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"4 Minutes"
Song

"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records and features American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. Initially the song was known as "4 Minutes to Save the World". The primary motivation behind its development was a sense of urgency about how people should save the planet and the environment from destruction, but can have fun while being in the saving process.[1] According to Madonna the song inspired her to direct her movie I Am Because We Are. Musically "4 Minutes" is an uptempo dance song with an urban, hip-hop beat featuring instrumentation from brass, fog horns and cow bells; the song also presents Timbaland's characteristic bhangra beats.[2] The song carried a message of social awareness in it and was inspired by Madonna's witness of the suffering of the people of Africa.[3]

"4 Minutes" has been critically praised for being a loud, busy, energetic track with a great hook, chorus and a futuristic sound.[2] Reviewers called the song one of the most thrilling things Madonna has done in decades and one of Hard Candy's best moments. But they noticed how Madonna, rather than Timberlake, appeared more of a featured artist in the song. Timberlake's vocals were compared to Michael Jackson's.[4] The song achieved worldwide popularity by topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy as well as other European nations. It became Madonna's thirteenth number-one single in the United Kingdom, the highest total for any female artist in the British charts.[5] In the United States, "4 Minutes" reached a peak position of three on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Madonna her thirty-seventh Hot 100 top ten hit and breaking the record previously held by Elvis Presley.[6]

The accompanying music video portrayed the idea of the song. It depicted Madonna and Timberlake singing the song and running away from a giant black screen which devours everything on its path. The screen finally catches and eats them.[7] The video was called "heart-pounding" and was compared to the music video of Michael Jackson's "Thriller".[8] Madonna performed the song in the Hard Candy Promo Tour and also in the Sticky & Sweet Tour as the opening song of the rave segment. She wore a futuristic robotic dress. Timberlake and Timbaland appeared on the video screens and sang their lines.[9] In 2009 the song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category,[10] but lost to Robert Plant and Allison Krauss for their song "Rich Woman".[11]

Writing and inspiration

File:4minutes sheet music.jpg
Sheet music of "4 Minutes" showing the chord progression of the song's beginning as well as the beat rate.

The song was initially referred to as "4 Minutes to Save the World", even by Madonna.[12] It received its first airing when Timbaland played part of the song at a concert in Philadelphia on December 16, 2007.[7] "4 Minutes" is a collaboration between Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. Together they produced the track whereas Madonna and Timberlake penned the lyrics.[1] The song was one of the last songs to be produced for the album.[3] In an interview with MTV Madonna said that she and Timberlake developed the concept of the song through mutual sessions and brain-stormings. When asked about the meaning of the song and whether it was trying to convey a message, Madonna said,

"Well I don't think it's important to take it too literally. I think the song more than anything is about having a sense of urgency; about how we are you know, living on borrowed time essentially and people are becoming much more aware of the environment and how we're destroying the planet. We can't just keep distracting ourselves we do have to educate ourselves and wake up and do something about it. You know at the same time we don't want to be boring and serious and not have fun so it's kind of like well if we're going to save the planet can we have a good time while we are doing it?"[1]

Ingrid Sischy from Interview magazine said that the song is a ballad for the world, with the sounds of a great big marching band.[3] Madonna has confessed that the song was one of her inspirations behind the documentary I Am Because We Are that she produced.[3] She emphasized on the title further by saying,

"Well, it's kind of a funny paradox. It's like we're saying, "We're running out of time. People, wake up. But, if we are going to save the world, can we please have a good time while we're doing it?"[3]

