Loose: The Concert

Loose: The Concert
Video / Live album by Nelly Furtado
Released	November 13, 2007 November 16, 2007 November 19, 2007 December 4, 2007[1]
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	Pop, folk, pop rock, R&B, dance-pop
Length	127 minutes
Label	Festival Mushroom Warner Bros. Geffen Records
Director	Raphael Ouellet, Aaron A.
Producer	Thom Panunzio (exec.), Timbaland (also exec.), Nelly Furtado (exec.), Danja, Nisan Stewart, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels, Track & Field, Lil' Jaz, Jacques Morelenbaum, Jon Levine
Nelly Furtado video chronology
Loose Mini DVD (2007) Loose: The Concert (2007)

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Loose: The Concert is the first live DVD from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It is a recording of Nelly Furtado's live performance at the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Canada, on April 4, 2007. The DVD and accompanying CD was released by Festival Mushroom and Warner Bros. on November 16, 2007 in Italy and Germany, November 19, 2007 in United Kingdom and on November 20, 2007 in United States.^[5][6] The set includes all Furtado's hit singles and live versions from her third studio album Loose starting with her first single "Promiscuous" to "Do It", and almost everything in between, combined with her singles from her previous studio albums Whoa, Nelly! and Folklore such as "I'm like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light", "Força" and "Powerless (Say What You Want)". The DVD is also known as Loose Live.^[5] This DVD showcases Furtado's homecoming Toronto show, the culmination of the massive Loose world tour which covered five continents.^[7] Furtado also stated on the promotional video of Loose: The Concert that she would perform about 10 singles from the album Loose.^[5] A live CD was released with the DVD, in Mexico the CD and DVD were released separately.^[8]

Background

Nelly Furtado released her first live CD/DVD after the huge success of her third album Loose which was released over one year before the release of her DVD especially that her album has been certified gold or platinum in 31 countries and global sales have surpassed nine million.^[9] Furtado filmed her DVD videos in one of her Get Loose Tour concerts in Toronto, it was directed by Raphael Ouellet with Aaron A who was also an audio engineer.^[10] The 30 minutes of documentary footage shows Nelly Furtado says "For the last eight years I'd never really travelled with a full production of lights, visuals and dancers," Furtado says of the Get Loose tour, which featured four dancers and a six-piece band. "But this tour I had all of it, which was a real treat."^[9]

Live performance description

The first song on the CD is the intro, "Afraid" from Loose, the dark style song which was a good choice for the concert introduction to add more staggering before the performance. "Try" is another special song, the first sad single in Furtado's career which was released from Furtado's 2003 album Folklore. The audience sing with Furtado in the last part of the song. A cover of Gnarls Barkley's hit 2006 single "Crazy" is another track on the live CD; the audience can be heard singing with Furtado and they seem to be interactive with her. A remake of Furtado's "Showtime" song can also be heard. The Loose: The Concert version of "Showtime" is very different in style to the original version of the song included on Loose, taking on more of a jazz sound compared to the R&B sound of the original. In conjunction with her performance of "Do It", the last single from Loose, Furtado chose to perform a special dance. "In God's Hands" is another one of the most important songs from the CD. Furtado has made clear her intention to sing this song in her concerts not because it is a sad song, but because it is about Furtado's breakup with DJ Jasper Gahunia, the father of her daughter.^[11] "Turn Off the Light", from Furtado's debut album, is included in the latter part of the concert. Furtado used to shout with the audience during the last part of the song at her concerts. The track is also given a new beat.

Videos description

Many videos from the DVD were leaked into the internet on YouTube, Amazon.com and many other websites in early November 2007 before the physical release^[6][12] The German DVD promotional website premiered six preview videos: "Try", "In God's Hands", "All Good Things (Come to an End)", "Maneater", "Say It Right" and a behind-the-scenes video.

