![]() ![]() ![]() We felt like it had the devil in it, or something. She feared something about the sound of the music had caused the flames, and for a while was too scared to work on it, Furtado also said "actually we were scared of the beat. Furtado has also confirmed there was a fire in the studio when she was laying down the track, revealing it left her incredibly spooked. Final production of the track was delayed after a speaker caught fire in the studio control room. When making the album, Furtado and Timbaland were influenced by the work of musicians from the 1980s such as the Talking Heads, Blondie, Madonna, the Police, and Eurythmics. Furtado has described the song as an analogy of how she incorporated the "creative energy" of Timbaland and his production crew into Loose. "Maneater" was one of the first songs Furtado and Timbaland worked on in the Hit Factory Criteria recording studios in Miami, Florida. The song was included on the setlist for Furtado's third tour Get Loose Tour. In the United States, the video premiered on Yahoo! Music on 6 September 2006, and was given a "First Look" on MTV's Total Request Live on 8 September. The accompanying music video was filmed by American director Anthony Mandler in Los Angeles. The song became a club hit in North America but was less commercially successful than the lead single " Promiscuous". Outside North America, "Maneater" became one of Furtado's most popular singles, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and peaking within the top ten of the charts across much of Europe and Australia. The song received positive reviews from music critics, with most comparing the song to Madonna and Depeche Mode songs from the 1980s. The song's musical style and production were inspired by the Hall & Oates song of the same name and other music from the 1980s. ![]() It was released to mainstream radio in the United States in July 2006. The song was written by Furtado, Jim Beanz, and its producers Timbaland, Danja. Photo: Getty Images The 5ft 1in singer was in effusive form when she arrived for the glitzy bash." Maneater" is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, Loose (2006). "I don't come from a family that owned a hotel chain – my family worked in the hotel chain." "I've been brought up to work hard," affirmed the mum of one. Nelly, who is the daughter of Portuguese immigrants, obviously isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, though. "There's the comfortable ones, where you're in Hawaii, and then there's the 'looks really cool' torture shoot, where you're walking in five inches of mud in open-toe sandals." "There's two types of shoots," she explained. Her radiant appearance was a world away from the look she embraces in her latest video, Maneater, which sees her dancing in a grimy basement. The 27-year-old performer, who was sporting a striking white and purple dress, was photographed laughing and joking with fans outside the venue before she headed inside. And the diminutive Canadian singer certainly seemed to be in top form when she arrived to host an exclusive party in New York on Monday evening. Having taken pop charts on both sides of the Atlantic by storm with her latest album, Nelly Furtado is a woman who has plenty to smile about. 'MANEATER' NELLY SHINES AT EXCLUSIVE BIG APPLE BASH 27 SEPTEMBER 2006
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