Nelly Furtado – Loose (Vinyl / CD / Digital)
Artist: Nelly Furtado
Album: Loose
Release Date: June 7, 2006
Genre: Pop / Dance-Pop / Electro / R&B (with Latin, hip hop, synth, and world influences)
Label: Geffen / Mosley Music Group
Description
Loose represents Nelly Furtado’s bold reinvention — a fuller embrace of pop, club-ready energy, and modern rhythm. With heavy production by Timbaland, Danja, and other collaborators, the album blends infectious beats, sensual lyricism, and worldly influences — from reggaeton and Latin flair to electro and R&B.
Standout singles like “Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland),” “Maneater,” and “Say It Right” made global impact, topping charts and becoming signature songs in Furtado’s catalog. Meanwhile, songs like “Te Busqué” (with Juanes), “All Good Things (Come to an End),” and soft ballads such as “In God’s Hands” reveal the emotional depth underlying the album’s sleek production.
Themes across Loose often center on female confidence, desire, transformation, and sensuality. Its bold visuals and sound marked a striking shift from her earlier, more introspective and acoustic-leaning work.
Commercially, Loose was a massive success — it debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 (Furtado’s first to reach that spot) — and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, cementing its place among the most influential pop albums of the 2000s.