• Behind-the-scenes – The behind-the-scenes video shows Furtado in the making of her tour and shows her training to perform some songs such as "Glow" and "Turn off the Light" in black and white colors. The video also includes a parody of Furtado's United States 2006 hit "Promiscuous" which was her first single from Loose. In the parody video, Furtado acts like she is in her home trying to produce a new song, and while she is thinking about her next album she receives a telephone call from a man requesting a new "sexy" style from Furtado to make millions with that sexy style after Folklore era. At the beginning Furtado doesn't like the idea but after that she likes it after she dreams about "Promiscuous".

• Afraid/Say It Right – The first performance video of the DVD begins with the audience crowd waiting for Furtado's performance in the dark, then the song "Afraid" which was included in Furtado's Loose but didn't release as a single starts with a screen playing some parts from Furtado's "Say It Right" video. The screen removes and the dancers begins dancing with "Say It Right" special dance style. Furtado appears in black clothes and Afro hairstyle then starts singing.
• Showtime – The "Showtime" video starts with two male and female dancers dancing romantic dance, the music of "Showtime" which they use in the concert is slower than the album version with a long intro before Furtado's performance. The two dancers changed with another couple who also dance romantic style dance, while they are dancing Furtado comes and starts singing her Showtime with her floral dress. A screen was used behind Furtado to show the audience the dancers. The video is a little bit longer than other DVD videos, being more than seven minutes.

• Try – The stage changes to a different background. Furtado changes to a different yet elegant outfit and starts singing with a soft and high tone of voice. As she sings "Try", the background changes and the crowd also sings along with her.

• All Good Things (Come to an End) – The live video of the song shows Furtado holding her white guitar and singing with her Canadian audience. At the end of the performance Furtado tells her audience to put their hands up singing along with her and whistling. The Canadian rapper Saukrates sings with Furtado in this song as a backup singer.

• I'm like a Bird – In the beginning of the video Furtado gives a thanks message to her tour's companion Saukrates. Furtado starts performing "I'm like a Bird" with a shout "remix!". The "I'm like a Bird" DVD's version is a new remix of the original one with more rock beats and some slow parts in the middle of the video. The audience sing the song along with Furtado. The clothes which Furtado wears in the video are white with golden accessories.

• Maneater – The video starts with Furtado using her guitar in a fiery guitar intro after that, she starts singing "Maneater" while the audience is clapping their hands. Furtado wears black clothing in the video and the stage looks dark with an orange background.

Track listing

DVD

1. "Intro (Afraid)"/"Say It Right" – 5:35
2. "Turn Off the Light" – 4:46
3. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" – 3:27
4. "Do It"/"Wait for You" – 8:02
5. "Showtime" – 7:07
6. "Crazy" – 4:03
7. "In God's Hands" – 4:39
8. "Try" – 5:43
9. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" – 4:28
10. "Give It to Me" – 2:53
11. "I'm like a Bird" – 5:22
12. "Glow"/"Heart of Glass" – 5:31
13. "Força" – 4:52
14. "Promiscuous" – 6:21
15. "Encore"
16. "Party's Just Begun (Again)"/"No Hay Igual" – 8:25
17. "Maneater" – 7:51

CD

1. "Afraid" – 1:37
2. "Say It Right" – 4:10
3. "Do It" – 5:04
4. "Wait for You" – 3:28
5. "Showtime" – 7:48
6. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" – 4:40
7. "I'm like a Bird" – 5:51
8. "Glow" – 5:46
9. "No Hay Igual" – 4:57
10. "Promiscuous" – 6:56
11. "Maneater" – 5:43

Charts and certifications

Personnel and credits

• Nelly Furtado: vocals
• Aaron A.: direction, audio engineer
• Chris Strikes: audio engineer
• Saukrates: vocals

Release

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• Loose: The Concert was released in three different versions: A CD album, DVD and the limited deluxe version (live DVD + live CD).^[15]
• A website was made specially to promote the DVD in Germany including exclusive preview clips from the DVD.^[16]
• Festival Mushroom Records and Warner Bros. Records specified different release dates.
• The DVD includes some extras and behind-the-scenes footage.
• The CD features performances from Furtado's concerts in Manhattan, Oakland and the Bay area.

References

External links

• Official German DVD promotional website