Try (Nelly Furtado song)

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"Try"
Nelly Furtado - Try.jpg
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
B-side"I'm Like a Bird"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2004
Recorded2003
StudioMetalworks, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Length4:38
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  • Furtado
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Powerless (Say What You Want)"
(2003) 		"Try"
(2004) 		"Força"
(2004)
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"Try" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, taken from her second studio album, Folklore (2003). The song, written by Furtado herself, and Brian West, was released as the second single from the album in February 2004. The song was moderately successful in several European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 20. It did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at number 29 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Lyrically, Furtado said the song "is about the reality of love. My energy used to just go everywhere, but now I'm more grounded because I've found true love. The idea here is that, yeah, sometimes life sucks. But life is only so long, and somebody can come along who makes you want to be a better person. You just have to roll with the punches. So "Try" is not a happy-go-lucky song. It has a strange arrangement because the chorus happens only twice, and the end is improvisational. It's like one of those epic power ballads." The Los Angeles Times said of "Try", "Her unfettered enthusiasm wins out as she sings of passion for life".

Commercial release[]

Although the single was a success in some European countries, it did not chart in the United States. "Try" was the last single released from Folklore in the US; the subsequent singles were released only in Canada, Europe and Latin America. Two versions of the song exist; the original with the chorus only occurring twice, and a radio edit version in which the improv is taken out at the end and an extra chorus is added. A Spanish version, "Dar", was released in 2007 in the album of Loose (Summer Edition) only available in Latin America.

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Sophie Muller. The music video features Nelly and a male actor (who is assumed to be her husband) in traditional Portuguese dress, around the Settler time period. It shows their various hardships, and in one scene Nelly is seen tying lover's knots to the underside of the couple's bedsprings, which is assumed to be an infertility cure from folklore. There is an alternate version of the video, that shows Nelly singing the song with a guitar near the sea.[1]

Track listings[]

US promo CD[2]

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit)3:49
2."Try" (video edit)4:02

UK enhanced CD single[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit) 
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground) 
3."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (video) 

European CD and German mini-CD single[4][5]

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit version)3:49
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)4:33

Australian enhanced maxi-single[6]

No.TitleLength
1."Try" (radio edit)3:49
2."I'm Like a Bird" (acoustic live on New Ground)4:33
3."Try" (acoustic version)4:42
4."Try" (video) 

Credits and personnel[]

Charts[]

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States February 23, 2004 Hot AC radio DreamWorks [22]
United Kingdom March 15, 2004 CD single [23]
Digital download [24]
Australia March 29, 2004 Maxi single [25]

References[]

  1. ^ YouTube
  2. ^ Try (US promo CD liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. DRMR-11101-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Try (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 4505113.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Try (European CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 0600445051096.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Try (German mini-CD single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 06004 4505119 (5).CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Try (Australian enhanced maxi-single liner notes). Nelly Furtado. DreamWorks Records. 2004. 4505108.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Issue 736" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Nelly Furtado – Try" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1555. May 14, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Nelly Furtado — Try. Tophit. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nelly Furtado – Try" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nelly Furtado". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Nelly Furtado – Try". Top Digital Download.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nelly Furtado – Try" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nelly Furtado – Try". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  19. ^ "Nelly Furtado Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  22. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/04/RR-2004-02-20-OCR-Page-0026.pdf#search=%22going%20for%20adds%22
  23. ^ "Try". Amazon. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  24. ^ "Try – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  25. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th March 2004" (PDF). ARIA. March 29, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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