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Post by johnnywest on Dec 20, 2014 20:30:48 GMT -5
Probably my favorite from her. Parts of this song are annoying but the chorus is excellent!
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Post by Fancy on Dec 20, 2014 20:33:37 GMT -5
love this. shame it didn't do nearly as well as promiscuous and say it right.
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Post by B-Boy on Dec 20, 2014 21:10:26 GMT -5
One of my favorites from the album. I love the extended version.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 21:21:26 GMT -5
Still listen to this often. Total jam.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Dec 20, 2014 21:32:38 GMT -5
It's good, but I would place it near the bottom when ranking the Loose singles.
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Post by Positive Tension on Dec 20, 2014 22:15:56 GMT -5
It should've been a bigger hit. After "Say It Right," it's easily my favorite single from Loose.
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Post by surfy on Dec 21, 2014 11:04:51 GMT -5
My second favorite song by her behind "Promiscuous". Great track!
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 21, 2014 11:18:02 GMT -5
I lived in Europe when this was out and it was HUGE, I mean near Crazy In Love levels huge, you heard it everywhere that summer.
I always liked the track, and the break at the end, more than the actual song. I never hear this anywhere nowadays.
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Post by Zeebz on Dec 21, 2014 11:56:26 GMT -5
Love this. Shamefully I only discovered it just this year. It was love at first listen. It's just fun. It's my second favorite single from her period. I only like "Say It Right" more.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 13:13:22 GMT -5
Good song, but I liked it more then than now.
Part of the reason it didn't do so well in the US is because they announced it as the second single, weren't promoting it or pushing it at radio, and then switched to "Say It Right" while it was still climbing.
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Post by hitseeker. on Dec 21, 2014 13:37:19 GMT -5
This is a fun track but it hasn't aged well at all for me.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 21, 2014 14:50:08 GMT -5
This is still amazing and one of my favourite songs from her honestly <3 Anyway, no music video in the OP?  Regarding its release in the US, I don't think it was announced properly as a single there, despite it was the obvious choice since it was the lead single in Europe. I mean, I'm kind of sure her label (Geffen, at that time) wanted to maximize "Promiscuous" longevity in the charts for YE accolades, so they were holding the release of any follow-up singles, despite some radio stations began to spin this there. As Jazzy mentioned, it was climbing in the charts (1) with radio support, but without an impacting date/official announcement from her label, when they decided to go for "Say It Right" instead, killing the possibilites to go further. Personally, this was a bad move from them because there was a good reception for the track and I would love this to have the same, or even better, success it had in Europe. Also, I'm not too sure about this, but I think her label never intended to push "Maneater" as the second single in the US and "Say It Right" was their pick for the very beginning.
(1) It reached at #16 on the Hot 100 and I think it peaked at #7 on the US iTunes. Not too sure about the latter though. |
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 21, 2014 14:53:10 GMT -5
Was just listening to this last night. Love it.
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Dec 24, 2014 1:31:13 GMT -5
Good song! I still like it!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 24, 2014 1:46:05 GMT -5
Love this song! Definitely my favorite Nelly Furtado track. I always liked this one way more than Promiscuous and Say It Right. Shame they botched the single release here and it was overshadowed by those other two (which are still good in their own right).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 1:53:34 GMT -5
Easily my favorite from her. Such a great song.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 24, 2014 2:42:14 GMT -5
What Danja did to this was AMAZING! I mean the drums were so hard that the speaker caught on fire during the making of the track. Probably still my favorite track off the album and up there with one of my favorite productions of all time. The transitions throughout are just everything. The remix is equally amazing with one of Wayne's best guest verses.
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Post by brady47 on Jan 17, 2015 19:02:47 GMT -5
Listening to this song makes me feel so bada**.
It gets me so pumped up, and the chorus is amazing, it really makes the song what it is.
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Post by redsea on Jan 17, 2015 23:00:56 GMT -5
This song is so awesome! I actually just purchased it for the first time (another good throwback song---anyone pick up on what I just did there? LOL) about a month ago!
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Jan 20, 2015 2:14:05 GMT -5
I definitely appreciate this more so now than during its prime.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Jan 30, 2015 1:08:59 GMT -5
To me, Peter Rauhofer's remix is hotter than the original.
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Post by brady47 on Mar 4, 2015 13:08:23 GMT -5
The chorus >>>>>>>
Promiscuous, Maneater & Say It Right is the greatest 1-2-3 singles punch ever, she was on fire during the Loose era.
I don't understand why radio didn't support Maneater in the US.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 16, 2015 20:47:27 GMT -5
This was a good song. Love the 80s sound of it. And yeah, that chorus is great.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Jul 16, 2015 21:44:54 GMT -5
Ugh love love love.
Total classic imo.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2020 13:42:51 GMT -5
God I still love this to death
Her best song imo
They handled it so terribly in the US, it could have been huge here too
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Post by Trilogy on Jul 4, 2020 1:16:36 GMT -5
this slaps, def deserved to be a hit
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Post by aussie1 on Jul 5, 2020 2:19:26 GMT -5
Yet another example of an amazing song not doing as well in the US as it did internationally. Loved this back and the day and still do now.
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Post by netti on Jul 5, 2020 8:30:34 GMT -5
Maneater flopping in the US was strange. It should have been huge.
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Post by disman00911 on Jul 5, 2020 10:18:43 GMT -5
This is actually a decent song and I prefer it over the bigger hit "Promiscuous Girl". I heard a mashup combining this song and Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey's 1985 hit "Easy Lover" and they meshed well together.
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Post by Clode on Oct 31, 2021 14:23:57 GMT -5
This song was without a doubt a career defining worldwide hit for Nelly Furtado, And this is an iconic bop and everything from her catchy vocals to the killer chorus was and still is simply awesome. Just an all around great song to represent Halloween!
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