Music and lyrics

Madonna "4 Minutes"
A 20 second sample of Madonna's "4 Minutes" song where the chorus is played. Madonna and Justin Timberlake trade verses. Madonna's vocal range spans from F3 to Bb5 and she sings the words "tick-tock" at the end of the chorus.
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"4 Minutes" is an uptempo dance song with an urban, hip-hop beat.[13] It contains the bass sound of a marching band, a hard clanging beat and instrumentation from a brass that is played in a high riff,[7] Other musical instruments used are fog horns and cow bells.[2] The song is written in the key of G minor. It is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 115 beats per minute.[14] Madonna and Timberlake's vocal range spans two octaves from F3 to Bb5.[14] The song has a chord progression like D—G—C—F—A♯—D.[14] The song starts with Timbaland's characteristic bhangra beats and he sings the first line repeatedly eight times. After Timbaland's part is over, Madonna and Timberlake take over while trading verses amongst themselves.[7] They start singing the chorus, with Timberlake singing the main line "We’ve only got four minutes to save the world" in a Michael Jackson inspired voice.[7] It continues in the same momentum in the second verse and chorus when the track ends after a brief breakdown. Then every other beat ceases except for the bhangra beats and the brass riffs. Madonna sings the words "tick-tock" repeatedly after which the song ends.[7] According to Jon Pareles of The New York Times, lyrically the song sounds like four minutes is the time it takes to have a guaranteed pop hit or the time taken for a quick sexual intercourse. However, he explained that in reality it is the only song from Hard Candy album which contains a message of social awareness in it. The sound of the clock ticking away emphasizes this message further.[15] Regarding the line "Sometimes I feel what I need is a you intervention", Madonna explained,

"Yeah, meaning, sometimes I think you need to save me. In many ways, going to Africa and having the experiences I had gave me such an incredible outlook and such an appreciation that I didn't have before. I kind of went through it when the whole AIDS thing first hit New York and I was watching all my friends drop like flies. Suddenly you go, 'Oh, my God, life is precious and what am I complaining about? I'm alive.' But you forget. You just forget. We live very comfortable lives and, unfortunately, we have to have our noses rubbed in other people's pain and suffering to realize how much we have and how much we have to be grateful for, and to tune into that frequency of appreciation. We have to do it on a regular basis."[3]

Critical reception

Caryn Ganz of 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." Justin Timberlake's singing was compared with the vocals of Michael Jackson.[7] Billboard reviewer and music 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 of "We've only got four minutes to save the world" is hooky enough unto itself to sell the song." He went on to add that "4 Minutes" qualifies as an event record "between superpowers [Madonna and Timberlake] who not only share equal billing, but sound gangbusters together."[2] Mark Savage of BBC described "4 Minutes" as sounding "so futuristic it could realistically have been beamed in from the end of the world."[16] Andy Gill of The Independent called "4 Minutes" as one of Hard Candy's saviors and noted that "the Mardi Gras marching-band bumping rumbustiously along" is one of the album's "most ambitious offerings."[17] Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle compared the track to the work of Nelly Furtado and called it a bid for radio play.[18]

Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song "a blatant advertisement for the rest of the album".[19] Chris Williams of Entertainment Weekly called it a "flirty duet".[20] Ben Thompson of The Guardian said that the song has a "hard to escape sense that all concerned are going through the motions - effortlessly, sometimes brilliantly.".[21] Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe said that the "song is a sure thing, a chart-topper for its sheer star power as well as instant musical allure, and on the eve of Madonna's 50th birthday [...] "4 Minutes" feels a lot like an icon's can't-miss gift to herself." However he noticed that the "shift in the power structure [is nowhere] more blatant than on [4 Minutes] where Madonna sounds like a featured guest trying to keep pace with Timbaland's colossal beats and Timberlake's nimble melody."[22] Freedom du Lac of The Washington Post complimented the song and said that its "a busy, brassy song propelled by a detonative marching-band beat, and it's one of the most thrilling things Madonna has done in this decade."[23] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic talked about the melodic and rhythmic hook of the song. But he expressed disappointment that Madonna's voice is "drowned out by Timbaland's farting four-note synth — which might not have been so bad if the tracks were fresher and if the whole enterprise didn't feel quite so joylessly mechanical."[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, the song debuted at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated April 5, 2008, based solely on airplay.[24] The next week, the song jumped sixty-five places to reach number three on the chart. This jump was spurred by first week digital sales of 217,000 which made the song enter Hot Digital Songs chart at number two behind Mariah Carey's single "Touch My Body." This was Madonna's first top ten since her 2005 single "Hung Up," and was her thirty-seventh Hot 100 top ten hit; thus breaking Elvis Presley's record as the artist with the most top ten hits.[6] "4 Minutes" was also her highest charting single on the Hot 100 since "Music" topped the chart in 2000. It became the ninth top ten hit for Timberlake.[25] On the Pop 100 chart, it jumped twenty-nine places and reached number three, ultimately peaking the chart at two.[26] The song also became a success on the dance charts peaking both the Hot Dance Club Play and the Hot Dance Airplay charts.[27][28] On August 18, 2008 the single was certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of two million paid digital downloads.[29]

