Or 240 Seconds!
The current buzz on dance floors around the world is centered on the remixes of "4 Minutes," the first single (featuring Justin Timberlake) from Madonna's new album HARD CANDY (WEA/Reprise). I've long advocated that not all songs should be remixed or that a song can't always be effectively remixed for all the various sub-genres of dance. I think "4 Minutes" perfectly proves my latter point as I found the house-ier and melodic official remixes by Tracy Young and Bob Sinclar to be significantly better and more enjoyable than edgier progressive treatments by Peter Rauhofer and Junkie XL. Timberlake's presence and contributions to the song adds a certain level of soulfulness and funk that Young and Sinclar have been able to capture. In the DJ booth in coming weeks I'll most likely play Young's House Mix for the lounge set and Sinclar's Space Funk Mix during a dance floor's pre-peak hours. As for peak hours, to be honest I'll probably try to avoid playing "4 Minutes" despite what I'm sure will be an onslaught of requests; IMHO none of the current iterations really seem that worthy of 2 AM consideration.