Mi Plan

Furtado began working with guitarist and producer James Bryan on My Plan, as a possible English-language album.(Posted: 30 August 2009) [http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTI3ODI3OTY2MQ== Spanish album an unexpected 'Plan' for Furtado] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309014540/http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTI3ODI3OTY2MQ%3D%3D |date=9 March 2012 }} kuwaittimes.com. Kuwait Times Newspaper. Retrieved 3 November 2010. She said she would try to write songs in English and then in Portuguese but that she did not feel inspired.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090809102712/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617681/20090805/furtado_nelly.jhtml Nelly Furtado Went On 'Musical Journey' For Mi Plan Album] MTV.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010. She mentioned that fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Alex Cuba suggested that they try writing the lyrics in Spanish and then he would go on to write the melodies. After approving of the idea, she said that she, Cuba and Bryan started "really organically writing songs" in Spanish. Cuba then helped them pen more songs, including the title track, "Mi Plan", and "Manos al Aire". "Mi Plan" features Cuba on vocals.[http://domingolatino.co.nz/artists/13-feature/1000-alex-cuba Singer-songwriter Alex*Cuba hails from Artemisa, Cuba (1 hour west of Havana) and resides in Smithers, B.C. (14 hours north of Vancouver). Musically, he lives everywhere in between.]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} domingolatino.co.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2010.Reed Johnson, (2 October 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103112731/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/02/entertainment/et-nelly-furtado2/2 Nelly Furtado weds her music to a Latin soul. At least that's her 'Plan'] Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2010. According to Cuba, the three got together five times between September 2008 and February 2009 and wrote nine songs, six of which made it onto the album.(Posted: 25 November 2009) T'Cha Dunlevy, [https://nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2273007 "All according to Mi Plan: How Alex Cuba changed Nelly Furtado life"] nationalpost.com. National Post Inc. Retrieved 4 November 2010. Furtado also worked with Julieta Venegas, who wrote the song "Bajo Otra Luz" and also contributed to another song called "Vacación", playing the accordion. Altogether, Furtado wrote 24 Spanish-language songs, 12 of which made the final track list.Jen Wilson and Robert Thompson, [http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=22299&aid=1029&cmnt=1 "Nelly Furtado builds on her global strength with her first spanish language album"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011082015/http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=22299&aid=1029&cmnt=1 |date=11 October 2011 }} interscope.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Furtado said that the album was a personal statement and that the central theme was love. She noted that her previous albums had songs that "explored certain aspects of love, but they're not really direct love songs" and the songs on Mi Plan were more simple.(Posted 18 September 2009) Associated Press, [http://new.music.yahoo.com/nelly-furtado/news/nelly-furtado-gets-into-the-latin-groove-on-new-cd--61994186 Nelly Furtado gets into the Latin groove on new CD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013084131/http://new.music.yahoo.com/nelly-furtado/news/nelly-furtado-gets-into-the-latin-groove-on-new-cd--61994186 |date=13 October 2011 }} new.music.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 3 November 2010. She also claimed that she "wanted to abandon the dance-pop vibe of her last record and try a different sound". Furtado explained that she decided she wanted to perform in Spanish because she did not follow commercial or sales trends and that the album was "the next phase".Jocelyn Vena, (5 August 2009) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090807003623/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617595/20090804/furtado_nelly.jhtml Nelly Furtado Says Singing In Spanish On Mi Plan Felt 'Natural'] mtv.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010. She said that writing songs in Spanish felt "very liberating"(Posted: 16 September 2009) Belinda Goldsmith, [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58F0JF20090916?feedType=RSS "Nelly Furtado releases Spanish album aimed at Latino market"] reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2010. allowing her to "express other emotions" singing in Spanish because, as she put it, "In English, especially as a woman, the moment you start to be angry, you get labelled bad-tempered like Alanis Morissette, or if you're too sad, you get written off as fragile and sappy."Mark Savage, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8254582.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | "Furtado gets dramatic in Spanish"] news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

