4 Minutes [Single]

Madonna, Justin Timberlake

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00171NTU4
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,541 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. 4 Minutes [Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix]

2. 4 Minutes [Junkie XL Remix]

3. 4 Minutes [Tracy Young House Mix]

4. 4 Minutes [Peter Saves Paris Mix]

5. 4 Minutes [Rebirth Remix]

6. 4 Minutes [Junkie XL Dirty Dub]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Seven track CD pressing of the first single from the Pop superstar's 2008 album Hard Candy. '4 Minutes' is a collaboration between the Dance diva and former boyband member and current solo star Justin Timberlake. Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Madonna, a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, cultural icon, world renowned stage performer, video visionary, children's book author, director and documentary film maker has sold 200 million albums in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career. But I think you already knew that. Features seven versions of '4 Minutes': Bob Sinclar Space Funk, Peter Saves Paris Remix, Junkie XL Dirty Dub, Tracy Young House Mix, Album Version, Rebirth Remix and Junkie XL Remix. Warner.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars '4 Minutes' Remixes for the Club, April 29, 2008

By	Antoine D. Reid "80sforever" (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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'4 Minutes' poses the same problem that many songs from "Confessions on a Dance Floor" did; how do you remix a song that sounds rather mixed already? The mixes included in this release are fun though my only complaint is that in one setting they sound rather similar. There wasn't an attempt to vary the sound of the song and make it into a rock song, or say, a pure pop song. All of these mixes are pretty much club-orientated, which is cool, but this maxi single does lack in variety.

That being said, there are some good mixes that make this release worth buying. The "Junkie XL" and "Junkie XL Dirty Dub" are both the best cuts from the album. For once, the dub isn't boring and a throw-away track but turned into something worth listening to. The "Bob Sinclair Space Funk Mix" keeps with the trumpets/synths/zipper-sounds to give the song a more airy sound and removes the trumpets and drums from the original mix. The "Rebirth Mix" is different in that it has a chill-out sound to it, smoothing out the vocals and scaling back on the instruments to play more with the vocals. The "Peter Saves Paris" mix is good in that it features Madonna more so than Justin Timberlake, unlike in the original mix of the song. It's one I actually heard in a club and it is very danceable, fun, pure dance club with a big sound and heavy synths and beats. The Tracy Young mixes are okay but don't stand out that much when compared to the other mixes.

In all, fun, nice, very dance and club orientated. My only hang-up is that the remixes sort of blend and clash with one another and I wish there had been more variety to perhaps see what '4 Minutes' could have sounded like with a different consideration or beat, such as making it into a rock song or pure pop, something done with other Madonna songs on previous Maxi singles. But, with that, definitely worth buying for your collection and to add to your music library. If you enjoyed the "Hung Up" maxi single of 2005, you'll probably like this one as it sounds like a continuation of the song with similar lyrics and the clicking clock sounds running throughout. Check it out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 4 Minutes Too Long, May 13, 2008

By	LeviDevi "Bubman" (Frankfort, KY USA) - See all my reviews

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Geez, I'd heard SO much about this so I decided to order the single. That was, perhaps, a mistake. The first two mixes--DEFINITELY the only from Dirty XL--are fine; after that, it's all downhill. I will have to agree with one other reviewer, Tracy Young's mix is just tired and Peter Rauhoffer's isn't much better. I expected so much more from them and was very disappointed in their inputs; neither delivered. I had hoped for a remix by Offer Nissam but that wasn't to be.

I'll wait for the release of the CD/album--whatever you want to call it. I just hope that if there are other songs remixed from it, they turn out better than the majority of these. Not worth your money except for the remix by Dirty XL.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent remixes, May 27, 2008

By	Leo K. Boutis "LB" (Greece) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

B.Sinclair and Tracy Young remixes are fantastic and Junkie XL plus Peter Saves add new dimensions to the remix field.