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"4 Minutes"
Song

"4 Minutes" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy and was 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". 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 and 13th number one single, more than any other female solo artist.

Song information

The song is sometimes referred to as "4 Minutes to Save the World", including by Madonna herself. The song received its first airing when co-producer Timbaland played part of the song at a concert on December 16, 2007 in Philadelphia. After brief appearances on YouTube and Perez Hilton, Warner Bros. quickly got the clips removed for copyright infringement. 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.

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. The song was also used for a television advertisement for Sunsilk that began to air on March 17.

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

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." Billboard reviewer and editor Chuck Taylor said the song "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." BBC Music described "4 Minutes" as sounding "so futuristic it could realistically have been beamed in from the end of the world." "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."

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 ten. This song also entered Canada's All Format Audience chart at number 2, the highest debut ever on the chart.

"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. "4 Minutes" debuted at number eighteen on the Radio & Records Pop Chart on March 26, 2008. The single currently sits at number 11.

Chart performance

4 Minutes has already topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom and reached the top 5 in the United States, France and Israel.

The song made its debut on the Official UK Singles Chart at number seven on 23 March 2008 based on download sales alone, 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. To date, "4 Minutes" has sold 126,643 downloads in the UK. 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. The single debuted at number three on the Australian Digital Tracks chart, and reached number one in its third week. On April 14, 2008, the song debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number three, based on digital downloads alone. On April 28, the song rose to #1 from #3 on the chart.

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 #1 in its fifth week on the Brazilian Dance Club Play chart. In Mexico the song debuted at number five on the Digital Sales Chart, reaching number one on its third week of being available. 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.

In the Billboard issue dated April 12, 2008, Madonna surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the most U.S. top ten singles in the Rock Era with 37. "4 Minutes" went from number 68 to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 , spurred by digital download sales, and is now her highest-charting single since "Music" went 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 #1 on both Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks the following week. As of 23 April, 2008 Madonna is back at #1 in Soundscan Digital Single Sales. It has sold an astonishing 846,000 in only a few weeks. "4 Minutes" has also been a success on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart, peaking at #4.

"4 Minutes" also sold the most one-week digital sales in Canada, moving her to number one on the Canadian Hot Digital Songs chart. In Spain, the single was certified gold for more than 10,000 downloads.

On the United World Chart, it has currently gained 1,527,000 points, with 721,770 copies sold worldwide so far. It became Madonna's thirteenth number-one single, and her nineth number-one single in under 8 years. Madonna holds the record for the artist with the most number-one hits worldwide.

Music video

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

The music video was filmed at Black Island Studios in London from January 30 to February 2, 2008 with Timberlake and Timbaland, directed by French duo Jonas & François (Justice's "D.A.N.C.E."), with choreography by Jamie King.

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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 (NTSC). 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 a 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 removes their skin and part of their flesh. Madonna and Timberlake then jump out the window 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. 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 eat away at their skin and flesh.

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: Soixan7e Quin5e

Track listings and formats

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 CD 2
(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
International Maxi CD Single
(slimline jewelcase)(2-471420 0-9362-49868-2-9)
  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
International Digital Maxi Single
(6-471420 0-9362-49868-1-2)
  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
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) — 8:37
  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) — 8:37
  • 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

Official versions

Original versions

  • Album Version – 4:04
  • Radio Edit – 3:10

Official remixes

  • Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix – 5:39
  • Bob Sinclar Space Funk Edit – 3:23
  • Junkie XL Remix – 6:16
  • Junkie XL Remix Edit – 4:39
  • Junkie XL Dirty Dub – 4:52
  • Junkie XL Dirty Dub Edit – 4:05
  • Peter Saves London Remix - 9:00
  • Peter Saves Paris Remix – 8:37
  • Peter Saves Paris Edit – 4:49
  • Peter Saves New York Remix - 10:52
  • Peter Saves New York Edit - 5:00
  • Rebirth Remix – 7:57
  • Rebirth Mix Edit – 3:42
  • Timbaland's Mobile Underground Remix – 3:22
  • Tracy Young House Mix – 7:55
  • Tracy Young Mixshow – 6:19
  • Tracy Young House Radio – 3:33
  • Tracy Young House Dub – 7:55

Release history

Region Date Format
Germany April 11 2008 CD
France April 14 2008 CD
Australia March 17 2008 Digital download
April 18 2008 Remixes Digital download
April 19 2008 CD
United Kingdom March 17 2008 Digital download
April 21 2008 CD
May 5 2008 12" Picture Disc
Worldwide March 18 2008 Digital download
United States March 25 2008 Digital download
April 15 2008 Remixes Digital download
April 29 2008 CD single

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Argentinian Singles Chart 28
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 1
Bulgaria Chart 8
Brazilian Singles Chart 3
Brazilian Dance Chart 1
Canadian Hot 100 1
Danish Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 1
Ecuadorian Airplay Chart 15
Billboard Eurochart Hot 100 1
Finnish Singles Chart 1
French Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 1
Global Dance Tracks 7
Greek Download Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 2
Israeli Singles Chart 1
Italian Singles Chart 1
Latin American Singles Chart 10
Latvian Airplay Top 36
European Hit Radio (Latvia) 1
Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Macedonian Singles Chart 4
Malaysian Singles Chart 21
Maltese Airplay Chart 1
Mexican Downloads Chart 1
New Zealand Singles Chart 4
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Polish National Top 50 1
Portuguese Downloads Chart 1
Romanian Airplay Chart 22
Spanish Downloads Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 1
Turkish Airplay Chart 1
Ukrainian Airplay chart 6
UK Singles Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 5
United World Chart 1

Template:Succession box one to two
Preceded by"Chasing Pavements" by Adele Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart number-one single
March 25 2008 - April 8 2008 		Succeeded by"Mercy" by Duffy
Preceded by"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis Canadian Hot 100 number-one single
April 12 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"Il Mondo Che Vorrei" by Vasco Rossi Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
April 12 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"Nie Kłam, że Kochasz Mnie" by Ewelina Flinta & Łukasz Zagrobelny Polish National Top 50 number-one single
April 19 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"American Boy" by Estelle feat Kanye West UK Singles Chart number-one single
April 20, 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis United World Chart number-one single
April 26 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"Round And Round" by Mischa Daniels Hot100Brasil number-one Dance singles number one
April 26 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded by"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
April 28, 2008 		Succeeded byincumbent

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