There is a reason why despite the onslaught of music that the industry churns out almost on a daily basis. Fans still reminisce about the good old days and while it may not be the entire reason, a frontrunner of the same is Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's iconic collaboration, 'Maneater'. This brainchild of the two artists, inspired by music from the 1980s, touched unchartered territory at home and beyond as it made Furtado the life of the party in the United Kingdom as well.

Despite more than a decade having passed by, the song remains as fiery as ever. However, a recent revelation by the songstress hints at the reason behind the song's fire being more than just musical genius.

While the term fire has now become the go-to metaphorical connotation of Nelly Furtado's 'Maneater', the singer in her interview with Billboard revealed that it applies realistically as well. While discussing music and life with Billboard, Furtado recalled how the speakers had caught fire in the studio, leading to delays in final production, but more importantly, leaving Furtado and the entire team spooked. The singer said, "the beat was so ferocious that it kind of frightened us."

Nelly Furtado's fear was shared by the rest of the team who found themselves scared of the intense beat and what it was capable of, even defining it as the devil on certain occasions, but that is simply the magic of Timbaland. Fortunately, for reasons of prestige and also safety concerns, the beat of 'Maneater' remains undefeated.

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Given the chokehold that the song had on an entire generation and more, fans found themselves shell shocked by Nelly Furtado's revelation.

Nelly Furtado and Timbaland collaborated on her album 'Loose', which ultimately pushed the belt with the iconic lead track 'Promiscuous'. However, 'Maneater' and of course its firey beats did not fall too far behind as they defined Timbaland's prowess as a producer and as a musical gift that keeps on giving, as he recently cheered for Ye. Therefore, as Nelly Furtado revealed that his beats literally caused flames, the pop culture fanatics, especially the ones that have stuck around for more than a decade, had an epiphany.

Many shared the sentiment of how the song was indeed fire and how it affected everyone's childhood in the best way ever. 

From concluding that Furtado knew that "lives were going to be changed" with the song to implying that the speaker was right in catching fire as a compliment to the musical genius that produced the beats, Y2K fans had a field day reminiscing about the dynamic duo of Timbaland and Nelly Furtado.

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