The album contains influences of Latin jazz, flamenco pop, techno-pop, reggae pop, cumbia, electro, bachata pop and alternative rock.(Posted: 12 September 2009) Leila Cobo, [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3id2735b8f1234ea9ca80c7730e3c609bf "Mi Plan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065938/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3id2735b8f1234ea9ca80c7730e3c609bf |date=22 September 2012 }}. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2009.(Posted; 13 September 2009) Jon Pareles, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/arts/music/14choi.html?_r=1 "CRITICS' CHOICE New CDs Nelly Furtado Mi Plan"]. The New York Times. 9 December 2009. The first track on the album is "Manos al Aire", an uptempo dance-influenced track, which Furtado says is about "having a heated argument" with her love interest. During the chorus, she puts up the "white flag" and "surrenders" to him.Nick Levine, (7 October 2009) [http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a180576/nelly-furtado.html Nelly Furtado] digitalspy.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010. Another song from the album entitled, "Bajo Otra Luz", Furtado proclaimed, is about "when you are in a relationship and you are under a light. You feel like something is glowing on you and there is something different about the world. You can't put your finger on it."Jerry Nunn, [http://www.nunnontherun.com/interviews/interview-of-the-week-nelly-furtado#more-1810 Nelly Furtado - Nunn On The Run] WordPress. Retrieved 14 November 2010. The seventh track, "Suficiente Tiempo", is a description of the busy life of an overworked wife who is "trying to make time for a date night". Furtado said that the album was "purposefully collaboration-heavy" because she "want[ed] it to sound like a community effort. I wanted it to have all those layers of experience"Jake Jarvi, [http://www.sheridanroadmagazine.com/article.php/vol/4/issue/4/title/article-Nelly-Furtado "The Many Face of Nelly"]. sheridanroadmagazine.com. Sheridan Road Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2010. She also collaborated with Josh Groban on a song entitled, "Silencio" and called the collaboration a "huge blessing". She felt it was important to feature "an artist that people know more for their English recordings" because she wanted to demonstrate that "language isn't a barrier when it comes to music."(Posted: 28 July 2009) [http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/14311-nelly-furtado-inspired-by-spanish-songs "Nelly Furtado inspired by Spanish songs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801070333/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/14311-nelly-furtado-inspired-by-spanish-songs |date=1 August 2009 }}. tourdates.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2010.

Prior to the album's release, three promotional singles were released exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store as a "Countdown to Mi Plan."(Posted: 24 July 2009) Nelly Furtado, [http://www.nellyfurtado.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22251 "The Nelly Furtado Countdown to "Mi Plan" has begun!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714163042/http://www.nellyfurtado.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22251 |date=14 July 2011 }}. Universal Music Group. Retrieved 26 July 2009. "Más" was the first promotional single released on 21 July 2009. The next month, "Mi Plan" was released, followed by "Bajo Otra Luz" in early September. "Silencio" was digitally released as a promotional single only for U.S. from Rhapsody on 1 September 2009.[http://www.rhapsody.com/nelly-furtado/silencio Silencio - Single on Rhapsody] rhapsody.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011. On 26 October 2010, a 12-track album titled Mi Plan Remixes was released, featuring singles released from Mi Plan.[http://www.grandaentertainment.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278:mi-plan-remixes-nelly-furtado&catid=38:rokstories-frontpage "Mi Plan Remixes: Nelly Furtado".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122136/http://www.grandaentertainment.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278%3Ami-plan-remixes-nelly-furtado&catid=38%3Arokstories-frontpage |date=11 July 2011 }} grandaentertainment.com. Granda Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 3 November 2010. An English version of "Fuerte" was released as a promotional single from Mi Plan and Mi Plan Remixes on 26 October 2010.[http://www.zimbio.com/Nelly+Furtado/articles/4Zwlyz_TQeu/Sneak+Peek+Nelly+Furtado+Fuerte+music+video Sneek Peek: Nelly Furado ~ Fuerte music video...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013075332/http://www.zimbio.com/Nelly+Furtado/articles/4Zwlyz_TQeu/Sneak+Peek+Nelly+Furtado+Fuerte+music+video |date=13 October 2011 }} Zimbio. Retrieved 10-17-2010. Before she began touring, Furtado appeared at various award shows and small venues, performing in places such as the 2009 ALMA Awards.(Posted: 18 September 2009) Team Celestrellas, [http://www.celestrellas.com/2009/09/18/alma-awards-2009-winners-highlights/ "Salma, Leguizamo, big winners at ALMA Awards".] celestrellas.com. AOL, Inc. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Furtado also appeared at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010, performing a medley of "Fuerte" and "Bajo Otra Luz", alongside La Mala Rodríguez and The JabbaWockeeZ.Roger & Cowan, [http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=31776&aid=1029 Nelly Furtado celebrates Latin Grammy Award win for "Best Female Pop Vocal Album"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011081954/http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=31776&aid=1029 |date=11 October 2011 }} interscope.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010. The album was also supported by the Mi Plan Tour, which began on 16 March 2010, in Mexico and Venezuela and continued further into Latin America, with six more venues in Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.[http://agenda.universia.net.mx/otras/2010/03/01/concierto-nelly-furtado "Concierto Nelly Furtado"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230046/http://agenda.universia.net.mx/otras/2010/03/01/concierto-nelly-furtado |date=22 July 2011 }} (in Spanish). Agenda Universia. Portal Universia S.A. Retrieved 3 December 2010.[http://www.nochelatina.com/Articles/5894/Nelly-Furtado-Launches-Mi-Plan-Latin-American-Tour "Nelly Furtado Launches Latin American Tour".] nochelatina.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010. Furtado performed at Yas Arena in Abu Dhabi, supported by Taio Cruz and Tinchy Stryder.(Posted: 28 November 2010) Eduan Maggo, [http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/nelly-furtado-puts-on-amazing-abu-dhabi-performance-1.719241 "Nelly Furtado puts on amazing Abu Dhabi performance".] Al Nisr Publishing LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

