7 (Nelly Furtado album)

7
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released	20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
Recorded	2020—2024
Studio	The Orange Lounge (Toronto, Ontario) Paramount Studios (Los Angeles, California) Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Phase One Studios (Scarborough, Ontario) Engine Room (New York City) Milk Boy Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Abstrackt Sound Studio (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)
Length	37:07
Language	English Spanish
Label	Nelstar 21
Producer	Nelly Furtado T-Minus SG Lewis WondaGurl Dom Dolla Jim Beanz FnZ Gray Hawken Charlotte Day Wilson Herag Sanbalian Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Teddy Walton Aaron Booe Thislandis Oliver Cazier Owen Pallett
Nelly Furtado chronology
The Ride (2017) 7 (2024)
Singles from 7
"Love Bites" Released: 22 May 2024 "Corazón" Released: 12 July 2024 "Honesty" Released: 20 September 2024

7 is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released on 20 September 2024, through Nelstar Entertainment and 21 Entertainment Group. It is her first album since 2017's The Ride, and was preceded by the singles "Love Bites" featuring Tove Lo and SG Lewis and "Corazón" featuring Bomba Estéreo. The album additionally contains collaborations with singer Charlotte Day Wilson and producers WondaGurl and T-Minus.

Background

After several years of inactivity, Furtado confirmed new music in an interview in Fault magazine in May 2023, saying that she had "recorded a hundred songs in the last 18 months" and was "so excited to bring people new music".

With the album's announcement in July 2024, Furtado said that she wrote "400–500 pieces of music in 4 years" and explained that her ADHD does not "always allow for [her] to organize creations in a methodical way so it's hard to explain how we have chosen 14 songs that magically rose to the top of the heap". Furtado likened the songs to "random seashells that may be similar but not at all alike" and said that her intention was to "provide some portals to trip out and release and escape". Her label called the album "four years of artistic discovery".

About the album title, Furtado stated it was the only title that made sense to her, as well as being her seventh studio album and seven years having passed since her previous album, because "it's more like a collection. Fashion collections don't really have titles, they're just called collection number 10 or 21. This is my collection seven."

Promotion

Singles

Furtado released the lead single "Love Bites" in May 2024, a collaboration with Swedish singer Tove Lo and British DJ SG Lewis. Furtado stated in 2023 that she wanted to work with DJs as she felt "called back to music from the DJ community" and "realized how much people like to dance and escape to [her] music". The song peaked at number 36 on the Canadian Billboard CHR/Top 40 chart, number 2 on the US Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, and at number 21 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

The second single "Corazón" was released on 12 July 2024, the day following the album announcement. Furtado first performed the song at Machaca Fest in Monterrey, Mexicco, in June 2023; she had mentioned a collaboration with Colombian band Bomba Estéreo in August 2023 after performing with them at the Osheaga Festival earlier that month. In Canada, "Corazón" peaked at number 17 on the CHR/Top 40 chart.

On the day of the album's release, Furtado released an official visualizer video for album track "Honesty".

Live performances

In June 2024, Furtado performed the closing set to that year's Mighty Hoopla festival. Among her best known tracks, she performed "Love Bites". On July 16, 2024, she performed at the Isle of MTV concert in Malta. She performed "Love Bites" and "Corazón" from 7, alongside her biggest singles.

Interviews

In May 2024, Furtado appeared on the UK's daytime television programme This Morning, where she discussed her career and then upcoming-album. In July 2024, she appeared on Today with Hoda & Jenna. A week later, she appeared on The One Show. In September 2024, Furtado was interviewed for Billboard, where she discussed her album, her career, and offered thoughts on prospective United States president Kamala Harris.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Euphoria. Magazine
Riff Magazine	7/10

