Guide Note

"Four Minutes" is the first single from Hard Candy, the eleventh studio album by Madonna.

Fast Facts

1. Directed by French duo Jonas & Francois
2. Label: Warner Bros.
3. Writers: Madonna, Nate "Danja" Hills, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake
4. Video debuted on March 24, 2008
5. Song originally titled "Four Minutes to Save the World"
6. Song has appeared in a television commercial for Sunsilk hair care products

Background

The video for "Four Minutes" features co-writer Justin Timberlake and co-writer and producer Timbaland.

The single was leaked in December, 2007, was released in the UK and for radio play on March 17, 2008, and was released in the US on March 25, 2008.

"4 Minutes" is Madonna's first Billboard Top 10 hit since 2005's "Hung Up," reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, as of the chart's April 2 edition.

Quotes

1. "‘4 Minutes’ is not a terrible record. Nor, however, is it anywhere near as exciting as you’d expect a pop song made by three of the planet’s biggest stars to be. Compare hearing this to the dizzy thrills brought on by your first acquaintance with ‘Maneater’, and ‘4 Minutes’ comes off worse than a dead rabbit squaring up to a steamroller". -Hip Young Gunslinger blog

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