Powerless (Say What You Want)

Powerless (Say What You Want)

Single infobox |
Name = Powerless (Say What You Want)
Artist = Nelly Furtado


from Album = Folklore
Format = CD single, digital download, maxi single, 12" single
Released = flagicon|Australia November 17 2003 [ [http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/powerless_1569475_24372.html Australian release] ]
flagicon|United States December 8 2003
Writer = Anne Dudley, Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren, Brian West
Recorded = 2003
Genre = Pop, folk-pop
Length = 03:53
Label = DreamWorks
Producer = Track & Field
Last single = "Fotografía"
(2003)
This single = "Powerless (Say What You Want)"
(2003)
Next single = "Try"
(2004)
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"Powerless (Say What You Want)" is a pop song written by Nelly Furtado and Anne Dudley, Gerald Eaton, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren and Brian West for Furtado's second studio album "Folklore" (2003). It was produced by Track & Field and chosen as the album's lead single and released in December 2003. Banjo player Béla Fleck appears on the track.

Background and writing

It addresses how Furtado herself was discriminated against in that her record company wanted to hide her ancestry: "Paint my face in your magazines/Make it look whiter than it seems/Paint me over with your dreams/Shove away my ethnicity/". Furtado said about "Powerless": "I get to see a lot of DJ-oriented performance stuff, and I'm into the heaviness of breakbeats, how raw and powerful they are. Everything lately has become so synthesized, but just the standard sound of breakbeats is inspiring. 'Powerless' uses breakbeats like that; it's a real groove, a real vibe. It just carries you away. There’s a banjo mixed with a breakbeat from Malcolm McLaren's 'Buffalo Gals.' So right away you're bobbing your head. The lyrics are initially in-your-face, like, 'Okay, I know I'm going to be stereotyped in my life because that is the world we live in; that's society.' But the song tries to find some sense of order in this complicated world."

Music video

The music video was directed by Bryan Barber and was shot in the period of three days. [ [http://www.aarongoffman.com/nelly/ "Video director"] ] The video revolves around a classic psychological metaphor: Nelly trapped inside a box from which she seeks to escape. Inside, the box is plastered with posters that act as doors or windows for the artist’s imagination. Her situation is a metaphor for being both defined and confined by the illusory commercial reality of her celebrity and beauty. The video was shot on various sets and dressed locations, and in a large customized box crate, which were all created by production designer Aaron Goffman. Using Photoshop and Illustrator, Moneyshots designed the posters and graphics that surround Nelly in the box and added the transitions that transport Nelly back and forth between the imprisoning box and the poster environments that signify the escape self-expression can bring. [ [http://www.aarongoffman.com/nelly/nellysynopsis.html "Powerless video details"] ]

Track listing and formats

;U.S. 12" Promo [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=270516 "12 Vinyl CD"] ] [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1195807 Nelly Furtado - Powerless (Say What You Want) ] ] "Side A"
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (LP Version) - 3:53
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Josh Desi Mix) - 3:12
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Mint Tea Dancehall Mix) - 3:42"Side B"
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Maroon Mix) - 3:51
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Sox Remix) (featuring Shankini) - 4:09
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (A Capella) -

;U.S. 12" Single [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/297795 Nelly Furtado - Powerless (Say What You Want) ] ] "Side A"
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Widelife's Outside Looking In Mix) - 9:50
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (A Capella) - 3:25"Side B"
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Junior's Sound Factory Remix) - 8:16
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Chab Remix) - 8:18

;Australian CD maxi-single [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000UH76U "CD single"] ] [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/765165 Nelly Furtado - Powerless (Say What You Want) ] ]
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Album Version) - 3:53
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Alternative Acoustic Mix) - 3:47
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Josh Desi Mix) - 3:47
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Instrumental) - 3:53

;German CD single [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001HOWWY "German CD Single"] ]
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Album version)
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Alternative Acoustic Mix)

;UK CD single [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000127MJY "UK CD Single"] ]
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Album version)
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Alternative Acoustic Mix)
# "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Josh Desi Mix)

Remixes

* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Lema & Moor Remix) (9:09)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Lema & Moor Dub Mix) (8:16)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Junior's Sound Factory Remix) (8:13)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Junior Vasquez World Mix) (7:39)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Chab Extended Edit Mix) (8:33)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Chab Remix) (8:15)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Josh Desi Remix) (3:16)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Josh Desi Extended Remix)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Wideife's Outside Lookin In Mix) (9:49)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Midnight Society's Tribal Bushwack Mix) (12:24)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (OrangeFuzzz Powerful Club Mix) (7:41)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (OrangeFuzzz Powerful Radio Mix) (3:55)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (OrangeFuzzz Powerful A Capella Mix) (6:10)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (M'Silver Boots Tribal Dub 2005 Mix) (7:16)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Dario Lauria Remix) (4:52)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Leanh's vs. Peter C Edit Mix) (3:16)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (DJ Sonda Remix) (3:15)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (DJ Marakana Remix) (4:02)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (DJ Gemini Edit)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Max 2 vs. DJ Zenom Remix)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Alternative Acoustic Mix) (3:47)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Instrumental Mix) (3:53)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Mint Tea Dancehall Mix) (3:42)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Maroon Mix) (3:52)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Sox Mix; featuring Shankini) (4:09)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Spanish Remix; featuring Juanes)

Other versions

* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Radio Edit) (3:52)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Album Version) (3:53)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Radio Version)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Instrumental Version) (3:53)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (LP Version) (3:53)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (A Capella) (3:25)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Non Bonjo Version) (3:33)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Acoustic Version) (3:45)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Call Out Hook) (0:13)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Swerve Cover)
* "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Latin Radio Edit; featuring Juanes)

Charts

ee also

*European Hit Radio Top 100 (2004)

References

External links

*Youtube|4wod092NnBg|"Powerless (Say What You Want)" music video


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