4 Minutes (Madonna song)

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“4 Minutes”
“4 Minutes” cover
Single by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
from the album Hard Candy
Released March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
(see release history)
Recorded 2007
Genre Electro
Length 4:04 (Album version)
3:10 (Radio Edit)
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna, Nate "Danja" Hills, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Justin Timberlake
Producer Timbaland, Danja, Justin Timberlake
Madonna singles chronology
"Hey You"
(2007)
"4 Minutes"
(2008)
"Give It 2 Me"
(2008)
Justin Timberlake singles chronology
"Release"
(2008)
"4 Minutes"
(2008)
Timbaland singles chronology
"Elevator"
(2008)
"4 Minutes"
(2008)
"Dangerous"
(2008)

"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It is the lead single released on March 17, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. It features American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake and Timbaland who also co-wrote and produced the song.

"4 Minutes" became Madonna's first Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 since "Hung Up" in 2005 and her highest-charting U.S. single since "Music" in 2000. With the song Madonna scored her 37th Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit, making her the artist with the most Top 10 hits in the history of the chart.

The single has also broken records in the UK where it became Madonna's 61st Top 10 hit, making her the American artist with the most Top 10 hits in music history. It also became her 13th number-one single.

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[edit] Song information

The song is sometimes referred to as "4 Minutes to Save the World", including by Madonna herself.[1] The song received its first airing when co-producer Timbaland played part of the song at a concert on December 16, 2007 in Philadelphia.[2] After brief appearances on YouTube and Perez Hilton, Warner Bros. quickly got the clips removed for copyright infringement.[3] Additionally, part of the song was played on a French radio station on February 29, 2008, later leaking online as a radio rip from the broadcast.[4]

The single officially debuted on radio on March 17, 2008, and was released digitally in the UK on the same day. It was released digitally worldwide (except USA) on March 18, 2008 and in the US on March 25, 2008.[citation needed] The song was also used for a television advertisement for Sunsilk that began to air on March 17.[5]

The photography used on the cover is by Madonna's manager Guy Oseary.

[edit] Reception

Rolling Stone described the song as having "a marching band aesthetic as blasting brass play a scale-like riff," and called the song "a loud, busy, energetic track."[2] Billboard reviewer and editor Chuck Taylor said that with the song Madonna "is poised to score her first top 10 hit since 2005's 'Hung Up.' ... There's an awful lot going on in the busy dance track ... but the trade-off chorus between Madge and Justin ... is hooky enough unto itself to sell the song."[6] BBC Music described "4 Minutes" as sounding "so futuristic it could realistically have been beamed in from the end of the world."[7] "4 Minutes" was called one of Hard Candy's saviors by The Independent, who noted that "the Mardi Gras marching-band bumping rumbustiously along" is one of the album's "most ambitious offerings."[8] Heidi Kotanski of Common Sense Media wrote, "While the afrobeat horn breaks drive the energy of the single, Madonna takes back stage to Timberlake's best impersonation of Michael Jackson and the overpowering erratic electronic sounds signature of Timbaland's production."[9] Chris Sosa of Musicouch described the song as "big, loud, and borderline obnoxious" but still mainting a "summer-anthem quality".[10]

[edit] Radio success

The single broke a record in Canada when it debuted at number one on the Canadian CHR Audience chart. This was the first time any single debuted at the top of the chart. The song entered Canada's CHR Spin's Chart at number 5, the second song to debut within the Top 10. This song also entered Canada's All Format Audience chart at number 2, the highest debut ever on the chart.[11]

"4 Minutes" debuted at number twenty-three on United States' CHR/Top 40 National Airplay radio chart. It was also that chart's most added song of the week, with over seventy new stations.[12] "4 Minutes" debuted at number eighteen on the Radio & Records Pop Chart on March 26, 2008. The single currently sits at number 1.[12]

[edit] Chart performance

"4 Minutes" has topped the charts in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom and reached the Top 5 in Austria, France, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.

