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Encyclopedia > Hard Candy (Madonna album)
Hard Candy
Hard Candy cover
Studio album by Madonna
Released Flag of World April 28, 2008[1]
Flag of the United States April 29, 2008
(see release history)
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop, Electropop, Dance, R&B
Length 56:13 (Standard Edition)
63:28 (Special Edition)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer The Neptunes, Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Danja
Professional reviews
Madonna chronology
The Confessions Tour
(2007)		 Hard Candy
(2008)
Alternate cover
CD Limited Collectors Edition Candy Box cover
CD Limited Collectors Edition Candy Box cover
Singles from Hard Candy
  1. "4 Minutes"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  2. "Give It 2 Me"
    Released: July 7, 2008 (UK)
For other uses, see Hard candy.

Hard Candy is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was released first on 25 April 2008[2][3] by Warner Bros. Records. It was her last studio album to be released under her contract with Warner Bros.[4] (a compilation album to be released in late 2008 or early 2009 will complete it).[5]. It has already sold more than 1 million copies worldwide after one month of release. A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Image File history File links Newworldmap. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Contents

Release

April 26 was the release date in Australia but many retailers chose to sell the album two days early on April 24, while a select few European countries saw the album's release on April 25; on 28 April 2008[6] in the United Kingdom, Brazil and most other European countries, and on 29 April 2008 in the United States, Argentina, Mexico and Canada.[2] is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...


Seven songs from the album were also made available through download via mobile phone. During the week prior to release, one song a day was available to download.[7] Beginning on April 21 and ending on April 27, these songs were distributed: "Candy Shop", "Miles Away", "Give It 2 Me", "Heartbeat", "Beat Goes On", "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" and "She's Not Me". The album was also streamed on MySpace, four days before the United States release.[8] is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...


"Miles Away" is also currently being used as the theme song for SBS TV/Fuji TV's Japanese television drama Change starring Takuya Kimura. SBS TV, sometimes SBS, is a national public television channel in Australia. ... Fuji Television Network, Inc. ... For other persons named Takuya Kimura, see Takuya Kimura (disambiguation). ...


Musical style

The album has an overall hip-hop/urban pop feel, while remaining a dance-pop record at heart.[9] Stuart Price, the producer of Confessions on a Dance Floor, described the new album as moving in an "urban" direction.[10] The Sun quoted a source as saying: “It’s not all hip-hop though, there are a lot of producers from a lot of genres in there. It could be her most ambitious project yet.”[9] Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ... URBAN POP is Popular music that is traditionally urban in sound, but crosses over onto top 40 radio charts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Stuart David Price (born in Paris, 9 September 1977) is a British electronic musician, songwriter, and producer whose remixing and production skills are coveted by artists including Madonna, Missy Elliot and The Killers. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...


Timbaland stated in an interview: "It's kinda like 'Holiday' with an R&B groove."[11] In an interview for industry magazine Hollywood Daily People, Justin Timberlake noted: "It’s an R&B/pop/dance record, but it’s still Madonna... A couple of times I pushed her in a direction where it took a minute before we saw eye to eye. Her approach was, 'Well, I just haven’t done that' and I was like, 'Yeah, that’s why you should do it'.”[12] The New York Times viewed the album as a crowd-pleaser by stating, "It’s the kind of album a record company longs for in the current embattled market: a set of catchy, easily digestible, mass-appeal songs by a star who’s not taking chances."[13] The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...


The album features vocal appearances by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West along with production credits from Timbaland, Timberlake, The Neptunes, and Nate "Danja" Hills as well as co-production from Madonna. Wendy Melvoin is guest guitarist on "She's Not Me". Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... Timothy Z. Mosley, who works under the performing name Timbaland (born March 10, 1971), is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, composer, rapper, and singer. ... Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American producer, singer, rapper,and songwriter. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... The Neptunes is the name for the record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who created the sound for some very successful Hip Hop, R&B and Pop artists in the late-90s and 2000s. ... Nate Danjahandz Hills is a record producer and the protégé of producer Timothy Timbaland Mosley. ... Wendy Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is a American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for her work with Prince. ...