"4 Minutes" was also a success in Oceania. The song made its debut at number-three on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for the issue dated April 14, 2008,[30] and ascended to the number-one position two weeks later, where it spent three consecutive weeks.[31] "4 Minutes" has been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 70,000 copies.[32] In New Zealand "4 Minutes" made its debut at number fourteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart for the issue dated March 31, 2008,[33] and ascended into the top ten to finally peak at three.[34] "4 Minutes" has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for sales in excess of 7,500 copies.[35] In Canada, the song debuted at number twenty-seven for the issue dated April 5, 2008,[36] peaking the chart the next week.[37] The song spent nine non-consecutive weeks on the top of the chart, being interrupted in its run by Rihanna's single "Take a Bow" for the issue dated May 24, 2008.[38]

"4 Minutes" made its debut on the Official UK Singles Chart at number-seven on March 23, 2008 based on download sales alone, thus making it her sixtieth top ten single in the United Kingdom.[39] On the issue dated, April 20, 2008 the song rose to the top of the chart, thus giving Madonna her thirteenth UK number one single. The song made Madonna the female solo artist with the most number one singles in the British chart history, with Kylie Minogue next at seven.[5] The single also reached the top of the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart for four weeks.[40]

The song achieved similar popularity in the rest of Europe by topping the charts in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland and reaching number two in Austria, France and Sweden.[41]

Music video

Still from the music video showing Madonna and Justin Timberlake kissing, while the black background starts devouring them thus showing Timberlake's insides.

The music video was directed by French duo Jonas & François who had previously directed Justice's video for the single "D.A.N.C.E.."[42] It featured choreography by Jamie King, who worked on Madonna’s Confessions, Re-Invention and Drowned World tours as well as her video for the single "Sorry". Japanese hip-hop dancing duo Hamutsun Serve also made an appearance in the video. Before its release, Rolling Stone said that the video had Madonna and Timberlake playing superheroes while tackling physical obstacles.[7] In the video, Madonna wore a cream colored corset, glistening black boots and styled her hair in platinum blond waves while Timberlake wore mainly denims and had a scarf wrapped around his neck.[13] Regarding the idea behind the music video, Madonna said in an interview that it was conceptualistic. She explained that the video was shot like a march past; "It's a movement, and we want to take everybody with us."[3] About the idea of a black screen devouring everything, Madonna said,

"None of us did [understand the concept of black screen]. It was just, you know, it's very conceptual. We basically gave the song to the two French directors [Jonas & Francois] and they came up with the only concept that I thought was interesting, with this black sort of amorphous graphic line slowly eating up the world. I just liked that as a concept."[1]

The video used soft focus, gentle lighting and airbrushing looks on Madonna.[43] It starts with Timbaland chanting the line "I'm outta time and all I got is 4 Minutes" in front of a giant timer screen which starts counting down from four minutes. As he sings, a black geometric patterned screen comes from behind and starts engulfing all the musical devices present. Madonna is then shown pushing a car, from a car yard, into a home. She starts singing the main verse of the song, as she comes inside. The home owners are oblivious to the fact that she is present in their home. Timberlake joins Madonna and they methodically run away from the screen which starts eating people's hands and legs showing their insides. They come out into the same car yard and the chorus starts. Madonna and Timberlake do a routine jumping on the cars to escape from the screen and finally move into a supermarket. There they dance on the conveyor belt of the counter and go to a bathroom as the second verse starts. They removed a piece of their clothing and Madonna is shown in a cream corset and Timberlake in denims.[13] As the second chorus start they arrive in front of the same screen where Timbaland was singing. After choreographed dancing Madonna strips down to her corset and do a back arching.[43] She moves her body to the last "tick-tock, tick-tock" sound. As Timbaland's voice break into the encore, Madonna and Timberlake start dancing again on a long stage as the black screen approach them from both sides. The video ends with both of them approaching each other and kissing as the black screen catches them, devouring Timberlake's sides and Madonna's cheeks.[43]

