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Pipe Dreams (Nelly Furtado song)

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2016 single by Nelly Furtado
"Pipe Dreams"
A black video cassette tape featured the song's title on a red piece of adhesive tape.
Single by Nelly Furtado
from the album The Ride
ReleasedDecember 20, 2016
GenreR&B
Length4:23
LabelNelstar Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Congleton
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Waiting for the Night"
(2012)
"Pipe Dreams"
(2016)
"Cold Hard Truth"
(2017)
Music video
"Pipe Dreams" on YouTube

"Pipe Dreams" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released on December 20, 2016 as the lead single for her sixth studio album, The Ride (2017). The single was produced by John Congleton.

Composition

"Pipe Dreams" is described as a mid-tempo, gospel-tinged R&B song. It closes with an organ solo. According to Furtado, the single talks about the false hope of dreaming. The single has a theme of a fantasy world. Furtado said about the lyrical content:

"A lot of touches on that, in terms of sanity versus reality. The comedown, the hangover after the rush, and how you put the pieces back together, and how you make amends with the realer parts of life."

— Nelly Furtado, The Fader

Music video

The music video for "Pipe Dreams" was released on December 20, 2016. It is filmed through a VHS lens.

Release history

Region Release date Format
Various December 20, 2016 Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Nelly Furtado: The Ride Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. "Do Not Attempt To Sell Nelly Furtado Any 'Pipe Dreams'". Vibe. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ^ "Listen To "Pipe Dreams" From Nelly Furtado's Forthcoming Album". The Fader. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ^ "New Music: Nelly Furtado – 'Pipe Dreams'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. ^ "Nelly Furtado Shares 'Pipe Dreams,' From a New Album Coming in March". Spin. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  6. "Hear Nelly Furtado's Tender New Song 'Pipe Dreams'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  7. "Nelly Furtado Shares New Video for 'Pipe Dreams': Watch | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  8. "Watch Nelly Furtado's Pensive 'Pipe Dreams' Video". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
Nelly Furtado songs
Discography
Whoa, Nelly!
Folklore
Loose
Mi Plan
The Best of Nelly Furtado
The Spirit Indestructible
The Ride
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