"Manos al Aire" was released on 30 June 2009 as the lead single from the album, sent to worldwide radio with digital and mobile retail availability the next day. It was Furtado's first single to top the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Tracks.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nelly furtado|chart=Latin Songs C}} "Nelly Furtado Album & Song Chart History"] Billboard Latin Songs for Nelly Furtado. Prometheus Global Media. With the song, Furtado made history by becoming the first North American artist to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart with an original Spanish song that was not translated from another language.(1 September 2009) Jeremy Singer, [http://www.andpop.com/tag/mi-plan/ Nelly Furtado Makes North American History With Single "Manos Al Aire".] andpop.com. andPOP Inc. Retrieved 3 November 2010. It achieved international success, peaking at number two in Germany,[http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Furtado%2CNelly/Manos+al+Aire/single "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Furtado, Nelly - Manos al Aire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919044652/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Furtado,Nelly/Manos+al+Aire/single |date=19 September 2012 }} (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Czech Republic,[http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R "ČNS IFPI"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705030259/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=R |date=5 July 2006 }} (in Czech). Hitparáda – RADIO TOP100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200940 into search. and Italy[http://www.italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nelly+Furtado&titel=Manos+al+Aire&cat=s italiancharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Manos al aire] Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2010. while it reached the top twenty in various other countries such as Switzerland, France and Spain.[http://acharts.us/song/45494 Nelly Furtado - Manos Al Aire - Music Charts] aCharts.us. Retrieved 23 November 2010.

"Más" was the second single released from the album. It was released as a download single on 18 December 2009, in Germany.[http://www.nelly-furtado.de/releases/ "Nelly Furtado - Diskografie".] Nelly-furtado.de. 8 November 2009. It did not perform as well as "Manos al Aire", peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nelly furtado|chart=Latin Pop Songs C}} "Nelly Furtado Album & Song Chart History"] Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Nelly Furtado. Prometheus Global Media. An Italian version of the song was digitally released on 22 January 2010.[https://music.apple.com/be/album/mas-di-pi%C3%B9-italian-version-single/1444583895 Mas (Di Più) (Italian Version) - Single by Nelly Furtado] itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010.

"Bajo Otra Luz" was digitally released from iTunes in Canada and Mexico on 31 August 2009.[https://music.apple.com/ca/album/bajo-otra-luz-feat-julieta-venegas-la-mala-rodriguez-single/1445134333 Bajo Otra Luz (feat. Julieta Venegas & La Mala Rodriguez) - Single by Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas & La Mala Rodriguez] itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[https://music.apple.com/mx/album/bajo-otra-luz-feat-julieta/328225732 Bajo Otra Luz (feat. Julieta Venegas & La Mala Rodriguez) - Single de Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas & La Mala Rodriguez]. itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010. It premiered as the final single from the album on US radio in early May 2010 with digital downloading available on 15 June 2010.[https://www.amazon.com/Bajo-Otra-Luz/dp/B003P2904C Amazon.com: Bajo Otra Luz: Nelly Furtado: MP3 Download.] Amazon, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010. It was the least successful single from the album, not charting anywhere.