Promotion

It has been suggested that Hard Candy Promo Tour be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)
See also: Sticky & Sweet Tour

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She did several small performances to promote the album on the Hard Candy Promo Tour. A concert at the Roseland Ballroom was well received by critics.[14][15] MSN streamed the entire concert live, while Verizon streamed four of the six songs.[16] The Roseland Ballroom (also referred to as Roseland Dance City) is a catering hall/music venue/dance hall in a converted ice skating rink with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree in New York Citys theatre district on West 52nd Street. ... For other uses, see MSN (disambiguation). ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange...


Reception

Critical reception

Like Confessions on a Dancefloor,[17] the album received a number of generally favorable reviews.[18] Reuters noted: "As parting gifts go, Madonna's 11th studio album -- and her last before she exits long-term record label Warner Bros. -- is unusually generous, if early reviews are to be believed. [...]Released internationally this week, and hitting U.S. stores on Tuesday, "Hard Candy" scored solidly among rock critics."[19] Rolling Stone said that Hard Candy is the work of "a songwriting team of American chart royalty" that help "revisit her roots as an urban-disco queen."[20] The Observer wrote that "whenever Hard Candy threatens to get boring, something always happens to recapture your interest."[21] Confessions on a Dancefloor is the confirmed title of Madonnas eleventh studio album slated to be released in November 2005. ... Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


The album was still criticized for being "an attempt to harness the urban market",[22] with Mark Savage, of BBC Music, writing that "Timbaland's tracks are frequently reminiscent of his (superior) work for Nelly Furtado" and later stated that "if a handful of the tracks had been delivered to more producers with a touch more subtlety, Hard Candy could have ranked alongside Madonna's best."[22] The Times felt similarly, noting that while "Hard Candy is no disaster, " the album's producers have "already done the same thing with Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani."[23] The Independent said that the album reflects "how a once diverse talent has ossified into simply satisfying the sweet tooth of functional dance-pop."[24] Allmusic bluntly stated: "Hard Candy is a rare thing: a lifeless Madonna album."[25] BBC Music is a team working in the department of Radio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Grammy, Juno Award, ECHO and BRIT Award winning Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds a Portuguese citizenship. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a large, comprehensive and high quality metadata database about music. ...


Chart performance

The album has so far debuted at number one in 27 countries. The album entered at number one in the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Canada, the United States, Italy, France, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Spain, Finland and Slovakia.[26]


During its first day of release in the Netherlands, Hard Candy sold over 60,000 copies, gaining a platinum certification.[27] Also in Finland, it has already sold more than 15,000 copies, making the album receive a Gold certification in Finland on its first day of release.[28] After two days of release in France, Hard Candy has debuted at number one on the French albums chart.[29] It debuted at number one on the Oricon daily album chart in Japan, selling about 9,387 copies.[30] Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...


Hard Candy also debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where Madonna joined a select group of artists to achieve ten number one albums.[31] Only The Beatles, with 15, and Elvis Presley, with 11, have bettered her accomplishment.The album dropped to number 2 in the second week,to number five the third and is now at number 7. Madonna achieved a similar feat in Australia, where it became her seventh album to reach number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album was certified gold in its first week.[32] The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Elvis redirects here. ... The ARIA charts is the main Australian music sales chart issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ...


According to Nielsen SoundScan, Hard Candy sold 100,000 copies in the United States upon its first day of release.[33] It officially debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 280,000 copies sold.[34] Hard Candy became her seventh number one album, making her the female artist with the second-most number one albums, behind Barbra Streisand.[34] Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...


In Latin America the album became a success, reaching number nineteen on the Mexican Top 100 Albums chart based on three-day sales alone,[35] also reaching number five on the International Top 20.[36] In Brazil the album entered straight at number three, now is number two.[37] In Argentina, after debuting at number-four on the Shipments chart, it climbed to number one.[38] Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, A.C. (English: Mexican association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A.C.) It groups the phonographic companies that represent more of the 70 percent of the market in Mexico. ...


Singles

The lead single of the album is "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake. "4 Minutes" has reached number one in twenty-three countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Italy, Finland, Greece, Switzerland and Norway and the United World Chart. "4 Minutes" has been number one on the United World Chart for 6 weeks currently on the week of May 31. Madonna holds the record for the artist with the most number one hits worldwide. Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles worldwide. ...


