single Timbaland f/ Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - "Keep Going Up"

[Unusualyou]

Disappointed, I will wait for Nelly solo tracks 

[reymiu]

3 hours ago, GiulioLIFESTYLE said:

After a few listens, I adore the track as I knew I would even if it’s not their best effort 

 

I do wish Nelly was featured more, but this might be for the best: if it picks up, it might potentially translate into more interest for her catalog and upcoming material as she is definitely the best part of the song. At the end, you really wish there was more of her.

 

The only thing is that talking about new music constantly (without releasing much yet) and relying as much as she seems to be doing lately on her Loose days/collaborators are not necessarily a good idea, as that might lead to disappointment easily as far as the GP is concerned

 

In any case, I’ll be supporting and streaming her regardless. After 16363 years it just feels exciting that she is finally releasing something

Ultimately this should bring a lot of hype to Nelly Furtado which is what matters to me 

 

[Movimento Perpétuo]

Cute throwback song. I wish it could've go a bit harder tho

[mrmarrero]

i was so hyped about this, now it wasnt what i expected from the teasers...

hope it does well tho

[spiritboy]

This is mid.

[Pinter]

I love the lyric, the song is kinda too short tho i was hoping timbaland would drop some bar too but its good nevertheless, its mature, wise and new i know they can come up with something similar to loose era but i feel like this is the perfect opening to the new era. 

 

I know theyre capable of making another promiscuous/say it right so im not worried.. I hope this song pick it up tho because its really different than what we heard daily.. Tje vibe is so melancholic and kinda sad and im honestly digging the vibe... 

 

However i feel like this song belongs to justin+timbo i knew nelly would never let those flat chorus happened she will come up with something different with the verse. Whereas in this song it very future sex/love songs.. So iguess my bet is timbo and jt initially record this song together and nellh hoping in last minute... 

 

I want nelly to have control on making chorus i know she will neverdispoaint.. This song serves it purpose tho as opener... 

Edited September 1, 2023 by Pinter

[mrmarrero]

21 hours ago, Dark Miracles said:

This beat sounds absolutely amazing tho

 

why this beats arent on the song? is it a remix? a different song? 

[okgo]

2 hours ago, Pinter said:

I love the lyric, the song is kinda too short tho i was hoping timbaland would drop some bar too but its good nevertheless, its mature, wise and new i know they can come up with something similar to loose/future sex love sound era but i feel like this is the perfect opening to the new era. 

 

I know theyre capable of making another promiscuous/say it right so im not worried.. I hope this song pick it up tho because its really different than what we heard daily.. Tje vibe is so melancholic and kinda sad and im honestly digging the vibe... 

 

However i feel like this song belongs to justin+timbo i knew nelly would never let those flat chorus happened she will come up with something different with the verse. Whereas in this song it very future sex/love songs.. So iguess my bet is timbo and jt initially record this song together and nellh hoping in last minute... 

 

I want nelly to have control on making chorus i know she will neverdispoaint.. This song serves it purpose tho as opener... 

Nelly implied it was initially a Timbo/JT track:

 

"It started with Tim and JT. Tim texted me like, ‘Yo, I’ve got a track for you, it’s a dance vibe, for a trio,’ and I was like, ‘You mean with JT?’ And he was like, ‘Yes.’ " Him and JT have been working on music for like a year already, separately from me, so they just had an idea and they wanted me to woman the ship a little in my direction so they could feed off that. We just cooked it up. I think energetically it’s very positive. For me, the lyrics and everything are very real to me right now."

 

edit: just saw this Timbaland interview so maybe not and it was always intended for the 3 of them after all? lol https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2023/09/01/timbaland-on-his-new-keep-going-up-single-with-nelly-furtado-and-justin-timberlake-we-created-magic/

 

“I was on a call with one of the [Beatclub] members and they played this song that had this infectious hook. I said, ‘That’s it!’ I didn’t know what it was but I knew that was it. I was walking around like, ‘Ooh! What if it was me, Justin and Nelly?’ So, while I was on the call, Nelly texted me about something. I said, ‘I was just about to text you about a song that I think we should do.’ She was like, ‘When? Where? I’m there.’

[Justin] texted me like, ‘We can get to LA - I got to do my part. That magic that we both have in the room - I know that Nelly got that with me and Justin had the same type of energy with me and him. After that and the song was done, [I said that] I want to put it out in two weeks or a week. Everybody knew it was an urgent record. All of us were on the same page and here we are."

 

some ppl are being way too harsh about this  (and I think the hate boner they still have towards JT has a lot to do with it) because it's actually a really nice song. doesn't seem like they're truly goin in promoting this in all music platforms from what I've seen so far (nor did I expect it but its a bit sad cuz I do think it could catch on with the gp)

 

Edited September 1, 2023 by okgo

[Dark Miracles]

Actually love the outro now, it sounds kind of ominous

Edited September 1, 2023 by Dark Miracles

[Dark Miracles]

49 minutes ago, mrmarrero said:

why this beats arent on the song? is it a remix? a different song? 

I think it's an early version of this song

[GiulioLIFESTYLE]

1 hour ago, reymiu said:

Ultimately this should bring a lot of hype to Nelly Furtado which is what matters to me 

 

Absolutely!

[Dark Miracles]

Timbaland said there's a joint album in the works 

 

 

[Sexyzinger]

Once again, a formerly successful musical trio proves themselves incapable of earning positive public reaction towards their new project. 

 

[butterflymimi]

Really loving this today  I've missed Timbaland's productions 

[Dark Miracles]

Had to cut some people off, they were draining 

[Miles.]

I was so excited for this but it's utter dog ****

 

The beat   The cheesy empowerment lyrics  The snoozefest outro

 

Why the **** did they create this when they know everyone wants another Give It To Me / Promiscuous / Carry Out

 

Hope they go back to the drawing board and give us what we want.

[Daddy]

They knew they had to come hard and failed miserably. Nelly and Timba sound great and that's about it. Hope there's better songs on the album...

[obrigado]

As a huge Nelly Furtado fan, I can say that I'm a little disappointed.

 

But, it also shows that she is not so involved... I have not seen her as comfortable in this as when she talks about her projects with Dom Dolla or Lido Pimienta.

 

Corazón sounds so much more promising.

 

 

[GiulioLIFESTYLE]

19 minutes ago, obrigado said:

As a huge Nelly Furtado fan, I can say that I'm a little disappointed.

 

But, it also shows that she is not so involved... I have not seen her as comfortable in this as when she talks about her projects with Dom Dolla or Lido Pimienta.

 

Corazón sounds so much more promising.

 

 

I can’t freaking wait for Corazón, if she released it in summer (as promised) it would have been a moderate hit, at least in Europe.

 

I do agree that she hasn’t seemed particularly involved in KGU, but her vocals sound so alive

[khalyan]

Is there a radio deal for this?  I heard it on my local station and it’s usually so far behind the times

[mrmarrero]

1 hour ago, Dark Miracles said:

I think it's an early version of this song

sounds much better than the final, for me

[Dark Miracles]

I must be in the minority cuz the Corazón snippet she performed live wasn't that exciting to me 

[Starkboy]

By reading some of you all's posts you'd think this is like the worst song ever 

 

 

 

I've just seen it at #19 on NMF, damn that's tragic lol 

[Gorjesspazze9]

The song is good, I don’t get the overreactions in here. Then again gays always got unrealistic expectations. 

[Nashe]

2 hours ago, Dark Miracles said:

Timbaland said there's a joint album in the works 

 

 

I thought about that actually !! that would absolutely be the smartest idea