4 Minutes

Album

Hard Candy

Label

Warner Bros records .

Genre

Dance-pop

Media Type

CD

Duration

3:10

Composer(s)

Madonna;Tim Mosley;Justin Timberlake;Nate Hills

Entered Chart

Apr 5, 2008

Peak Date

Apr 12, 2008

Released

March 17, 2008

Recorded

2007

Catalog #

Warner Bros. 463036

B-Side

Ring My Bell

"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy (2008), featuring vocals by American musicians Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. It marked the first time in Madonna's 25-year career that another artist was featured in a single.[1] According to Madonna, the song is about saving the environment and "having a good time while we are doing it". She also cited the song as the inspiration for the documentary I Am Because We Are (2008). The song was recorded at Sarm West Studios, in London, while the mixing of the track was finished at The Hit Factory studio in New York City. Sound engineer Demo Castellon first worked on the vocals and then on the beats, while the synths were composed by Timbaland and Danja. An uptempo dance-pop song with an urban and hip hop style, "4 Minutes" incorporates Timbaland's characteristic bhangra beats and the instrumentation used in the song includes brass, foghorns and cowbells. The lyrics carry a message of social awareness, inspired by Madonna's visit to Africa and the human suffering she witnessed. "4 Minutes" received positive reviews from music critics, who called it a busy dance track and complimented its production, which was compared to that of a marching band. Some reviewers, however, felt that Madonna sounded like a featured artist on her own song. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Madonna her 37th top-ten single, breaking the record previously held by Elvis Presley, as the artist with most top-ten hits. Internationally, "4 Minutes" topped the charts in 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. "4 Minutes" has sold over three million copies in the United States and a total of five million copies worldwide.

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye (four, four)

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye (four, four)

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye (four, four)

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye (four, four)

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky), four minutes aye (four, four)

I'm outta time and
All I got is four minutes (freaky, freaky) (four, four)

Come on, ah
Yeah, ha
Break down
Come on

Hey, uh
Come on
Madonna, break it

Come on boy
I've been waiting for somebody
To pick up my stroll, uh

Uh, well don't waste time
Give me a sign
Tell me how you wanna roll, uh, mm

I want somebody to speed it up for me
Then take it down slow
There's enough room for both

Well, I can handle that
You just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go?
(Are you ready to go?) (freaky, freaky, freaky, freaky, freaky come on)

If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want, uh (freaky, freaky)
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and
I'm a give you what you want, uh

Time is waiting
We only got four minutes
To save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got four minutes
To save the world
No hesitating
We only got four minutes, huh
Four minutes

So keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a pri- (hey), Madonna, uh
You gotta get 'em a, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That's right, keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a pri- (hey) Madonna, uh

You gotta get em' a, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock (freaky, freaky)
Sometimes I think what I need
Is a you intervention, yeah

And you know I can (ah c'mon)
Tell that you like it
And that it's good, by the way
That you move, ooh, hey

The road to hell is paved
With good intentions, yeah

But if I die tonight
At least I can say I did
What I wanted to do, uh
Tell me, how 'bout you?

If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want (uh, c'mon)
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and
I'ma give you what you want, uh

Time is waiting
We only got four minutes
To save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got four minutes
To save the world
No hesitating
We only got four minutes, huh
Four minutes

So keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a pri-hey, Madonna, uh
You gotta get 'em a, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That's right, keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a pri-hey, Madonna, uh
You gotta get 'em a, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

Breakdown, yeah
(Tick tock tick tock tick tock)
Yeah, uh huh
(Tick tock tick tock tick tock)
I only got four minutes, to save the world