Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)
"Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" | ||||
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Single by Nelly Furtado | ||||
from the album Whoa, Nelly! | ||||
Released | December 3, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nelly Furtado | |||
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Nelly Furtado singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"... On the Radio (Remember the Days)" on YouTube |
"Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" also known as "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)" is the third official single from Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado's debut album, Whoa, Nelly!. The song's album title "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" was censored and the word "shit" was removed from the title for radio airplay and substituted on the cover art with "#*@!!".
Despite the success of Furtado's previous two singles, the song failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and began a string of singles for Furtado that failed to chart until "Promiscuous" in 2006. "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)" charted in other countries, entering the top 10 in the Netherlands (No. 7), Portugal (No. 6), and New Zealand (No. 5).
Background and writing[]
Furtado, who wrote the song in one session, said it is about the feelings of insecurity she experienced when hiding her desire to make pop music to fit in with her underground musical peers. "I could try to be cool and whatever, but why do I have to try?", she said. "Why can't I just be myself? The moment you make that step and say, 'I want to make pop music' is a big thing. But no matter what happens to me there'll always be someone going, 'Oh, her music sucks now because everyone likes it.' I feel that song a lot."
Music video[]
The music video for "...on the Radio (Remember the Days)" was directed by Hype Williams and features fellow British Columbian recording artists Swollen Members.[citation needed] The video begins with a remix of the intro of the song, with Furtado writing in chalk the director's name and editor's name. Soon after Furtado begins listening to music with earmuffs and the camera is showing parts of the room Furtado is in. The lyrics begin to play and Furtado is singing on the bed with earmuffs. She gets up and picks up a radio and walks out of the house. Then, Furtado gets in a car while dancers start doing tricks in an alleyway. The second verse shows Furtado singing to the camera while driving a car and she ends up where the dancers are and starts to sing the chorus with them while dancing. The bridge shows Furtado lying in the grass holding a flower and singing upwards to the camera, and then shows her running up to the stage where there is a concert going on where she begins to sing the last part of the song. The concert crowd begins to shout "myself" while the music stops then begins again. The video ends with Furtado in quick 15 second flashes on a TV screen singing and dancing with the dancers at the concert. The underground version places Furtado in a wooded shed similar to the one in the "Turn Off the Light" underground video, and also leaning on a stone singing the song outdoors in a clearing.
Track listings[]
Canadian promo CD[1]
UK CD single[2]
UK cassette single[3]
European CD single[4]
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European enhanced maxi-single[5]
Australian CD single[6]
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Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | December 3, 2001 | CD | DreamWorks | [26] |
United Kingdom | January 7, 2002 |
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United States | January 28, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [28] | |
Germany | February 11, 2002 | CD | [29] |
References[]
- ^ ... on the Radio (Remember the Days) (Canadian promo CD liner notes). Nelly Furtado. Universal Music Canada, DreamWorks Records. 2001. UMCF-4410-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ …on the Radio [UK Single|Album Track Listing|MTV
- ^ ....on the Radio (Remember the Days) (UK cassette single sleeve). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2002. DRMCS50856.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ **** on the Radio (Remember the Days) (European CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2001. 450 872-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ **** on the Radio (Remember the Days) (European enhanced maxi-single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2001. 450 873-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ MTV.com: Australian CD single
- ^ "Issue 619" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 5. January 26, 2002. p. 27. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Nelly Furtado". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 17. April 20, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 10, saptamina 11.03–17.03, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nelly Furtado – Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nelly Furtado: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Nelly Furtado Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Nelly Furtado Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2002". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd December 2001" (PDF). ARIA. December 3, 2000. p. 26. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 22, 2001. p. 27. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/02/RR-2002-01-25-OCR-Page-0033.pdf#search=%22nelly%20furtado%20going%20for%20adds%22
- ^ https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Nelly-Furtado/dp/B00005TO7A
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