All singles had proper official music videos released to promote them. In addition to these, Furtado made three promotional black and white videos of the recording sessions of the album tracks "Sueños" (featuring Alejandro Fernández), "Silencio" (featuring Josh Groban) and "Como Lluvia" (featuring Juan Luis Guerra). These can be viewed through her official Argentina fan club YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/nellyfurtadoargfc/search?query=sue%C3%B1os%2C+silencio%2C+como+lluvia&spfreload=1|title = NellyFurtado Argentina – YouTube|via = YouTube}}

{{main|Mi Plan Tour}}

The tour was announced on 5 January 2010 via Furtado's official website.{{cite web |url=http://www.chetumail.com/?c=122&a=8310 |title = Cumplirá Nelly Furtado Plan Latino |access-date = 17 January 2010|date=5 January 2010|work=ChetuMail|language=es|trans-title=Nelly Furtado fulfils Latin plan}} For the tour, Furtado asked her fans for help choosing the setlist, asking which songs should be on the show.{{cite web|url=http://www2.esmas.com/ritmoson/noticias/128259/pide-nelly-furtado-ayuda-fans-gira|title=Pide Nelly Furtado ayuda a fans para gira|access-date=17 January 2010|date=8 January 2010|last=Gonzalo-Puente|first=Luis|work=Ritmoson Latino|language=es|trans-title=Nelly Furtado asks for help on tour from fans|archive-date=12 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112065530/http://www2.esmas.com/ritmoson/noticias/128259/pide-nelly-furtado-ayuda-fans-gira|url-status=dead}} The concert in Santiago was one of the firsts after the 2010 Chile earthquake that happened 3 weeks before. Nelly Furtado donated 5% of the revenues to the people affected by the catastrophe.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesputnik.ca/accounts/19/articles/29314 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205730/http://www.thesputnik.ca/accounts/19/articles/29314 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2011 |title=Deadly earthquakes rock the world |date=25 March 2010 |access-date=17 November 2010 |work=The Sputnik |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications |last=Onuoha |first=Urey }} To promote the tour in Brazil, on 24 March 2010, Furtado made a "VIP Pocket Show" appeared in the reality show program Big Brother Brasil 10 from Rede Globo, the country's leading channel. She performed 5 songs from the tour in acoustic versions ("Maneater", "I'm Like a Bird", "Try", "Say It Right" and "Turn Off The Light").{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 71/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mi-plan/nelly-furtado|title=MI PLAN by Nelly Furtado|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=17 June 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}(Posted: 5 October 2009) Stephen Thomas Erlewine, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1629304|pure_url=yes}} "Mi Plan review"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

| rev2 = BBC Music

| rev2score = (mixed)(Posted: 22 September 2009) Paul Lester, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gcrg "Music - Review of Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan"]. BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

| rev3 = Billboard

| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web | title=Nelly Furtado, “Mi Plan” | website=Billboard | date=4 September 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nelly-furtado-mi-plan-1070890/ | access-date=22 May 2025}}

| rev4 = Digital Spy

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}(Posted: 13 September 2009) Mayor Nissim, [http://www.digitalspy.com/music/albumreviews/a178051/nelly-furtado-mi-plan.html Music - Album Review - Nelly Furtado: 'Mi Plan' - Digital Spy]. Retrieved 1 January 2011.

| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev5score = (C)(Posted: 16 September 2009) Leah Greenblatt, [http://www.ew.com/article/2009/09/16/mi-plan "Mi Plan {{pipe}} Music"] . EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

| rev6 = MusicOMH

| rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[http://www.musicomh.com/albums/nelly-furtado-3_0909.htm Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan - album reviews] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518173103/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/nelly-furtado-3_0909.htm |date=18 May 2010 }}. musicomh.com. OMH, Inc. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

| rev7 = Slant

| rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}(Posted: 26 September 2009) Kevin Liedel, [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/nelly-furtado-mi-plan/1846 "Nelly Furtado: Mi Plan {{pipe}} Music Review"]. Slant Magazine. 12 December 2009.

| rev8 = The Boston Globe

| rev8score = (favorable)(Posted: 14 September 2009) [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/09/14/nelly_furtado_mi_plan/ "Nelly Furtado, 'Mi Plan' - The Boston Globe"]. Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

| rev9 = The New York Times

| rev9score = (favorable)(Posted; 13 September 2009) Jon Pareles, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/arts/music/14choi.html?_r=1 "CRITICS' CHOICE New CDs Nelly Furtado Mi Plan"]. The New York Times. 9 December 2009.

