"All Good Things (Come to an End)" is a song by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado from her third studio album, Loose (2006). It was written by Furtado, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Chris Martin, and Nate "Danja" Hills. The song was released as the album's third European single in November 2006. It was released as the fourth single in the United StatesCaulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard – 'Loose' Change". Billboard. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2007. and Australia. The single features Chris Martin, frontman of the band Coldplay, harmonizing throughout the song. The original version of the song included Martin saying a few words at the beginning and singing the chorus behind Furtado. This version was finally included on the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Loose as a "Secret Demo Version".

Critically, "All Good Things (Come to an End)" was praised for having diversity in comparison to other songs on Loose but at the same time criticized for its mellowness. Commercially, the song reached number one in 12 European countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. It was Europe's third-most-successful song of 2007. Outside Europe, the single peaked at number five in Canada, number 12 in both Australia and New Zealand, and number 86 in the United States.

Writing and recording "All Good Things" was conceived near the end of the recording of Loose. Furtado was at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, which was held in Miami, Florida in August, when she bumped into her old friend Chris Martin, who had been performing with Coldplay. Furtado told Martin she was working with Timbaland on a new album, and Martin said he "loved" Timbaland and asked if he could visit the studio. Timbaland had been listening to Coldplay's album X&Y in the studio frequently the previous week, so Furtado agreed and invited Martin to The Hit Factory the following night.Vineyard, Jennifer. . MTV News. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.Intini, John. "Nelly Furtado: 'I'm not Mother Teresa'" . Maclean's. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2007.Lash, Jolie. "Nelly Furtado Brings the Punk-Hop". Rolling Stone. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.

Critical reception "All Good Things" was reviewed favorably by critics, often comparing the song to Furtado's previous records. An MSN UK review of the song described it as "a reflective and emotional ballad with a strong melody, presumably the input of the Coldplay man, and lyrics which remind us that Nelly's still like a bird, albeit one who likes a bit of night-time action"; it gave the song 4.5 out of five stars. HMV UK published a four out of five star review in which its writer said that, in contrast to the album's previous singles, "Maneater" and "Promiscuous", "All Good Things" is "a beautiful, hooky, emotive ballad". Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine wrote that the song is "adventurous, hip, playful and enduring. Featuring an enlightened lyric ("Pain sets in and I don't cry/I only feel gravity and wonder why") with the track's hypnotic melody featuring contribution from Coldplay's Chris Martin, "Good" lives up to Furtado's 2001 double Grammy Award nods." dotMusic called the song "a superior goosebumps slowie." AllMusic's Stephan Thomas described the song as an "ideal soundtracks to chill-out moments".

Release and chart performance The single reached number four in the United Kingdom."Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (come To An End)". aCharts.us. Retrieved 7 June 2007. In countries such as the Netherlands and Austria, it peaked higher than "Maneater" and "Promiscuous" and became Furtado's first number-one hit in the Netherlands and Germany, where it was the second-most-successful single of 2007. The song reached number one in 20 countries,Taylor, Chuck. "All Good Things (Come to an End) – Nelly Furtado" . Billboard. including Switzerland and Austria. It topped the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles – Furtado's first number one on the chart – and reached number five on the United World Tracks Chart.

The song was released as the fourth single from Loose in the United States and Australia in 2006. It debuted at number 20 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, rising to number 15 during its third week; in June, after descending the chart, it rose to a new peak of number 12, and it remained on the chart for 21 weeks, eventually gaining platinum status for shipments of 70,000 units. A new mix of the song was released to radio on 10 April in the US, where it debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 86.

Music video

The "All Good Things" music video, directed by Gabriel Coss and Israel Lugo,All Good Things (come to an end) – Nelly Furtado AllieIsWired.com was filmed in Puerto Rico and shot back-to-back with the music video for "Say It Right", the album's third single in North America. The video features a love story between Furtado and a male model, and Furtado is seen walking along a beach and into a forest, where she finds a dinner table hanging upside-down from a tree. There are accompanying shots of the model finding, and subsequently hanging from, the table. The video includes flashbacks to when Furtado and the model were eating at the table, and it ends with them holding each other under a stream of water. Furtado said that the video is "very tropical and romantic" and reminded her of videos for Sarah McLachlan singles: "it has that element of art to it. It's kind of like cinema."Vineyard, Jennifer. "Nelly Furtado Double-Dips With Two Soaking-Wet Videos". MTV News. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2006.

The initial music video featured for the UK release was released prior to the US version in 2006. The music video is similar to the international release with varied shots and a different radio mix of the song. A third version was released with Di Ferrero.

Track listings

UK and European 2-track CD single "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (radio edit) – 4:23 "Maneater" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:01

Australian and European CD maxi-single "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (radio edit) – 4:23 "Maneater" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:01 "No Hay Igual" (featuring Calle 13) – 3:41 "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (video)

UK 12-inch single A1. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (radio edit) – 4:23 A2. "Promiscuous" (Ralphi Rosario radio mix) – 3:43 B1. "No Hay Igual" (featuring Calle 13) – 3:41 B2. "No Hay Igual" (instrumental) – 3:37

German 2-track CD single "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (radio edit) – 4:23 "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (featuring Rea Garvey) – 3:56

German CD maxi-single "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (radio edit) – 4:23 "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (featuring Rea Garvey) – 3:56 "Maneater" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session) – 3:01 "All Good Things (Come to an End)" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionCroatia (HRT)1European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)1Italy (FIMI)FIMI Top digital download archive .1Latvia (Latvian Airplay Top 50) 1Lithuania (EHR) 1Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)1Romania (Romanian Top 100)2

Year-end charts Chart (2006) PositionSwitzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)28UK Singles (OCC)120 Chart (2007) PositionAustralia (ARIA)50Australian Urban (ARIA)8Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)5Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)8Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)13European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)3France (SNEP)31Germany (Media Control GfK)2Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)1Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)12Netherlands (Single Top 100)9Romania (Airplay 100)33Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)42Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)4UK Singles (OCC)115US Dance Club Play (Billboard)46

Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) PositionGermany (Media Control GfK)15

Certifications

Release history + Release dates and formats for "All Good Things (Come to an End)" Region Date Version(s) Format(s) Label(s) Germany 24 November 2006 Original Universal Music United Kingdom 27 November 2006 Polydor France 5 March 2007 CD Australia 9 April 2007 Maxi CD Universal Music United States 5 June 2007 Spanish Digital download Germany 26 May 2008 Brazilian Universal Music United States 28 May 2021 Remix

See also List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2007 List of European number-one hits of 2007 List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.) List of number-one hits in Denmark List of number-one hits in Norway List of number-one hits of 2006 (Germany) List of number-one hits of 2006 and 2007 (Switzerland) List of number-one hits of 2007 (Austria) List of number-one hits of 2007 (Italy) Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2007

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