Truth"
(2017)

"Pipe Dreams" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released on December 20, 2016 as the first teaser for her sixth studio album, The Ride (2017).[2] The single was produced by John Congleton.[3]

Composition[]

"Pipe Dreams" is described as a mid-tempo, gospel-tinged R&B song.[1][4][5] It closes with an organ solo.[3][5] According to Furtado, the single talks about the false hope of dreaming.[6] The single has a theme of a fantasy world.[4] Furtado said about the lyrical content:

"A lot of [The Ride] touches on that, in terms of sanity versus reality. The comedown, the hangover after the rush, and how you put the pieces back together, and how you make amends with the realer parts of life."

— Nelly Furtado, The Fader[3]

Reception[]

Christoph Büscher of Medium.com wrote, "The first single to be lifted from The Ride is a dreamy ballad that, upon its release, impressively demonstrated Nelly’s change in musical direction. With lines like “don’t sell me no pipe dreams, I wanna live in a kaleidoscope” and a dramatic sound, “Pipe Dreams” may not be the best song on the album, but it’s certainly a fitting lead single."[7]

Music video[]

The music video for "Pipe Dreams" was released on December 20, 2016.[8] It is filmed through a VHS lens.[9]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Pipe Dreams"4:23

Release history[]

Region Release date Format
Various December 20, 2016 Digital download

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nelly Furtado: The Ride Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Do Not Attempt To Sell Nelly Furtado Any 'Pipe Dreams'". Vibe. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Listen To "Pipe Dreams" From Nelly Furtado's Forthcoming Album". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Music: Nelly Furtado – 'Pipe Dreams'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nelly Furtado Shares 'Pipe Dreams,' From a New Album Coming in March". Spin. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  6. ^ "Hear Nelly Furtado's Tender New Song 'Pipe Dreams'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  7. ^ Büscher, Christoph (2017-04-28). "Album Review: Nelly Furtado — 'The Ride'". Medium.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Nelly Furtado Shares New Video for 'Pipe Dreams': Watch | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  9. ^ "Watch Nelly Furtado's Pensive 'Pipe Dreams' Video". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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