The second single, "Give It 2 Me" will be released in July. Madonna confirmed it on BET's "106 & Park". On the show she stated that she had just finished filming the video and that it would feature Pharrell Williams. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 106 & Park: BETs Top 10 Live is a top-ten video countdown that has airs weekdays on BET. It is the networks #1 rated show. ...


Leaks

In July 2007, a track called "The Beat Goes On" leaked on the internet. This version was with only Pharrell and Madonna. The released version on "Hard Candy" features a new production and a rap from Kanye West. Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ...


Hard Candy leaked onto the internet in its entirety less than a week before the release date. Specific tracks leaked on to the internet prior to the full album leak, including "4 Minutes", "Candy Shop", and "The Beat Goes On". There were numerous "fake" albums that leaked onto the internet which included the bonus tracks from Confessions on a Dance Floor which included "Super Pop".


Formats

  • CD — containing the 12-track album.
  • CD Japanese Edition — 13-track edition including the bonus track "Ring My Bell".
  • CD Limited Collectors Edition Candy Box — 14-track edition containing the album, two "4 Minutes" remixes in a hinged DVD-sized "Candy" box with a 16-page booklet and approximately 35 Starlite Mint candies packaged in clear cello bag.[39]
  • LP Limited Edition — containing the 12-track album on three regular-weight vinyl discs (one black, two “candy” coloured swirled) in a three-pocket Stoughton jacket, with bonus audio CD of the album.[40]
  • iTunes Deluxe Pre-order version — 16-track edition containing the album, two "4 Minutes" remixes, bonus track "Ring My Bell", digital booklet and a "Give It 2 Me" remix.
  • iTunes Pre-order version — 13-track edition containing the album, digital booklet and bonus track "Ring My Bell".
  • Deluxe Digital version — 15-track edition containing the album, two "4 Minutes" remixes, digital booklet and a "Give It 2 Me" remix.
  • Digital version — 12-track edition containing the album and digital booklet.
  • Vodafone Exclusive — from April 21, 2008, seven tracks from the album were released at a rate of one a day counting down the week before the album was available. Each track remained live for 24 hours for download before being replaced by the next one.[41]

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Track listing

  1. "Candy Shop" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 4:15
  2. "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills) — 4:03
  3. "Give It 2 Me" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 4:48
  4. "Heartbeat" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 4:04
  5. "Miles Away" (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills) — 4:49
  6. "She's Not Me" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 6:05
  7. "Incredible" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 6:20
  8. "Beat Goes On" (featuring Kanye West) (P. WIlliams, Madonna, K. West) — 4:27
  9. "Dance 2night" (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, H. Lane) — 5:03
  10. "Spanish Lesson" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 3:38
  11. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills, J. Henry) — 5:09
  12. "Voices" (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills, H. Lane) — 3:39

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Bonus tracks

  • iTunes Pre-order Edition, iTunes Deluxe Pre-order Version, CD Japanese Edition:
  1. "Ring My Bell" (P. WIlliams, Madonna) — 3:54
  • iTunes Deluxe Pre-order Version, Deluxe Digital Version:[42]
  1. "4 Minutes (Peter Saves New York Edit)" — 5:00
  2. "4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix Edit)" — 4:38
  3. "Give It 2 Me (Paul Oakenfold Edit)" — 4:59
  • CD Limited Collectors Edition Candy Box:
  1. "4 Minutes (Tracy Young House Edit)" — 3:33
  2. "4 Minutes (Rebirth Remix Edit)" — 3:42

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Album Credits

Production

  • Executive Producer: Madonna
  • tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and "Ring My Bell": Produced by The Neptunes. Co-produced by Madonna.
  • tracks 2, 5, 11, 12: Produced by Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Danja.
  • track 9: Produced by Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. Co-produced by Hannon Lane. Additional Production by Demacio "Demo" Castellon.
  • track 12: Co-produced by Hannon Lane.
  • "4 Minutes (Peter Saves New York Edit)": Remix by Peter Rauhofer for Unique Productions. Additional Production by Eric Kupper.
  • "4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix Edit)": Produced, MIxed and Mastered by Junkie XL in the Computer Hell Cabin. Additional Sound Design by André Ettema and Sam Estes.
  • "Give It 2 Me (Paul Oakenfold Edit)": Remix by Paul Oakenfold. Additional Production by Ian Green.
  • "4 Minutes (Tracy Young House Edit)": Produced and Remixed by Tracy Young. Additional Production by Joseph Carrano.
  • "4 Minutes (Rebirth Remix Edit)": Produced by Demacio "Demo" Castellon. Additional Production and Remixing by Vincent di Pasquale and Larry Grant.

