This leap was spurred by first-week digital sales of 217,000, enabling the song to enter Billboard's Digital chart at number two, behind Mariah Carey's single "Touch My Body". "[13] Billboard music reviewer and editor Chuck Taylor said that "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." The fictional character Kurt Hummel, portrayed by Chris Colfer, sang Madonna's parts while Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) sang Timberlake's. The music video was directed by French duo Jonas & François in London, England. [61] On March 12, 2020, the music video reached 100 million views. She also cited the song as the inspiration for the documentary I Am Because We Are (2008). [25], In the United States, "4 Minutes" debuted at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue dated April 5, 2008, based solely on airplay. 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". It was written by David Williamson and directed by Jim Goddard. [4], According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of G minor and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 115 beats per minute. Castellon applied Waves Audio "Renaissance Compressor" plug-in to control the level of kick drum. [47][48][49] According to the Official Charts Company, it was the ninth best-selling song of 2008 and has sold 597,000 copies there as of August 2018, being certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Directed by Jim Goddard. "[59] "4 Minutes" 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". [6] At Sarm, Timbaland and Danja used Akai MPC3000 and Ensoniq ASR-10 sampling drum machines, Yamaha Motif workstation and synths to build the backing track for "4 Minutes". Following the release of her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), Madonna wanted to record more dance music. An apparent duet between Madonna and Timberlake ensues, with Timberlake singing and dancing his part from the screens. The group was known for its edgy dance-pop style and "girl crush" image that attracted a large female fan base. Do you think Mariah intentionally made this song four minutes and 20 seconds? [14] Also from Entertainment Weekly, Chuck Arnold felt that "['4 Minutes'] tries a little too hard — sounding more like a Timberlake-Timbaland joint than a Madonna song", but pointing its "all-star magnetism". 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Madonna responded to it in her own video and said, "All you people out there who are making videos to my new single, '4 Minutes,' keep up the good work, nice job. I've been waiting for somebody to pick up my stroll. Regarding the video, Madonna said it was like "[g]oody goody gum drops", referring to the candy-oriented theme of the album. The video ends with both of them kissing, and the black screen devouring them. Download 4 Minutes (feat. Some reviewers, however, felt that Madonna sounded like a featured artist on her own song. It's a giant dance song". "4 Minutes" is a song by American singers Madonna and Justin Timberlake released in late 2007. [1] Madonna agreed with Sischy and responded that the song was "a funny paradox" and was one of the inspirations behind her documentary I Am Because We Are (2008). [62] Madonna wore a shiny black outfit with black tails, Adidas track pants and high-heeled, lace-up boots for the performance. She explained that the video was shot like a march past; "It's a movement, and we want to take everybody with us. Paul Tingen from Sound on Sound magazine interviewed mixing and recording engineer Demacio "Demo" Castellon, who recalled that he did not attend the first recording sessions because he was working on another project. Sound engineer Demo Castellon first worked on the vocals and then on the beats, while the synths were composed by Timbaland and Danja. According to Madonna, the song is about saving the environment and "having a good time while we are doing it". [43] The song has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipment of 7,500 copies. [60] In 2009, the video was included on Madonna's compilation, Celebration: The Video Collection. [Madonna and Justin Timberlake:] C'mon, boy. 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