Missing out on the head-to-head final is Nelly Furtado's 2006 smash 'Maneater' which truly put her on the map as a mainstream pop artist! The song spent three weeks at #1 - becoming her first chart topper in the UK - and helped to set up Nelly for a career turnaround after the sophomore slump she experienced with 2003's Folklore. 'Maneater' surprisingly "only" reached #16 in the US - it was follow-up 'Promiscuous' which gave Nelly a massive #1 stateside - I always assumed it was a massive hit in America like it was over here!



*The Buzzjack's Favourite Noughties Single: Heat Results are being revealed HERE* :cheer:

Now we are left with Fragma vs Shakira. The first half of the decade has ruled this survivor!

Vote for your favourite. :teresa:

03. Nelly Furtado - Maneater [42.86%] 18 out of 42 votes
04. Anastacia - Left Outside Alone [35.00%] 14 out of 40 votes
05. Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire [37.78%] 17 out of 45 votes
06. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' [26.47%] 9 out of 34 votes
07. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & DOE - The Way I Are [37.50%] 15 out of 40
08. Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow [40.00%] 16 out of 40 votes
09. Akon - Lonely [58.33%] 21 out of 36 votes
10. Ozzy Osbourne & Kelly Osbourne - Changes [42.22%] 19 out of 45 votes

Wow a bit surprised Nelly is 3rd despite voting for it all the time practically.. 'Maneater' I didn't like at the time but has sounded better nowadays. I really like 'Say It Right' and 'All Things.. ' from that era though!

 

Adore both Fragma and Shakira but I'm going for Shakira, only just though!

Edited June 23, 20205 yr by Rob S

'Toca's Miracle' to win :wub:

Aww, was hoping for Maneater to win D:

 

Shakira to win now I guess~

Toca's Miracle to win of course. :D

Oh great Fragma managed to hold on, we have a dance song in the final :cheer:

 

Outstanding top 2 though. Shakira will obv win but my vote goes to Fragma.

Shakira to win please!

oops! Out of habit just voted for the one I wanted to boot out (Fragma) when I want Shakira to win. Sorry! If it's a tie just vote again...

Shakira to win <3

oops! Out of habit just voted for the one I wanted to boot out (Fragma) when I want Shakira to win. Sorry! If it's a tie just vote again...

 

No worries I corrected it in the poll for you. :D

Shakira to win.

Shakira.

No worries I corrected it in the poll for you. :D

 

oooh ta! :)

'Maneater' surprisingly "only" reached #16 in the US - it was follow-up 'Promiscuous' which gave Nelly a massive #1 stateside - I always assumed it was a massive hit in America like it was over here!

'Promiscuous' was actually the lead single in the US (and Australia)! 'Maneater' was 2nd and then 'Say It Right' was 3rd, unlike the UK where it was 4th. So 'Maneater' was a #16 hit sandwiched between 2 #1s in the US.

 

I don't know why it didn't do better though. Maybe it just got swallowed up between the other 2 on radio as they were probably both more US-friendly, or the label didn't push it much as they were more invested in 'Say It Right'.

 

It's kind of a shame because if it had been less successful, maybe they would've re-released it after 'Say It Right'. That worked for P!nk at the same time - 'Who Knew' was originally only an #18 bubbling under hit in 2006, and I think her album was written off as a flop there, but then 'U + Ur Hand' gradually crawled its way up to major success and 'Who Knew' was re-released after, and became a long-charting top 10 hit (and huge radio hit), peaking about 14 months after its initial bubbling under 'success'.

 

('Toca's Miracle' is my favourite)

voted for Fragma.

 

I still listen to it and it's still on many of my playlists...as much as I adore Shakira, I just never go back to Whenever, Wherever!!!

 

FACTS.

Due to the 2002 heat results taking up any spare time I have tomorrow I will leave this open until Friday.

Glad shakira is winning but I thought whenever wherever woukd walk this easily but Tocas miracle is giving it a good run for its money.

Shakira to win!