| rev10 = Yahoo! Music UK

| rev10score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/090921/33/221sf.html |title=Nelly Furtado – Mi Plan |last=Gill |first=Jaime |publisher=Yahoo Music |date=21 September 2009 |access-date=7 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613170351/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/090921/33/221sf.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}

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The album was generally well received by critics: it scored 71/100 among professional music critics cited by Metacritic."[http://www.metacritic.com/music/mi-plan/nelly-furtado Mi Plan by Nelly Furtado]". Metacritic. Retrieved on 8 October 2009 In a positive review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the album is "assured and cohesive" and claimed that it is her "strongest album yet". Billboard described the album as "straightforward songs that appeal to melodic sensibilities rather than rhythmic contraptions, the set is a mix of vulnerability and earnestness". The Boston Globe said "Furtado bridges pop sensibilities with Latin music" and also mentioned the songs, "Sueños" and "Silencio", saying that they "bring out the purity in Furtado's vocals".

Digital Spy writer, Mayor Nissim, asserted that "aside from the vocals and lyrics, much of the music here wouldn't sound out of place in the UK or US charts, which is both a good and bad thing." He also went on to say that "the fact Manos and several other songs feature rather Americanised production can prevent them from completely hitting the mark" because, as he put it, "Furtado's tunes don't always get the Spanish wallop her vocals deserve." MusicOMH said in its review that "For the most part, the album is a pretty good listen" and claimed that songs from the album are "pleasant but never overly diverting". Paul Lester, a writer for BBC, gave the album a mixed review and said the music is "equally inoffensive". The writer compared it to her previous release, Loose and claimed that "Timbaland's inventive approach to dance motion is much missed". Entertainment Weekly also stated, "Without the Midas touch of studio magician Timbaland, Furtado has only her nasal, pleasant-enough vocals and a distinctly middlebrow musicality." Kevin Liedel of Slant Magazine was very critical, writing, "[it] manifests itself here in a labored and predictable fashion" and also said it is "heartless, with forced sincerity".

Mi Plan debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200, including number 1 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts selling nearly 13,000 copies in its first week.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nelly furtado|chart=Billboard 200}} Nelly Furtado Album & Song Chart History] Billboard 200 For Nelly Furtado. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-10-03/latin-albums "Top Latin Albums - Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan - Week of October 3, 2009"]. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-10-03/latin-pop-albums "Latin Pop Albums - Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan - Week of October 3, 2009"]. Billboard. Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2010. On 6 November 2009, the album received a platinum certification (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 100,000 copies. According to Nielson SoundScan, the album was the highest selling Latin pop album in 2009.(Posted: 24 September 2009) Reuters, [http://new.music.yahoo.com/nelly-furtado/news/nelly-furtado-hits-latin-sales-high-for-year--61985946 "Nelly Furtado hits Latin sales high for year".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013084143/http://new.music.yahoo.com/nelly-furtado/news/nelly-furtado-hits-latin-sales-high-for-year--61985946 |date=13 October 2011 }} new.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

In Switzerland, Mi Plan entered the charts at number three and stayed in the top ten for five weeks. There, the album was certified gold for shipping over 15,000 units.

At the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Furtado won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.(Posted: 12 November 2010) Mandy Bierly, [http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/11/12/latin-grammy-winners-2010/ Juan Luis Guerra, Camila, Nelly Furtado win Latin Grammys] mix-music.ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

{{Track listing

| headline = Mi Plan {{nobold|– Standard edition}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:42

| title1 = Manos al Aire

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Nelly Furtado
• James Bryan
• Alex Cuba

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| extra1 = {{flat list|

• Bryan
• Furtado
• Demacio "Demo" Castellon{{ref|a|[a]}}

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| length1 = 3:29

| title2 = Más

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Lester Mendez
• Andres Recio

