Album · Nelly Furtado
Whoa, Nelly! by Nelly Furtado
Whoa, Nelly! is an album by Nelly Furtado, released in 2000. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I'm Like A Bird”, on 3 lists with a best position of #19.
Whoa, Nelly!, Nelly Furtado's debut, came out on DreamWorks on October 24, 2000, after sessions that stretched from 1999 into 2000, and it announced a Canadian songwriter who refused to stay in one lane. Pop rock, trip-hop beats and worldbeat colors all tumble together here, and Furtado's voice darts between them with a sly, restless wit.
"I'm Like a Bird" was the breakout, a top-10 hit that won her a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Turn Off the Light" followed it into the top 10, with "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" and "Hey, Man!" rounding out the singles. Critics loved it, the album hung around the Billboard 200 for 78 weeks and went double platinum in the US by January 2002. She took it on the road with her own Burn in the Spotlight Tour and a slot on Moby's Area:One, and the record also caught the ear of Timbaland, who later signed her to his label.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Whoa, Nelly! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Like A Bird | 3 | #19 | – | 2000–2001 | |
| 2 | Turn Off The Light | 2 | #19 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.