Madonna Foorumi - Finland

Kappalelista (?)

"Candy Shop"
Pharrell Williamsin kanssa yhteistyöllä tehty laulu. Demo levisi nettiin elokuussa 2007.

Sanoitusta: Come on in to my store, I got candy galore.

"The Beat Goes On" (feat. Kanye West & Pharrell Williams)
Toinen Pharrellin tekemä laulu, jonka demoversio vuosi nettiin elokuussa 2007. Demoversiossa West ei kuitenkaan esiintynyt, muttta hän on mukana uudemmalla versiolla. On julkaistu piraattisinglenä Brasiliassa, jossa se oli jopa pienoinen menestys, samoin Bulgariassa.

"La, La"
Tehty Timbalandin kanssa, joka sanoi laulun vievän takaisin aikoihin, jolloin Madonna lauloi "you make me my lucky staarrr..." Alkuperäinen nimi oli Off The Hook.

"Give It To Me"
Madonnan oma suosikkikappale. Kappale tehty Pharrell Williamsin kanssa, Pharrell laulaa myös taustalla.

When the lights go down and theres no one left I can go on and on.
Get stupid
Give it to me / No ones gonna stop me now.


"4 Minutes to Save The World" (featuring Timbaland Timberlake)
Yksi viidestä Timbalandin & Timberlaken tekemistä lauluista. Madonna sanoi Israelissa olleessaan pyhiinvaelluksella syyskuussa 2007 haluavansa tehdä jonkin kantaaottavamman kappaleen liiittyen nykyajan ongelmiin tms.

Lyriikkaa: Weve only got four minutes to save the world.

"Dance Tonight"
Yksi viidestä Timbalandin & Timberlaken levylle tekemistä kappaleista.

"Even the Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
Yksi viidestä timbalandin & Timberlaken tekemistä lauluista. "The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" on vanha, Madonnan julkaisematon kappale Patrick Leonardin kanssa alun perin tehtynä, mutta se hylättiin. Kappaletta suunniteltiin otettavaksi The Re-Invention Tourille mutta tipahti pois listalta. Timbaland, Timberlake ja Madonna suunnittelivat ja äänittivät kappaleesta uuden version.

"Across the Sky"
Yksi viidestä Timblandin & Timberlaken tekemistä/tuottamista kappaleista.

"Miles Away" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
Yksi viidestä Timbalandin ja Justin Timberlaken tuottamista kappaleista.

Rolling Stone raportoi sanoitusta: You always seem to have the biggest heart
when were 6,000 miles apart
I guess were at our best
when were miles away.

"Ring My Bell" (feat. Akon)
Madonnan ja Akonin sittenkin levylle tuleva duetto.

"Heartbeat"
Rolling Stonen raportoima tuore kappale-ennakko. Kuvailtu tanssittavaksi ja rytmikkääksi kappaleeksi.

Lyriikkaa: Cant you see when I dance I feel free / Which makes me feel like the only one the light shines on.

Madonnalicious:

Rolling Stone previews five album tracks

Rolling Stone magazine have previewed five tracks off Madonna's new album - 4 Minutes to Save The World, Candy Store, Miles Away, Give It To Me and Heartbeat giving fans a teasing glimpse of what we can expect.

The article also gives a short description of the video for 4 Minutes to Save The World saying that Madonna and Timberlake play superheroes tackling physical obstacles.

Rolling Stone:

Madonnas New Album and Video: Exclusive Rolling Stone Preview

Madonna has managed to keep most details about her still-untitled follow-up to 2005s Confessions on a Dance Floor (due April 29th) under wraps, but Rolling Stone got an early listen to five tracks today and some behind-the-scenes info from producer Nate Danja Hills.

Fans who worried that Madonna might be losing inspiration as she approaches fifty need not be concerned. The new album takes a few steps away from the hyper-polished future disco of Confessions toward a more urban-oriented, thumpy funk, featuring production by Timbaland and Pharrell, as well as collaborations with Justin Timberlake. Danja says he worked on the album in London, and that Madonna indicated she just wanted uptempo, dance, club [sounds] and everything to have a hip-hop underlining. He adds that Madonna was easy-going and frequently in the studio putting in long hours alongside himself, Timbaland and Timberlake: She would come in and sit in her chair in the corner and just vibe with us.

The records first single is 4 Minutes to Save the World, the track Timbaland partially debuted during a Philadelphia Christmas concert in December. 4 Minutes has a bit of a marching band aesthetic as blasting brass play a scale-like riff, a hard, clanging beat enters and Madonna sings that the road to heaven is paved with good intentions. Timberlake and Madonna trade verses, and he appears on the chorus, doing his best Michael Jackson impression while quickly crooning, Weve only got four minutes to save the world. The track ends after a brief breakdown where everything drops out but one of Tims signature Bhangra beats, some stabs of brass and Madonnas urgent tick-tocks. Its a loud, busy, energetic track that is apparently getting an equally adventurous video: As previously reported, the clip (which is still being completed) is directed by hot French duo Jonas & François (Justices D.A.N.C.E.). Timbaland makes an appearance, and Madonna and Timberlake play superheroes tackling physical obstacles. The clip features choreography by Jamie King, who worked on Madonnas Confessions, Re-Invention and Drowned World tours as well as her video for Confessions Sorry.

The Pharrell-produced Candy Store opens with a big beat and Madonnas invitation to Come on in to my store, I got candy galore. The track is pretty bare on the verses, but theres a flash of brassy soul on the chorus when harmonies join Madonna singing, Ill be your one stop (one stop) candy shop. The track is punctuated with throbbing breaks filled with hypnotic synths, and Pharrell jumps on the mike for a brief rhyme.

The most lyrical of the five songs is Miles Away, a wistful tune about a long-distance relationship with a melody that resembles Timberlakes FutureSex/LoveSounds, an album Danja says Madonna admired. We would come up with a track and him and Madonna would come and do lyrics and melody together, Danja explains. The song opens with a quickly strummed acoustic guitar, then a stuttering beat drops in and the track slowly swells until its filled with atmospheric synths. You always seem to have the biggest heart when were 6,000 miles apart, Madonna sings grandly, lamenting, I guess were at our best when were miles away. The song has a more airy aesthetic compared to the heavy beats on other tracks, which reflects its more emotional lyrics.

The track that sounds most like a more urban, edgy continuation of Confessions is the excellent Give It to Me, which bumps along to a thick synth tone Danja employed on Britney Spears Blackout. Its an aggressive, clubby track with a raw, house-y beat thats ripe for remixing, and Madonna sings, When the lights go down and theres no one left I can go on and on. It ends after a fast, killer breakdown where she chants Get stupid over a xylophone chime as the beat builds into a frenzy and she proclaims, Give it to me / No ones gonna stop me now.

The dance floor theme returns again on Heartbeat, which boasts a thumping hip-hop beat with a sandpaper shuffle and twinkling Eighties-reminiscent synths. Madonna opens up her voice more, singing, Cant you see when I dance I feel free / Which makes me feel like the only one the light shines on. The song features a brief rap breakdown that recalls Nelly Furtados chanty Promiscuous (See my booty get down, Madonna speak-sings), but returns to its clubby roots in the end.

-- Edited by Music makes as people at 15:49, 2008-02-17