The song made its debut on the Official UK Singles Chart at number seven on 23 March 2008 based on download sales alone,[13] reaching 21,106 within a week of it being released. On 20 April 2008, it became Madonna's thirteenth number one single, with sales of 40,634 downloads. "4 Minutes" has been Number one, in the UK, for 4 weeks so far. To date, "4 Minutes" has sold 295,720 downloads in the UK, according with "Music week" weekly sales.[14]

Based on its first week of airplay, the song made its debut on the U.S. Mediabase Top 40/Pop Airplay Chart at number 23 with an airplay bullet of over 2000.[15] In the Billboard issue dated April 12, 2008, Madonna surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the most U.S. Top 10 singles in the rock era with 37. "4 Minutes" jumped from number 68 to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 [16], spurred by digital download sales, and is now her highest-charting single since "Music" hit number one in 2000. The song sold 217,000 in its first week of wide release and entered the Hot Digital Songs chart at number two. The single has reached number one on both Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks. It has sold over 1,533,000 downloads in only a few weeks.[17]

"4 Minutes" has also been a success on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it reached number one during the week ending June 6, 2008. [18] With that accomplished feat, Madonna becomes the first artist on the Dance Airplay chart (and the only one so far) since its inception in 2003 to have the most singles go all the way to number one five consecutive times, and is tied with Rihanna, who also has five number ones on that chart. In addition, she also became the only artist to have the same song reach both the Dance Club Play and Dance Airplay chart's top spot the most times, also with five singles.

In Australia, the single debuted at number three on the Digital Tracks chart, and reached number one in its third week.[19] On April 14, 2008, the song debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number three, based on digital downloads alone. On April 28, it rose from number three to top the chart at number one, where it has stayed for 3 weeks in a row.[20] It is Madonna's eleventh number one single in Australia and her 42nd Top 10 hit, more than any other artist. It was also Timbaland's 3rd #1 single in the past 12 months in Australia.

In Latin America, the song scored the highest debut of the year in Brazil, entering the local Top 100 at number 22 and peaking at number one in its fifth week on the Brazilian Dance Club Play chart. [21] In Mexico the song debuted at number five on the Digital Sales Chart, reaching number one on its third week of being available. [22] On the main Latin America Singles & Airplay Chart, "4 Minutes" made its debut at number 21 on the week of April 20, becoming one of the highest debut for an international artist ever. On its third week, the single reached the top five, becoming Madonna's third top five hit on this chart, after the 2005/2006 smash hits "Hung Up" and "Sorry".

"4 Minutes" also sold the most one-week digital sales in Canada, moving her to number one on the Canadian Hot Digital Songs chart.[23] In Spain, the single was certified Platinum for more than 20,000 downloads.[24]

On the United World Chart, it has currently gained 4,351,000 points. It became Madonna's thirteenth number one single, and her ninth number one single in under eight years. It has currently peaked at number one for eight weeks.

[edit] Music video

Madonna and Justin Timberlake singing while the black background follows and eats away the flesh.
Madonna and Justin Timberlake singing while the black background follows and eats away the flesh.

The music video was filmed in 4 days at Black Island Studios in London from January 28 to January 31, 2008 with Timberlake and Timbaland, directed by French duo Jonas & François (Justice's "D.A.N.C.E."),[25] with choreography by Jamie King.[2]

The music video begins with Timbaland performing his opening lines, in front of a screen showing exactly four minutes in the format of minutes:seconds:frames (SMPTE). After some brief scenes of Madonna and Timberlake standing faced back to the camera, it shows Madonna leaning on car while pushing it back into a house where Timberlake and Madonna both sing while removing a piece of clothing as the black background follows them both, the people living in the house seem oblivious to the black background as it turns their skin and part of their flesh transparent. Madonna and Timberlake then jump out the window (the fact that the house is just a set is not hidden as the other side of the window is shown to be a set) and end up in car junk yard where they begin to dance and evade the black shapes at the same time. After this they both run into a supermarket while the same black background follows them, Madonna and Timberlake begin singing in the aisle of the supermarket while shoppers carry on as normal. Madonna and Timberlake move on to start dancing on the conveyor belt at the checkouts. Madonna is then seen (legs only) walking through an office building while the black background stalks her. They then run into a bathroom and remove another piece of clothing while the black background follows outside, they then run out of the bathroom and appear to walk in to the same room Timbaland was seen in before, they immediately start performing choreography in front of the screen, now counting down from four minutes. They continually dance and remove a final piece of clothing from each other as the black background comes at them from both sides. The video ends with the black background finally catching up to them while they stop dancing and move closer to each other, as it starts to turn their skin and flesh transparent.

