4 Minutes
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
2008
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2008
Release: 2008Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The contemporaneous April 2008 artist announcement confirms the original single was already available before Hard Candy. The original guest lineup is separately verified in distributor recording metadata.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2008.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
4 Minutes - contemporaneous official single announcement
The April 2008 announcement confirms 4 Minutes had already been released before the scheduled Hard Candy album; it names Justin Timberlake and Timbaland as collaborators.
4 Minutes - Warner/Apple Music recording credits
The recording title explicitly credits Justin Timberlake and Timbaland as featured performers. This current compilation item is used for the full credit; the original 2008 year is independently supported by the artist's contemporaneous announcement.
Hard Candy - official original album catalog
Documents the original 2008 album. Original album track list contains 4 Minutes and Give It 2 Me; the contemporaneous single announcement separately establishes 4 Minutes before the album.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the urgency of addressing global issues.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2008.html, position 21
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2008 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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