Maneater - Nelly Furtado

[Mr. Birdy Sound]

"Maneater" is a song written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Jim Beanz and Nate "Danja" Hills for Furtado's third album, Loose. It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and includes influences of 1980s music by artists such as Eurythmics and Hall & Oates. Furtado stated that Hall & Oates' song of the same name was an influence during the writing and recording of the song.

Released as the album's first single in Europe in May 2006, "Maneater" became one of Nelly Furtado's most popular singles, topping the singles charts in Poland and the UK, and reaching the top ten across much of Continental Europe. It served as the album's second single in Australia, where it reached the top five, and in North America, where it became a club hit but was less commercially successful than the lead single, "Promiscuous". It received favorable reviews from many music critics.

I loooooooooove this song, it's so danceable, so hot!

What's your opinion on this?

[Chains]

I loved this when it came out and still do, Timbo was smart to add that breakdown at the end of the song for the alberm version.

[irice22]

I like the song, but her voice doesn't really fit.

[Someone Like You]

This was so hot. This flew under the radar for sure, it should've been a hit.

[duh5]

I love this. Should have been a huge hit in the US. I prefer the original version to the album version though.

[I HATE LA REID]

I ADORE the album version...that breakdown at the end is flawless...the best part of the song.

[Dance In The Dark]

Yeah, certified jam. This is a fun party song.

[One More Time]

JAM and it should have done better the label should have sent this for adds @ Pop.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Still annoyed that the label pulled this from a US release even as it was pulling in Pop adds on its own and rushed to the Top 20 of the Hot 100. What were they thinking?

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

It's hilarious reading our confusion during this song's chart run:

soundcheckmusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pop&action=display&thread=1186&page=1

[I HATE LA REID]

Oct 16, 2006 14:45:55 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

I would sh*t my pants if "Say It Right" ends up becoming a hit and "Maneater" the flop. you're right though- a few stations are switching already. I still don't think "SIR" will be a big hit, but this is all so unpredictable who the hell knows. I definitely didn't foresee any pre-impact action for "SIR"

lol

[irice22]

Jun 8, 2006 11:42:37 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

lljunglefever said:

This needs a rapper on it to make it to the top, I nominate Ludacris.

I would HATE that. I don't think this song needs anything, but if she went with a rapper, I wouldn't want such a cliche choice like Luda.

Maybe she should have gone with Luda. It worked for Jesse.

[Chains]

Apr 17, 2009 17:53:30 GMT -5 irice22 said:

Jun 8, 2006 11:42:37 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

I would HATE that. I don't think this song needs anything, but if she went with a rapper, I wouldn't want such a cliche choice like Luda.

Maybe she should have gone with Luda. It worked for Jesse.

[H.A.T.E. U]

This shoulda been a bigger hit.

[Lil' Bit]

Absolute masterpiece. Never saw it coming from Nelly.

[The Music Man]

Such a fresh-sounding song. It's still beyond me that this never hit, but radio certainly redeemed itself by making the even better "Say It Right" a surprise #1 smash. I also agree that...

Mar 30, 2009 11:10:40 GMT -5 Chains said:

Timbo was smart to add that breakdown at the end of the song for the alberm version.

[DaveZ35]

This should've been a big hit instead of "Say It Right".

[dperkins]

Jun 25, 2009 12:06:33 GMT -5 DaveZ35 said:

This should've been a big hit instead of along with "Say It Right".