The music video was released in some countries on iTunes Store on April 3, 2008. It also made a television premiere on MuchMusic at midnight on April 6, 2008 and on MTV's TRL on April 7, 2008.

  • Directors: Jonas & François
  • Producer: Greg Panteix
  • Director of Photography: Dan Landin
  • Editor: Danny Tull
  • Production Company: 75

[edit] Track listings and formats

4 Minutes was released in a staggering amount of formats, and unusually, each format was accorded a separate release date. In the UK, almost two months separated the release of the song as a download and the final format release of a 12" picture disc. [26]

UK CD 1
(slimline jewelcase)(2-471292 0-5439-19939-5-3)
  1. "4 Minutes" (Album Version) — 4:04
  2. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix) — 5:39
UK / AUS CD Single
(slimline jewelcase)
  1. "4 Minutes" (Album Version) — 4:04
  2. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix) — 5:39
  3. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix) — 6:16
UK 12" Vinyl
(Picture Disc)(0-9362-49860-1-0)
  • A1. "4 Minutes" (Radio Edit) — 3:10
  • A2. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Edit) — 4:57
  • B1. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix Edit) — 4:39
  • B2. "4 Minutes" (Tracy Young House Radio) — 3:33
International CD Single
(cardsleeve)(2-471356 0-5439-19939-4-6)
  1. "4 Minutes" (Album Version) — 4:04
  2. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix) — 5:39
EU / US Maxi CD Single
(2-463036 0-9362-49871-2-3)
  1. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix) — 5:39
  2. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix) — 6:16
  3. "4 Minutes" (Tracy Young House Mix) — 7:55
  4. "4 Minutes" (Peter Saves Paris Remix) — 8:52 (misprinted as 8:37)
  5. "4 Minutes" (Rebirth Remix) — 7:57
  6. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Dirty Dub) — 4:52
U.S. Digital Maxi Single
  1. "4 Minutes" (Edit) — 3:11
  2. "4 Minutes" (Peter Saves Paris Edit) — 4;49
  3. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Edit) — 3:23
  4. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Dirty Dub Edit) — 4:05
U.S. 2 x 12" Vinyl
(Special Jacket)(0-463228 0-9362-49870-9-3)
  • A1. "4 Minutes" (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix) — 5:39
  • A2. "4 Minutes" (Peter Saves Paris Remix) — 8:52 (misprinted as 8:37)
  • B1. "4 Minutes" (Tracy Young House Mix) — 7:55
  • B2. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Dirty Dub) — 4:52
  • C1. "4 Minutes" (Album Version) — 4:05
  • C2. "4 Minutes" (Rebirth Remix) — 7:57
  • D1. "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix) — 6:16

[edit] Digital only mixes

  • "4 Minutes" (Peter Saves London Remix) – 8:09
  • "4 Minutes" (Timbaland's Mobile Underground Remix) - 3:22

[edit] Release history

Region Date Format
Germany[27] April 11, 2008 CD
France[28] April 14, 2008 CD
Australia[29] [30] March 17, 2008 Digital download
April 18, 2008[31] Remixes Digital download
April 19, 2008 CD
United Kingdom[32][33] March 17, 2008 Digital download
April 21, 2008 CD
June 2, 2008 12" Picture Disc [34]
Worldwide March 18, 2008 Digital download
United States[35] March 25, 2008 Digital download
April 15, 2008 Remixes Digital download
April 29, 2008 CD single