Regarding the video, Madonna said it was like "Goody goody gum drops", thus referring to the album title.[13] The New York Times compared the momentum of the video with the music video of "Thriller", "In the Air Tonight" and "Shadows of the Night" while calling it heart-pounding.[8] However they commented that the video did not yield a breakout Madonna look compared to her videos from the 1980s.[44] Singer Miley Cyrus created her own version of the video and posted it on her YouTube channel. It portrayed Miley and her backup dancer Mandy Jiroux fighting ninjas. They take part in a choreographed dance battle with the crew from the movie "Step Up 2: The Streets" which included the film's director Jon Chu and stars Adam Sevani and Channing Tatum. There was even a cameo by Cyrus' grandmother. Madonna responded to it in her own video, which portrayed her cleaning the set of the music video of her follow up single "Give It 2 Me", and said, "All you people out there who are making videos to my new single, '4 Minutes,' keep up the good work, nice job."[45] The video was nominated for an award at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in the "Best Dancing In A Video" category but lost to the Pussycat Dolls single "When I Grow Up".[46]

Live performances

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Madonna wearing a robotic dress with red shoulder plates, performs "4 Minutes" in the futuristic rave segment of the Sticky & Sweet Tour while Justin Timberlake appears in the screens - October 30, 2008, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, Canada.

The song was performed during the Hard Candy Promo Tour and 2008-2009's Sticky & Sweet Tour. In the Hard Candy Promo Tour, "Give It 2 Me" was performed as the fourth song of the setlist. Madonna wore a shiny black dress with black tails, Adidas track pants and high-heeled, lace-up boots for the performance.[47] Justin Timberlake appeared alongside Madonna to perform the song, at Roseland Ballroom in New York.[48] As Timbaland appeared on the video screens, the familiar beats of the song started. The four side-stage video screens began to glide across the stage and swiveled around to reveal Timberlake behind one and Madonna behind the other. They performed the song in choreography similar to the music video[47] with Madonna pushing Timberlake against a wall in the end.[49]

In the Sticky & Sweet Tour, "4 Minutes" was performed as the opening song of the "Futuristic rave with Japanese influence" section.[50] During the last segment of the show, Madonna wore a futuristic robotic dress designed by Heatherette. She coupled it with metallic plates on her shoulder and a wig with long curled hair.[9][51] The performance had video screens displaying Timbaland and Timberlake. Madonna and her dancers emerged from behind the screens. She started the song in an apparent duet, with Timberlake singing from the screens. He joined Madonna in person for the show at Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium on November 6, 2008, the same show in which Britney Spears appeared alongside Madonna to perform "Human Nature".[52] When Timberlake appeared onstage in person, he performed the song with Madonna in similar fashion to the Hard Candy Promo Tour.[53] Timbaland joined Madonna during the performance at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. The song was also used as a mashup during the introduction video called, "The Sweet Machine" and intermediate video "Get Stupid", a save-the-world video that portrayed peopel with good and bad intentions, juxtaposing John McCain with Hitler and Barack Obama with Mahatma Gandhi to prove the point.[9] It was also used as mashups during the performance of songs like "Vogue" and "Hung Up".[54][55]

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

Charts, sales and procession

Chart procession and succession

Template:Succession box one to twoTemplate:Succession box one to two
Preceded by Norwegian Singles Chart number-one single (first run)
March 25, 2008 – April 15, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
May 17, 2008 - May 31, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Il Mondo Che Vorrei" by Vasco Rossi
 Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
April 4, 2008 - April 12, 2008 		Succeeded by
"A Te" by Jovanotti
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
April 20, 2008 – May 18, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart number-one single
April 26, 2008 – May 24, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
 Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
April 28, 2008 – May 19, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Lost Highway" by Kurt Nilsen featuring Willie Nelson
 Norwegian Singles Chart number-one single (second run)
May 13, 2008 – May 20, 2008 		Succeeded by
"Scared of Heights" by Espen Lind
Preceded by
"Wit Licht" by Marco Borsato
 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
May 24, 2008 – May 31, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Hot 100 number-one single (second run)
May 31, 2008 – June 21, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
May 15, 2008 – May 22, 2008 		Succeeded by

Release history

Region Date Format
Germany[63] April 11, 2008 CD
France[64] April 14, 2008 CD
Australia[65][66] March 17, 2008 Digital download
April 18, 2008[67] Remixes digital download
April 19, 2008 CD
United Kingdom[68][69] March 17, 2008 Digital download
April 21, 2008 CD
June 2, 2008 12" Picture disc
United States[70] March 25, 2008 Digital download
April 15, 2008 Remixes digital download
April 29, 2008 CD single

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