Say It Right

"Say It Right" is the fifth single from Nelly Furtado's third album Loose . It was written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Nate "Danja" Hills. It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and released as the album's third single in North America and Australia. The song served as the album's fourth single in Europe and Asia, and it was released digitally in the United Kingdom in March 2007. It was the album's fifth single in Latin America. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in late-November at number ninety-three, and it reached number one in its fourteenth week, becoming Furtado's second number-one single after "Promiscuous" (2006).

[Intro: Timbaland] Frk-frk-down Hey You don't mean nothin' at all to me Hey, hey [Verse 1: Nelly Furtado] In the day, in the night Say it right, say it all You either got it, or you don't You either stand, or you fall When your will is broken When it slips from your hand When there's no time for jokin' There's a hole in the plan [Chorus: Nelly Furtado & (Timbaland)] Oh, you don't mean nothing at all to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) No, you don't mean nothing at all to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) But you got what it takes to set me free (Hey, oh, oh, hey) Oh, you could mean everything to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) [Verse 2: Nelly Furtado] I can't say (Say) that I'm not (Not) Lost (Lost) and at fault (Fault) I can't say (Say) that I don't (Don't) Love the light (Love) and the dark I can't say that I don't (Don't) Know that I am alive And all of what I feel (Feel) I could show (Show you) you tonight, you tonight [Chorus: Nelly Furtado & (Timbaland)] Oh, you don't mean nothing at all to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) No, you don't mean nothing at all to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) But you got what it takes to set me free (Hey, oh, oh, hey) Oh, you could mean everything to me (Hey, oh, oh, hey) [Verse 3: Nelly Furtado] From my hands I could give you Something that I made From my mouth, I could sing you another brick that I laid From my body (From my body), I could show you (I could show you) A place (A place) God knows (That only God knows) You should know the space is holy (Ah-ah-ah-ah) Do you really wanna go? (Three, four) [Outro: Timbaland] Hey, hey, hey You don't mean nothin' at all to me Hey, hey Hey, hey, hey You don't mean nothin' at all to me Hey, hey