{"id":30630,"date":"2026-08-07T03:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30630"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:54:21","slug":"watch-timbaland-perform-only-the-times-he-says-eh-in-nelly-furtados-say-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30630","title":{"rendered":"Watch Timbaland perform only the times he says &#8220;EH&#8221; in Nelly Furtado&#8217;s &#8216;Say It Right&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Footage has gone viral of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/timbaland\">Timbaland<\/a>\u00a0performing only his \u201cEH\u201d backing vocals to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nelly-furtado\">Nelly Furtado<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Say It Right\u2019 \u2013 check out some of the reactions below.<\/p>\n<p>The producer was making an appearance at the\u00a0\u0141\u00f3dz\u00a0Summer Festival in Poland on July 25 and as part of his set, he played Furtado\u2019s 2006 hit and somewhat hilariously\u00a0decided to sing his original backing vocals from the track \u2013 which consist entirely of him repeating\u00a0the same grunt\u00a0over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>With Furtado not there, he was left alone on stage to \u201cperform\u201d the track, with one Instagram user quipping, \u201cCrazy that he still remembers all his lines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another commented that Timbaland \u201csounds like the birds outside my window every morning at 6 a.m.\u201d, while another said, \u201cI wonder if they did sound check to make sure he stayed in key\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the footage here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dbp4EMsEsHH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSay It Right\u201d: Timbaland \u201ccanta\u201d seu hit com Nelly Furtado e emociona seguidores ao mostrar que n\u00e3o esqueceu sua parte da letra. \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9T1AabT8Ml\">pic.twitter.com\/9T1AabT8Ml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nazar\u00e9 Amarga (@NazareAmarga) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NazareAmarga\/status\/2082913073493360780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Timbaland performing \u201cSay it Right\u201d without Nelly Frutado is so funny to me. Man knows his lyrics! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yxp0QEmkMk\">pic.twitter.com\/Yxp0QEmkMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chappell Ryan (@RyanTroutSays) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanTroutSays\/status\/2085338423020437835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I fear it is real\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/26PcGP4r7L\">https:\/\/t.co\/26PcGP4r7L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Discoballs (@Davediscoballs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Davediscoballs\/status\/2082915414800023615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others were more impressed, with one poster describing it as \u201cthe most baller shit I\u2019ve ever seen\u201d, while another pointed out\u00a0that \u201cthis man\u2019s grunts were many times the genius small details that together with his production, made some of the best pop songs of this century\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Timbaland co-produced \u2018Say It Right\u2019 with Nate \u201cDanja\u201d\u00a0Hills\u00a0and it was released as part of Furtado\u2019s third studio album \u2018Loose\u2019. It became her second US number one single and went on to be nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal\u00a0Performance\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/grammys\">Grammys<\/a>, losing out to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/amy-winehouse\">Amy Winehouse<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Rehab\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Say It Right\u2019 went on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-tame-impala-cover-nelly-furtados-say-it-right-for-bbc-radio-1-2814601\">to be covered by Tame Impala in\u00a0a special performance\u00a0for BBC Radio 1 in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/nelly-furtado-thinks-she-and-timbaland-should-do-a-las-vegas-residency-for-loose-3778711\">Furtado spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>in 2024 about her work with Timbaland<\/a>, which also included the singles \u2018Maneater\u2019, \u2018Promiscuous\u2019 and \u2018In God\u2019s Hands\u2019, as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/justin-timberlake\">Justin Timberlake <\/a>team-up \u2018Give It\u00a0To\u00a0Me\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>She said the pair \u201cdidn\u2019t want it to sound\u00a0perfect,\u00a0we wanted it to sound real\u201d, adding that they were aiming to make \u201ctrippy, melancholic, bittersweet melodies and lyrics over Tim\u2019s heavy beats and make a dreamy type of mix within that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also suggested that the two of them could celebrate the \u2018Loose\u2019 album with a Las Vegas residency. \u201cWe could play the album from beginning to end, because I do think it captures the world were in at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/nelly-furtado-says-shes-retiring-from-live-performances-for-the-forseeable-future-3902155\">Furtado announced last October that she was stepping away from live performances for the\u00a0foreseeable future<\/a>, and in March,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joni-mitchell-to-be-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award-at-2026-juno-awards-3912038\">she was\u00a0inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage has gone viral of\u00a0Timbaland\u00a0performing only his \u201cEH\u201d backing vocals to\u00a0Nelly Furtado\u2018s \u2018Say It Right\u2019 \u2013 check out some of the reactions below. 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