Track listing

7 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Showstopper"	Nelly Furtado Ebony Oshunrinde Nevis Gahunia Jenna Andrews Stephen Kirk Herag Sanbalian	WondaGurl Sanbalian[a] Jim Beanz[c]	2:29
2.	"Corazón" (featuring Bomba Estéreo)	Furtado Tyler Williams Andrews Lilliana Saumet Gahunia Oliver Cazier Kirk Steven Bilodeau	T-Minus Furtado Billa Joints[b] Beanz[c]	2:37
3.	"Love Bites" (featuring Tove Lo and SG Lewis)	Furtado Samuel George Lewis Ebba Tove Nilsson	SG Lewis	2:47
4.	"Better for Worse" (featuring Gray Hawken)	Furtado Beanz Drew Veloric Ryan Gray Hawken	Beanz	3:24
5.	"Honesty"	Furtado SG Lewis Sarah Aarons Orlando Highbottom	SG Lewis Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs	2:16
6.	"Floodgate"	Furtado Mei Ehara Isaac De Boni Michael Mulé Aaron Booe Travis Walton Ryland Kelly Tauren Strickland	FnZ Teddy Walton Aaron Booe Thislandis Hawken[c]	2:06
7.	"Crown" (featuring Blxckie)	Furtado Williams Bilodeau Lido Pimienta Sihle Sithole	T-Minus Billa Joints Anthony Yordanov[c]	2:46
8.	"All Comes Back" (featuring Charlotte Day Wilson)	Furtado Charlotte Day Wilson	Furtado Wilson Hawken[b]	3:14
9.	"Save Your Breath" (featuring Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson, and Tynomi Banks)	Furtado Williams Bilodeau Charmie Sheldon Orlando McIntosh Williane 108	T-Minus Billa Joints[a] Yordanov[c]	2:59
10.	"Ready for Myself"	Furtado Dominic Matheson Anjulie Persaud	Dom Dolla Beanz[c] Persaud[c]	3:03
11.	"Fantasy"	Furtado Gahunia Williams Sanbalian Benjamin Katz Beanz	T-Minus Sanbalian Furtado[c] Yordanov[c]	2:08
12.	"Better Than Ever"	Furtado Hawken Charmie	Hawken Pipe Perez[c] Beanz[c]	2:11
13.	"Take Me Down"	Furtado Williams Gahunia Bryn McCutcheon Kirstyn Johnson	T-Minus Beanz[c]	2:27
14.	"Untitled"	Furtado Cazier	Cazier Owen Pallett[b]	2:55
Total length:				37:07

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^c} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Nelly Furtado – vocals
• Herag Sanbalian – guitar, programming (tracks 1, 11); drums, synthesizer (1); synthesizer programming (11)
• Stephen Kirk – additional vocals (tracks 1, 12)
• Jim Beanz – additional vocals (tracks 2, 10–12)
• Anthony Yordanov – additional vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Pacho Carnaval – additional vocals, flute (track 2)
• Jaime Alzate – additional vocals, percussion (track 2)
• Jose Castillo – additional vocals, guitar (track 2)
• Mamic Itoua – additional vocals (track 2)
• Sam Lewis – programming (tracks 3, 7); bass, drums, keyboards, violin (3)
• Gray Hawken – additional vocals (tracks 4, 8), piano (12)
• Drew Veloric – drums, programming, synthesizer programming (track 4)
• Will Lamoureux – violin (tracks 7, 11, 12)
• Billa Joints – guitar (track 7)
• Charlotte Day Wilson – vocals, piano (track 8)
• Taborah Johnson – additional vocals (track 9)
• Anjulie Persaud – additional vocals (track 10)
• Dom Dolla – vocals (track 10)
• Nevis Gahunia – additional vocals (tracks 11, 13)
• Benny Bellson – additional vocals (track 11)
• Charlie Joy – additional vocals (track 11)
• Charmie – additional vocals (track 11)
• Lido Pimienta – additional vocals (track 11)
• Jenna Andrews – additional vocals (track 12)

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 9, 12)
• Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 4, 6, 7, 13)
• Anthony Yordanov – mixing (track 8), co-mixing (11), engineering (2–4, 6–13)
• Dom Dolla – mixing (track 10)
• Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing (track 11)
• Herag Sanbalian – engineering (tracks 1, 11)
• Mamic Itoua – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 8, 13), mastering assistance (1, 7, 9), engineering assistance (10, 12)
• Juan Pena – engineering (track 2)
• Len Rodriguez – engineering (track 2)
• Sam Lewis – engineering (track 3)
• Gray Hawken – engineering (tracks 4, 6)
• Jim Beanz – engineering (tracks 4, 13)
• Ashley Jacobson – engineering (track 14)
• Charlie Joy – mastering assistance (tracks 1, 7, 9)
• Josh Lich – engineering assistance (track 9)
• Lido Pimienta – string arrangement (track 9)
• Owen Pallett – string arrangement (track 9)
• Valentin Herfray - art direction, photography
• Guillhaume Sbalchiero - graphic design, typography