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Personnel

  • Vocals: Madonna
  • track 2: Vocals by Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
  • track 8: Rap by Kanye West
  • Additional Vocals: Pharrell Williams
  • tracks 5, 9, 11, 12: Background Vocals: Justin Timberlake
  • Recorded by Spike Stent, Andrew Coleman and Alex Dromgoole at Sarm Studios, London
  • Recording Assistants: Graham Archer and Nate Herwick
  • Mixed by Spike Stent and Andrew Coleman at the Record Plant, CA
  • Engineered by Andrew Coleman
  • tracks 2, 5, 11, 12: Recorded by Marella "Ms. Lago" Araica and Demacio "Demo" Castellon
  • Programmed and Mixed by Demacio "Demo" Castellon
  • Assistant Engineers: Julian Vasquez, Vadim Chislov, Graham Archer and Fareed Salamah
  • SCE Assistants: José and Joseph Castellon
  • track 9: Recorded by Demacio "Demo" Castellon
  • Guitars: Justin Timberlake, Dan Warner, Wendy Melvoin, Darrell Pearson and Monte Pittman
  • Keyboards: Hannon Lane and Danja
  • Drums: Timbaland
  • Bass: Darrell Pearson
  • Scratching: DJ Demo
  • Protools Editing: Ron Taylor
  • Strings: Stevie Blacke
  • Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound
  • Photography by Steven Klein
  • Art Direction by Giovanni Blanco
  • Management: Guy Oseary

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Certifications, peaks and sales

Country Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina 1[43] — —
Australia 1[44] Gold 35,000
Austria 1[45] — —
Belgium 2[46] Gold 15,000
Brazil 2[47] — 40,000
Canada 1[48] Gold 58,000
Czech Republic 1[49] — —
Denmark 1[50] Platinum 30,000
Europe 1[51] — —
Finland 1[52] Gold[53] 16,200
France 1[54] Gold[55] 110,000
Germany 1[56] — —
Greece 1[57] Gold 7,500
Hungary 1[58] — —
Ireland 1[59] — —
Italy 1[60] — —
Japan 1 [61] Gold 122,061
Mexico 4[62] Gold 40,000
New Zealand 5[63] — —
The Netherlands 1[64] Platinum[65] 60,000
Norway 2[66] — —
Philippines 1[67] — —
Poland 1[68] — —
Portugal 1[69] Gold 10,000
Singapore 1[70] — —
South Korea 1[71] — —
Spain 1[72] — —
Sweden 1[73] Gold 20,000
Switzerland 1[74] — —
Taiwan 5[75] — —
United Kingdom 1[76] Gold 150,000
United States 1[34] — 427,000
United World Chart 1 [77] — 1,384,000

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Release history

Region Date Catalog
Netherlands April 25, 2008 9362-49884-9
Poland
Finland
Worldwide
Singapore
Ireland
Italy
Thailand
Germany
Australia[78] April 26, 2008
Brazil[79] April 28, 2008
Israel
Philippines
Portugal
United Kingdom
Canada[80] April 29, 2008
Chile
Argentina[81]
Mexico[82]
United States[83] 2-421372 [CD]; 2-440444 [Special Edition CD][84]
Japan[85] April 30, 2008 WPCR-12880
Russia May 5, 2008 CD[86]
Ukraine CD[87]
United Kingdom May 12, 2008 9362-49868-6 [Vinyl] [88]
Finland May 7, 2008 9362-49876-8 [Special Edition CD] [89]
Portugal May 19, 2008 9362-49876-8 [Special Edition CD]
United States June 10, 2008 1-470972 [Vinyl] [90]

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