All Good Things (Come to an End) (5:10)

“All Good Things (Come to an End)” is a song written by singer Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Danja and Chris Martin for Furtado’s third album, Loose (2006). It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and released as the album’s third European single in November 2006. It was released as the fourth single in the United States and Australia. The single featured Chris Martin, frontman of the band Coldplay, harmonizing throughout the song. The original version had him say a few words at the beginning, and sing the chorus behind Furtado. “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. The song reached number-one in more than fifteen countries including Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Spain.

“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.