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| extra2 = Mendez

| length2 = 3:32

| title3 = Mi Plan

| note3 = featuring Alex Cuba

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Bryan
• Cuba

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| extra3 = {{flat list|

• Bryan
• Furtado
• Castellon{{ref|b|[b]}}

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| length3 = 4:05

| title4 = Sueños

| note4 = featuring Alejandro Fernández

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Bryan
• Cuba

}}

| extra4 = {{flat list|

• Bryan
• Brian West
• Furtado

}}

| length4 = 3:11

| title5 = Bajo Otra Luz

| note5 = featuring Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodríguez

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Venegas
• Rodríguez

}}

| extra5 = {{flat list|

• Castellon
• Venegas
• Furtado

}}

| length5 = 4:19

| title6 = Vacación

| writer6 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Mendez
• Venegas

}}

| extra6 = Mendez

| length6 = 3:43

| title7 = Suficiente Tiempo

| writer7 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Cuba

}}

| extra7 = Salaamremi.com

| length7 = 3:03

| title8 = Fuerte

| note8 = featuring Concha Buika

| writer8 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Bryan
• Cuba

}}

| extra8 = Salaamremi.com

| length8 = 3:25

| title9 = Silencio

| note9 = featuring Josh Groban

| writer9 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Mendez
• Julio Reyes Copello

}}

| extra9 = Mendez

| length9 = 3:34

| title10 = Como Lluvia

| note10 = featuring Juan Luis Guerra

| writer10 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Mendez
• Guerra

}}

| extra10 = Mendez

| length10 = 3:37

| title11 = Feliz Cumpleaños

| writer11 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Bryan
• Cuba

}}

| extra11 = {{flat list|

• Castellon
• Furtado

}}

| length11 = 4:11

| title12 = Fantasmas

| note12 = hidden track

| writer12 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Cuba

}}

| extra12 = {{flat list|

• Castellon
• Furtado
• Michael Anthony{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length12 = 3:33

}}

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Mi Plan {{nobold|– iTunes Store edition (bonus track)}}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/mi-plan-bonus-track-version/329495921|title = "Mi Plan (Bonus Track Versión)" von Nelly Furtado|publisher = iTunes Store|date = January 2009}}

| title13 = Manos al Aire

| note13 = Humby Remix

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Furtado
• Bryan
• Cuba

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• Bryan
• Furtado
• Castellon{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length13 = 3:39

}}

;Notes

• ^{{note|a|a}} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{{note|b|b}} signifies an additional producer.

Credits below are adapted from the Mi Plan liner notes.(2009) Album notes for Mi Plan by Nelly Furtado [liner notes]. Nelstar Entertainment, Inc. (Universal Music Latino).

• Andrés Recio – executive producer, A&R
• Nelly Furtado – executive producer, producer, mixing
• Chris Smith – executive producer
• James Bryan – producer, guitar, drums, keyboards, engineer
• Julieta Venegas – producer, accordion
• Lester Méndez – producer, percussion, guitar, keyboards, mixing, engineer, string arrangements
• Brian West – producer
• The Demolition Crew – producer
• Salaam Remi – producer, drums, keyboards
• Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Alex Grant – cello
• Alex Grant – cello
• Daniel Stone, Raphael Padilla, Roger Travassos – percussion
• Dan Warner – guitar, bass guitar
• Dan Turco, Vincent Henry – guitar
• StayBent Krunk-a-Delic – guitar, keyboards
• Ramón Stagnaro – guitar, cuatro
• Matt Scannell – guitar, bass guitar
• Michael Anthony Turco – producer, drums
• Lee Levin – drums
• Julio Hernandez, Alex Cuba – bass guitar
• Chris Gehringer – general mastering
• Demacio Castellón – mixing
• Franklin Emmanuel Socorro – mixing, engineer
• Jason "Metal" Donkersgoed – mixing, engineer
• Joel Numa – mixing, engineer
• Ron Taylor – digital editing
• Jorge Vivo – engineer
• Antonio Resendiz – engineer
• Julian Vazquez – engineer
• Allan Leschhorn – engineer
• Ryan Evans – engineer
• Enrique Larreal – engineer
• Carlos Alvarez – engineer
• Aureo Baqueiro – vocal producer
• Marc Rogers – double bass
• Javier Limón – flamenco guitar
• Tyler Armes – piano
• Nick Banns – string arrangements
• Sonus Quartet – strings
• Mark Lidell – cover photo
• Joachim Johnson – photography

• Alex Cuba appears courtesy of Caracol Records
• Alejandro Fernández appears courtesy of Universal Music Latino
• Julieta Venegas appears courtesy of Sony Music
• La Mala Rodríguez appears courtesy of Universal Music Spain
• Concha Buika appears courtesy of Warner Bros. and casalimon.tv
• Javier Limón appears courtesy of casalimon.tv
• Josh Groban appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
• Juan Luis Guerra appears courtesy of EMI Televisa Music

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