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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 30, 2011 20:12:01 GMT -5
Is 3 years old enough for the Nostalgia forum? LOL
This was a little controversial for the Madonna fan. Some loved it, but others hated it because it didn't sound like Madonna singing and she never sings the title of the song!
But, it was a big hit. Went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Madonna's 37th Top 10 hit. It's certified 2xp, but has sold over 2.8 million digital singles.
Here's the disappointing video. Madonna and Warner Bros. fought over the cost of the special effects. This delayed the video and neither side gave in so we get this half-assed video.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Mar 30, 2011 20:19:21 GMT -5
I liked this one when it came out. It did feel like Madonna was featuring on her own song, but it was a lot of fun. It does pale in comparison to her other songs, but I still like it.
I loved the Peter Saves New York mix of it. He mimicked former labelmate Offer Nissim's production style on that one. The rest of the remixes were absolutely horrid (I know I have said that about several of her other singles' remix packages, but it's the truth).
I liked the video. It was not that great, but it wasn't as cheap-looking as the "Jump" video. It's a shame that the "Give It 2 Me" video was so cheap-looking.
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Post by B-Boy on Mar 30, 2011 21:09:09 GMT -5
I was absolutely hooked to this song. It was catchy. Timbaland's production was mediocre compared to his '06-'07 material nonetheless enjoyable. Justin and Madonna did their thing too. I still like it.
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Post by lolhey on Mar 30, 2011 22:26:15 GMT -5
This is a jam, not even my top fav. song of the Hard Candy album though.. but still great.
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Post by PDC1987 on Mar 31, 2011 0:01:30 GMT -5
I loved it when that French DJ leaked/played the sped-up version, and liked the actual/final version when the track was released, but now I hate this damn song. The hype of it being Madonna's new song made me like it, it didn't hold water after that went away.
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Post by PDC1987 on Mar 31, 2011 0:05:24 GMT -5
Here's the disappointing video. Madonna and Warner Bros. fought over the cost of the special effects. This delayed the video and neither side gave in so we get this half-assed video. It really is shocking how WB treated her and handled her single releases the last 10 years or so she was with them. From not giving in and letting her pick the *4th*single to Music after the album had done so well and thus scrapping a 4th single, to them bickering with her over the price of one damn video.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 31, 2011 1:49:22 GMT -5
I loved it when that French DJ leaked/played the sped-up version yes, that leak was great. Gave me goosebumps. I wish the studio version wasn't so slow. BTW, do you have that version? It's on my old hardrive, and i would love it on my ipod. Anybody?
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Post by Lozzy on Mar 31, 2011 4:49:30 GMT -5
Really love this song! JT & Madonna went really well together and Timbaland's production was great as usual. The video was cheap and boring though. It deserved to go #1, not just #5. But I guess Madonna does have a lot of songs that did deserve to make it and didn't.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2011 9:13:28 GMT -5
I loved this. It was like she was trying to make the worst song possible and it turned out well by accident.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 31, 2011 15:54:04 GMT -5
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Post by Choco on Mar 31, 2011 22:49:38 GMT -5
I know most Madonna fans hate or dislike this song, but I found it really good back in the day, and it's a cool song that connected with a younger fanbase. I think JT did a good team with her. The video was ok too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2011 9:20:09 GMT -5
Bleh.
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 9, 2011 9:23:49 GMT -5
I can take it or leave it. Love the video, however.
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Post by Glove Slap on Oct 9, 2011 13:57:30 GMT -5
I liked this. It was her best single in a long time and was a nice change for me after the mostly lifeless singles from her previous two albums.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Oct 9, 2011 14:03:43 GMT -5
I like this. Could do without the humping and pelvic thrusts from Madge tho.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 10:50:11 GMT -5
I wasn't a fan of most of the Hard Candy album but I loved this!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 10, 2011 15:14:06 GMT -5
This is a pretty good song. I prefer Devil and Give It 2 Me from Hard Candy, but this is easily better than a lot of the songs on that album.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Oct 11, 2011 22:31:33 GMT -5
While it's on, it's fine, fun, whatever. But it's not a track that's particularly memorable. Nice idea to add a fun theme to a serious topi (saving the world), but the execution could have been better.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2011 19:05:11 GMT -5
Looking back now, it seems a bit messy. Still, I love it. Should've been #1 on Hot 100. It got #1 just about everywhere else.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 13, 2011 15:45:16 GMT -5
^Didn't it go to iTunes immediately after it went to radio?
If Madonna's label had held the song from iTunes (unlike another Diva who delayed her release so she get hit #1 on the Hot 100 ), this probably would have went to #1 on the Hot 100.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Oct 13, 2011 16:25:59 GMT -5
It spent 11 weeks in the top 10, too, which is great for a Madonna single.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Oct 13, 2011 18:03:11 GMT -5
I believe it went to all digital outlets a week after it hit radio. It had some sales the prior week from availability at a smaller outlet (which helped it debut in the 60s on the Hot 100).
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Post by C.Ro on Nov 23, 2011 1:22:49 GMT -5
The breakdown at the end is cool
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Nov 23, 2011 1:28:39 GMT -5
I like the song. I love the beat, but they could've kept out the breakdown at the end.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 23, 2011 9:25:32 GMT -5
^The radio edit doesn't include the breakdown. Doesn't Madge say "4 Minutes" after JT says "We only got 4 Minutes" at the end of each chorus? That would qualify as saying the title of the song- albeit, not the hook, but...
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 10, 2017 9:12:27 GMT -5
Still a jam. Fun song.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 10, 2017 10:27:35 GMT -5
I love the instrumental and production on this. It's just a huge, chunky beat. The song itself is just okay, she seems a little passive on it.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Apr 13, 2018 4:15:30 GMT -5
Jam
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 13, 2018 4:10:54 GMT -5
This may be the last Madonna single I was truly invested in (I say this because IDC enough to double-check what her singles discography looks like following 'Miles Away').
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Post by 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 on Sept 15, 2018 4:51:12 GMT -5
Never got to listen to it when it first came out, but thanks to last year, it made me listen to this and to admit it, 4 Minutes is good.
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