SPOTLIGHT = The Fray (1 song) & Nelly Furtado (1 song)

A Denver CO band & a Canadian artist….

#1
The Fray formed in Denver CO in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade & Joe King. This song was released 10/07/2005 as the debut single from the band’s debut album ‘How To Save A Life’; it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #15 on the Adult Contemporary, #2 on the Adult Pop Songs & #37 on the Alternative Songs charts. Internationally, it reached the Top 20 on 3 charts: Canadian Singles (#11), Danish Singles (#8) & England (#20). The demo version of this song was picked up by Denver’s KTCL & became 1 of the station’s most-played songs of 2005. Later success for the band came via 2006’s “How To Save A Life”, 2008’s “You Found Me”, 2009’s “Never Say Never” & 2011’s “Heartbeat”.

#2
Nelly Furtado, a Canadian singer-songwriter, is a Victoria, British Columbia native. This song, which she wrote, debuted 10/24/2000 as the 1st single from her debut album ‘Whoa, Nelly!’; it peaked in early 2001 at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Mainstream Top 40, #5 on the Adult Top 40 & #26 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Internationally, it claimed #1 in her native Canada, while reaching the Top 10 in Australia (#2), Ireland (#4), Netherlands (#8), New Zealand (#2) & England (#5). This song is also considered her signature tune, though she had success with other singles like 2001’s “Turn Off The Light”, 2006’s “Promiscuous”, 2006’s “Maneater” & 2006’s “Say It Right”.