Folklore
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released	November 25, 2003
Recorded	The Gymnasium and 4th Street Recordings (Santa Monica, California) Metalworks Studios (Mississauga, Ontario) Left Brain Studios and 1st Congregational Church (L.A., California)
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	50:36
Label	Dreamworks
Producer(s)	Track & Field, Nelly Furtado, Lil' Jaz, Jacques Morelenbaum
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Nelly Furtado chronology
Whoa, Nelly! (2000)	Folklore (2003)	Loose (2006)

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Additional singles were released in certain territories; "Explode" in Canada and Europe, and "The Grass Is Green" in Germany. The radically altered edits of "Try" and "Força" released to radio stations do not appear on the album, nor does the Spanish single version of "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (featuring Juanes). An enhanced CD, Folklore has sold 2 million copies in Europe alone ^[1]and was most successful in Germany. Furtado said, "Why do Germans love this album? I think I figured it out: It's so cerebral. It's great in its own way, but that's a different side."^[2] The album spent only 11 weeks in the Billboard 200 chart. Explode is a pop song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado and Gerald Eaton for Furtados second studio album Folklore (2003). ... European redirects here. ... The Grass Is Green is pop song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado and Mike Elizondo for Furtados second studio album Folklore (2003). ... Juanes, (born August 9, 1972), born Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, is a Colombian rock singer-songwriter-guitarist born in Medellín. ... Enhanced CD is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both compact disc and CD-ROM players. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Track listing

1. "One-Trick Pony" (Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Brian West) – 4:47
2. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Anne Dudley, Eaton, Furtado, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren, West) – 3:52
   • Samples Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals"
3. "Explode" (Eaton, Furtado) – 3:44
4. "Try" (Furtado, West) – 4:39
5. "Fresh Off the Boat" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:16
6. "Força" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:40
7. "The Grass Is Green" (Mike Elizondo, Furtado) – 3:50
8. "Picture Perfect" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 5:16
9. "Saturdays" (Furtado) – 2:04
10. "Build You Up" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:58
11. "Island of Wonder" (S. Diaz, Furtado, J. Gahunia) – 3:49
    • Samples Caetano Veloso's "Tonada De Luna Llena"
12. "Childhood Dreams" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 6:33

UK bonus tracks

• 13. "Try" (acoustic version)
• 14. CD-ROM video footage

Japanese bonus tracks

• 13. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (alternative acoustic mix)
• 14. "Try" (Acoustic Version)

Latin American re-issude

• 13. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" featuring Juanes

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Sales and certifications

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Notes

1. ^ AOL.com.[1]. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
2. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Bustin' Loose". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2006.
3. ^ Brazil sales. [2]. Retrieved September 24, 2006.

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