Mi Plan
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released	September 11, 2009 (see release history)
Recorded	2008—2009
Genre	Latin pop, pop rock
Length	44:39
Language	Spanish
Label	Universal Music Latino, Nelstar
Producer	Nelly Furtado, James Bryan, Lester Méndez, Brian West, The Demolition Crew, Salaam Remi, Demacio Castellón
Professional reviews
Allmusic [1] BBC Music (mixed)[2] Billboard (favorable)[3] The Boston Globe (favorable)[4] Entertainment Weekly (C)[5] The New York Times (favorable)[6] Slant [7] Yahoo! Music UK [8]
Nelly Furtado chronology
Loose (2006) Mi Plan (2009) TBA (2010)
Singles from Mi Plan
"Manos al Aire" Released: June 30, 2009 "Más" Released: December 18, 2009 "Bajo Otra Luz" Released: 2010 [9]

Mi Plan (Spanish for "My Plan") is the first full-length Spanish album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, and her fourth studio album overall. It was released on September 15, 2009.^[10]

Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 3 Singles 3.1 Promo singles 4 Track listing 5 Charts, sales and procession 5.1 Charts 5.2 Sales and certifications 5.3 Chart procession and succession 6 Release history 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Production

On December 31, 2008, El Diario La Prensa posted an article that Furtado is planning on recording songs in English and Spanish for her upcoming album and that it is "expected to launch between May and August." In early March, a song called "Gotta Know" leaked in the internet and was said to be Furtado's. As response, on March 4, 2009, Furtado stated on her MySpace blog that the song is not hers and that she is recording two new albums: one in Spanish, and the other in Portuguese. In June 2009, Furtado announced that her new album will be titled Mi Plan and the first single titled "Manos al Aire".

Furtado spoke about the inspiration behind Mi Plan in an interview with CNN: "There were so many inspirations. The language was the biggest inspiration. I've sang so much in Spanish in the past, and also Portuguese. I get a lot of joy in singing in Latin languages. It expresses the Latin side of me. [...] My parents were born in Portugal and they raised us in Canada. We grew up speaking Portuguese and then I learned Spanish at the age of 14. I love being a multicultural artist, I love being a global artist. [The album] is almost like a literal reflection of that this time in the fact that it's all in Spanish and it's a completely original project written from scratch. [...] It feels like a rebirth of sorts. It's almost like a parallel world where I get to reinvent myself again as an artist, but in a very whole kind of way. It's been a lot of fun.^[11] She also spoke about singing in a different language: "When I express myself in Spanish or in Portuguese I feel very free. There are a lot of things you can say in a Spanish song that you can't say in an English song, especially from a feminine perspective. As a female, the moment you sing too passionately in English you are kind of labeled as an angry singer. In Spanish that doesn't happen. You can be dramatic as you want and it's accepted. So it's liberating."^[11] During an interview with The Associated Press, Furtado said that "This album Mi Plan is really a personal album. Basically the big theme is love. [...] My last three albums, I had songs that maybe explored certain aspects of love, but they’re not really direct love songs. On this album, the songs are a lot more simple."^[11]

[edit] Reception

The album was generally well-received by critics, it holds a 71/100 rating amongst professional music critic cited by Metacritic.^[12]

Billboard described the album as "straightforward songs that appeal to melodic sensibilities rather than rhythmic contraptions, the set is a mix of vulnerability and earnestness."

[edit] Singles

• "Manos al Aire" is the lead single from the album. It was released to worldwide radio on June 30, 2009, followed with digital and mobile retail availability the next day.
• "Más" is the second single released from the album. It was released as a download-single on December 18, 2009 in Germany.^[13] The physical release is still expected.
• "Bajo Otra Luz" (featuring Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodriguez) is the third and last single from the album and is set to be released in early 2010 before Nelly's fourth English album will come out in early 2010.^[14]

[edit] Promo singles

Prior to the release of the album, three promotional singles were released exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store as a "Countdown to Mi Plan."^[10]

• "Más" was the first promotional single, released on July 21, 2009. It is now the second single released off the album.
• "Mi Plan" (featuring Alex Cuba) was the second promotional single. It was released on August 11, 2009.
• "Bajo Otra Luz" (featuring Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodríguez) was the third and final promotional single. It was released on August 31, 2009. It is set to be the third and final single off the album.
• "Silencio" (featuring Josh Groban) was released via Rhapsody on September 1, 2009.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Charts, sales and procession

[edit] Charts Charts (2009) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart[15] 6 Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[16] 27 Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[17] 28 Canadian Albums Chart[18] 20 Czech Albums Chart 5 Dutch Albums Chart[19] 30 European Albums Chart[18] 6 French Albums Chart[20] 41 German Albums Chart[21] 5 Italian Albums Chart[22] 10 Mexican Albums Chart[23] 11 Polish Albums Chart[24] 6 Slovak Albums Chart 25 Spanish Albums Chart[25] 8 Swiss Albums Chart[26] 3 U.S. Billboard 200[18] 39 U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[18] 1 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[18] 1

[edit] Sales and certifications Country (2009) Certification Sales/ shipments Brazil — 10,000 Germany Gold[27] 100,000 Poland Gold[28] 10,000 Switzerland Gold[29] 15,000 United States Platinum 200,000

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by La Granja by Los Tigres del Norte

U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album October 3, 2009 - October 10, 2009

Succeeded by La Granja by Los Tigres del Norte

[edit] Release history

Region	Date	Label
Germany	September 11, 2009[30]	Universal
Austria
Switzerland
United Kingdom	September 14, 2009[31]	Polydor
United States	September 15, 2009[32]	Universal Latino
Mexico[33]
Brazil	September 17, 2009[34]	Universal
France	October 5, 2009[35]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NellyFurtado.com — Nelly Furtado official website
• Mi Plan at Metacritic

v • d • e Nelly Furtado Studio albums Whoa, Nelly! (2000)  · Folklore (2003)  · Loose (2006)  · Mi Plan (2009) Live albums Loose: The Concert Singles "I'm like a Bird"  · "Turn Off the Light"  · "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)"  · "Hey, Man!"  · "Powerless (Say What You Want)"  · "Try"  · "Força"  · "Explode"  · "The Grass Is Green"  · "Promiscuous"  · "Maneater"  · "No Hay Igual"  · "Te Busqué"  · "All Good Things (Come to an End)"  · "Say It Right"  · "In God's Hands"  · "Do It"  · "Manos al Aire"  · "Más"  · "Bajo Otra Luz" Promo singles "Party's Just Begun (Again)"  · "Trynna Finda Way"  · "Somebody to Love" Featured singles "Ching Ching"  · "Fotografía"  · "What's Going On" · "Give It to Me"  · "Broken Strings"  · "Jump"  · "Morning After Dark" Tours Get Loose Tour Related topics Discography  · Awards and nominations  · Mosley Music Group