Madonna - 4 Minutes (Remixes)-Review

The much-awaited remixes of "4 Minutes" have finally been released through the various digital outlets. There's definitely something from this package for everyone.

Junkie XL provides two versions which are his usual best. Liquid synths and rock guitars soar over the thumping beats. However, very few of the vocals are used. These mixes would be better with those added vocals. The dub feels like something Switch would do.

Tracy Young's mix is a lot housier than some of her recent offerings. Those expecting a tear-your-shirt-off anthem will love the Peter Saves New York mix. It's a dark, twisted epic that calls to mind some of his early 2000's material. It also bears a striking resemblance to Offer Nissim and Yinon Yahel's recent work. The Peter Saves Paris mix is a bit more electro oriented. The Peter Saves London mix is sort of the best of both mixes. The New York one is the best though. There is also the newly promoted Madonna's Pjanoo Rauhofer Mix which is a mashup with Eric Prydz's "Pjanoo". The song has some really atmospheric piano loops and goes well with the Madonna vocals. Not enough vocals used from the original but that's a minor detail.

Bob Sinclar's mix is in the disco-house direction. It has a lovely retro feel.

And last but not least, there's the Rebirth mix. This one is an electro-house mix. Lots of layers of synths and other filtered elements.

Overall, the remix package for "4 Minutes" was totally worth the wait and is a great start to this amazing Hard Candy era.

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Madonna - 4 Minutes (Remixes)

The remixes for "4 Minutes" will be released this Tuesday, April 15 via iTunes, Amazon and other digital retailers. Bob Sinclar, Junkie XL, Marcos Castellon, Peter Rauhofer and Tracy Young provided the mixes this time around. A CD maxi featuring all of their main mixes will be released in the U.S. at some point during the next two weeks. There are three main mixes by Peter Rauhofer. One for New York, Paris and London. The Paris mix will be on the CD single. The others will be digital only.

All the main mixes can be previewed on Amazon's MP3 store.

Madonna - 4 Minutes (Remix Update)

The iTunes and Amazon releases of "4 Minutes" happened just 2 days ago. The song is already at number 2 on the iTunes sales chart, along with two other versions that are at other positions. On Amazon, the song has topped their MP3 store charts.

Remixes by Peter Rauhofer, Junkie XL, Bob Sinclar and Tracy Young will be on the U.S. CD maxi to be released on April 29. A digital release may happen in two weeks.

Listen to both Junkie XL mixes here.

A special event is being held in New York tomorrow night at Highline Ballroom. Peter Rauhofer will be DJing. And he will be premiering the 3 remixes he did for "4 Minutes" (in New York, Paris and London flavors). Get all the details here.

Madonna - 4 Minutes

The lead single from her next album Hard Candy was played on a French radio station a couple days back. There has been considerable buzz surrounding the track ever since the short remixed clips leaked. And the buzz is even louder now that it has been heard by a number of people. Featuring additional vocals by Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the song was also produced by them. The song is an uptempo Urban-leaning Dance track. With the driving beats and infectious horns, this song is sure to take off like wildfire on radio and in the clubs. Peter Rauhofer and Junkie XL are two of the confirmed remixers on this project. The single will hit U.S. radio later this month.

Grade: A