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Argentinian Singles Chart[36] 1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[37] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[38] 2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[39] 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[40] 1
Canadian Hot 100[41] 1
Danish Singles Chart[42] 1
Billboard Eurochart Hot 100[43] 1
Finnish Singles Chart[44] 1
German Media Control Singles Chart[45] 1
Greek IFPI Singles Chart[46] 1
Irish Singles Chart[47] 1
Israeli Singles Chart[48] 1
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[49] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[50] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[51] 1
Romanian Top 100[52] 1
Russian Airplay Chart[53] 5
Spanish Singles Chart[54] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[55] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[56] 1
Turkey Top 20 Chart[57] 1
UK Singles Chart[58] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[59] 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[60] 2
Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart[61] 1
United World Chart[62] 1

[edit] Worldwide sales

Country Sales
Australia (Platinum) 70,000 (Digital sales + Singles sales)[63]
Denmark (Platinum) 15,000 (Digital sales + Singles sales)[64]
France 75,000 (Single + Digital sales)
Greece (Gold) 10,000 (Singles sales)
Spain (2xPlatinum) 40,000 (Digital sales)[65]
Sweden (Gold) 10,000 (Singles sales)
U.S. (Platinum) 1,632,260 (Digital sales)[66]
U.K. 317,000 (Digital sales + Singles sales)[67]
Preceded by
"Chasing Pavements" by Adele
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart number-one single (first run)
March 25, 2008 - April 15, 2008
Succeeded by
"Mercy" by Duffy
Preceded by
"Il Mondo Che Vorrei" by Vasco Rossi
Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
April 5, 2008
Succeeded by
"A Te" by Jovanotti
Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
Canadian Hot 100 number-one single (first run)
April 12, 2008
Succeeded by
"Take a Bow" by Rihanna
Preceded by
"Nie Kłam, że Kochasz Mnie" by Ewelina Flinta & Łukasz Zagrobelny
Polish National Top 50 number-one single
April 19, 2008
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"American Boy" by Estelle featuring Kanye West
UK Singles Chart number-one single
April 20, 2008 - May 11, 2008
Succeeded by
"That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings
Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
United World Chart number-one single
April 26, 2008
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Mercy" by Duffy
German Singles Chart number-one single
April 25, 2008 - May 15, 2008
Succeeded by
"Summer Love" by Mark Medlock
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
May 3, 2008
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Round and Round" by Mischa Daniels
Hot100Brasil number-one Dance singles
April 26, 2008 - June 1, 2008
Succeeded by
"Disco Lies" by Moby
Preceded by
"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
April 28, 2008 - May 19, 2008
Succeeded by
"Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi
Preceded by
"Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey
Hot100Brasil number-one singles
May 4 - May 18, 2008
Succeeded by
"With You" by Chris Brown
Preceded by
"Better in Time" by Leona Lewis
Bulgarian National Top 40 number-one singles
May 4, 2008
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Lost Highway" by Kurt Nilsen featuring Willie Nelson
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart number-one single (second run)
May 13, 2008 - May 20, 2008
Succeeded by
"Scared of Heights" by Espen Lind
Preceded by
"The Galway Girl" by Sharon Shannon and Mundy
Irish Singles Chart number-one single
May 15, 2008
Succeeded by
"Take a Bow" by Rihanna
Preceded by
"Wit Licht" by Marco Borsato
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
May 24, 2008 - May 31, 2008
Succeeded by
"This Is the Life" by Amy Macdonald
Preceded by
"Take a Bow" by Rihanna
Canadian Hot 100 number-one single (second run)
May 31, 2008
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey
Billboard Dance Club Play number-one single
May 17-24, 2008
Succeeded by
"Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield
Preceded by
"Bicho de Ciudad" by Los Piojos
Argentina Top 40 number-one song
May 23, 2008
Succeeded by
"Si No Te Hubieras Ido" by Maná
Preceded by
"Brasil" by Tom Boxer & Fly Project
Romanian Singles Chart number-one singles
May 26, 2008 - June 1, 2008
Succeeded by
"In My Arms" by Kylie Minogue
Preceded by
"Gotas de Agua Dulce" by Leona Lewis
Latin America Top 40 number-one song
June 2, 2008
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
June 6, 2008
Succeeded by
Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Beddingfield

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