Força

"Força"
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album Folklore
B-side"Powerless (Say What You Want)"
Released7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)
Studio
Length3:40
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriters
Producers
  • Track & Field
  • Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Try"
(2004) 		"Força"
(2004) 		"Explode"
(2004)
Music video
"Força" on YouTube

"Força" (Portuguese for "strength") is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her second studio album, Folklore (2003). Written by Furtado, Gerald Eaton, and Brian West, the track is sung mainly in English, with the chorus completely in Portuguese. The song was produced by Furtado and Track & Field and received a positive reception from music critics. Released in June 2004 as the album's third single, served as the official song of the 2004 European Football Championship held in Portugal.

Background and writing

"Força" was written by Nelly Furtado,Gerald Eaton, and Brian West, and features lyrics primarily in English, with the chorus entirely in Portuguese.[1] Production was handled by Furtado alongside Eaton and West.[1] Furtado said about the song: "When I was touring in Portugal, people would frequently say goodbye to me by saying 'Força', which is Portuguese slang. It translates as 'Keep going', or 'Kick ass'. It's also associated with sports, especially football. I put a feminine twist on the idea of how you feel when you're watching your favorite team. When you tie that into nationality, it becomes pretty intense. So this is a happy song, a burst of energy. Plus, we have [banjoist] Béla Fleck playing on the song. His contribution here is amazing".[2]

Commercial performance

"Força" achieved considerable success across Europe upon its release, particularly in the Benelux region and German-speaking countries, while achieving modest success elsewhere. In the Netherlands, it peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40 and reached number four on the Single Top 100.[3][4] The song also entered the top five in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, peaking at number five on each chart.[5][6][7] In neighboring countries, "Força" reached number 14 on the Ultratop 50 in Flanders.[8] It charted within the top 20 in Germany (number nine),[9] Denmark (number 13),[10] and Norway (number 18).[11] Additional international chart positions included number 34 in Italy and Sweden,[12][13] number 38 in Scotland,[14] and number 39 in Hungary.[15]

Music video

The music video was shot in Toronto, Ontario and directed by Ulf Buddensiek.[16] The clip begins with Furtado wearing a pink top and gold hoop earrings, and a necklace with her hair tied back, singing in an alley way while in front of the camera. In the back drop while Furtado is singing, a boy with the Portugal national football team shirt is playing with a football and doing tricks. It also shows Furtado sitting on a ledge in the video singing to the camera. In the middle of the video the boy accidentally kicks the ball too high and it gets stuck on the pipes in the corner of the apartment building where he's playing. As Furtado continues singing more and more people come to help the little boy and they end up building a human pyramid to lift and support him up the side of the building. Furtado finally joins the pyramid and the group lifts the boy up to his ball.

Track listings

European and UK CD maxi-single[17]

  1. "Força" (radio edit) – 2:58
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Mix) – 3:08
  3. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Spanish version featuring Juanes) – 3:54
  4. "Força" (video) – 3:40

European 2-track CD single

  1. "Força" (radio edit) – 2:58
  2. "Força" (Swiss American Federation Mix) – 3:08

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Folklore album booklet.[1]

Studios

Personnel

  • Nelly Furtado – writing, lead and background vocals, production
  • Gerald Eaton – writing
  • Brian West – writing, engineering
  • Track & Field – production, programming
    • Field – stadium guitar
  • Béla Fleck – banjo
  • Dean Jarvis – bass
  • Gurpreet Chana – tabla
  • Luis Simao – accordion
  • Brad Haehnel – mixing, engineering
  • Joe Labatto – engineering
  • Steve Chahley – engineering assistance
  • Ian Bodzasi – engineering assistance
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Germany 7 June 2004 CD single DreamWorks [29]
14 June 2004 Maxi single [30]
United Kingdom 12 July 2004 Digital download [31]
CD single [32]

References

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  2. ^ "Nelly Furtado Central – News Archives – Nellys descriptions of her new songs". Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  4. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ a b "Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden 39/2004" (in Czech). IFPI ČR. Archived from the original on 29 September 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  10. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força". Tracklisten.
  11. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força". VG-lista.
  12. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força". Top Digital Download.
  13. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado – Força". Singles Top 100.
  14. ^ a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 24/7/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  16. ^ "Força (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  17. ^ Enhanced
  18. ^ "Nelly Furtado – Força" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  19. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1564. 16 July 2004. p. 31. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  20. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1571. 3 September 2004. p. 48. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 31, saptamina 2.08 – 8.08, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Nelly Furtado Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2004" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  26. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  29. ^ "Forca". Amazon Germany.
  30. ^ "Forca". Amazon Germany.
  31. ^ "Forca". Amazon UK.
  32. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 July 2004. p. 27.
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