ARTIST: Madonna (ft. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake)
TITLE: “Four Minutes To Save The World”
WEB DEBUT: Feb. 29, 2008
ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: The version floating around the Internet is an nth-generation radio rip with enough static to make the Timbaland-produced beat sound like it’s part hurdy-gurdy, and it’s dotted with a French DJ saying “ma-dun-NAH” at certain crucial points, but even through all that noise the new Madonna single packs in a bunch of fun, future-retro goofing around, and even through my tinny MacBook speakers I can tell that this track will really sound good coming out of car windows as the weather heats up. (Note to self: Buy better speakers.) Sure, the guest turns by Justin Timberlake (who provides the titular pleading to save the planet) and Timbaland (who provides his now-patented “uh”-ing and a few assorted verbal hiccups) are kinda superfluous on record, but at least they’ll give radio programmers a reason to think that this song might appeal to the youth demographic. Beyond the song actually sounding good, of course.
WHERE TO FIND IT: Check the comments on this ONTD post (HT pump like thumpy).
just downloaded a clean version and i think it’s amazing. the “tick tock” part is very gwen stefani “what you waiting for?” and j.t. does sound like michael jackson, but all in all, i love it. madge has another hit on her hands.