Hard Candy (Madonna album)

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Hard Candy is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was first released on April 25, 2008[1][2] by Warner Bros. Records. This release is the final studio album under her contract with Warner Bros., her record company for the past 25 years.


Release

Hard Candy was released towards the end of April following the full release of its lead single "4 Minutes". April 26 was the official release date in Australia but many retailers chose to sell the album two days prior to this April 24, while a select few European countries saw the album's release on April 25, including Ireland, Germany, Austria and Belgium. On April 28, 2008[3] the album was released in the United Kingdom, Brazil and most other European countries, and on 29 April 2008 in the United States, Argentina, Mexico and Canada.[1]

Musical style

The album, overall, has an urban vibe, while remaining a dance-pop record at heart.[4] In the early stages of recording, Stuart Price, the producer of Confessions on a Dance Floor, described the new album as moving in an urban direction. It had initially been defined as having "a lot of producers from a lot of genres in there.", The Sun proclaiming that "it could be her most ambitious project yet.”[4]

Timbaland, one of the featured producers of the record, referred to the album as being "like 'Holiday' with an R&B groove."[5] Justin Timberlake also defined the album as being "an R&B/pop/dance record." Upon release, The New York Times reviewed the album as "a set of catchy, easily digestible, mass-appeal songs."[6]

The album features vocal appearances from Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell and Kanye West along with production credits from Timbaland, Timberlake, The Neptunes, and Nate "Danja" Hills as well as co-production from Madonna. Additionally, Hard Candy includes a guest appearance of American guitarist and singer-songwriter Wendy Melvoin, best known for her work with Prince, contributing with guitars on the song "She's Not Me", on which she is mentioned.

Promotion

Seven songs from the album were also made available during the week prior to the albums official release, a song a day downloadable via mobile phone.[7] Beginning on April 21 and ending on April 27, these songs were distributed in order as follows: "Candy Shop", "Miles Away", "Give It 2 Me", "Heartbeat", "Beat Goes On", "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" and "She's Not Me". Additionally, Hard Candy and the "4 Minutes" music video were pre-loaded onto the Samsung F400 in France.[8] A similar deal was made with Sony Ericsson, who offered the album alongside or pre-loaded onto its phones in 27 different countries worldwide.[9]

Hard Candy was also streamed on MySpace four days before the United States release.[10] Furthermore, The season finale of Ugly Betty's second season, "Jump", solely featured Madonna's music, "Candy Shop", "Spanish Lesson", "She's Not Me" and "Miles Away" all played, as well as the 2006 single "Jump". The Japanese television drama Change also featured "Miles Away" during the closing credits.

Hard Candy Promo Tour

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Madonna performing in Maidstone (2008)
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To promote the album, Madonna embarked on the Hard Candy Promo Tour, the first venture as part of Madonna's new contract with concert promoters Live Nation with media content provided by "Frank the Plumber LLC" .[11] The show consisted of a 40 minute set featuring six songs, with dates in New York City, Paris and Maidstone. During the performance at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, Justin Timberlake accompanied Madonna onstage for the performance of "4 Minutes". Pharrell also appeared on video screens during the performance of "Give It 2 Me". Alongside these and album tracks, "Miles Away" and "Candy Shop", Madonna performed a rock-infused version "Hung Up", featuring a few lines from "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". "Music", was also remixed using a sample of Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit".

In an interview with the BBC, Madonna stated:[12]

Obviously, I want to do new stuff because I'm very excited about it. I feel that's what people come to hear but I also want to do a few of my oldies but goodies. I chose Hung Up because that was the biggest hit from my last record and I chose Music because it's a crowd pleaser, it's anthemic and it brings people together.

The April 30 New York set was shown live via MSN in association with Control Room and Live Nation. The May 10 Maidstone concert was shown live on BBC Three and later a special program Madonna Live at Radio One's Big Weekend was shown on BBC One, both including interview footage with Jo Whiley. Highlights of the show were also shown all that week on BBC Interactive. The Maidstone show caused controversy with Madonna's use of swearing causing complaints to be made to the BBC. [13]

  • Setlist:
  1. "Candy Shop"
  2. "Miles Away"
  3. "4 Minutes (featuring Justin Timberlake)"
  4. "Hung Up" (Rock Remix)
  5. "Give It 2 Me"
  6. "Music" (Fedde Le Grand Remix)

Further promotion of the album will include the Sticky & Sweet Tour, commencing at the end of August 2008 with dates in Europe, North & South America in 2008.

Singles

The lead single, "4 Minutes", was released digitally in March 18, 2008 worldwide and was physically released in April 19, 2008. The single features Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It is currently the most successful release from the album, reaching #1 in twenty-four countries including the United World Chart and becoming one of Madonna's biggest-selling singles.

The second single, "Give It 2 Me", was released to radio on June 4, 2008 in Europe and June 24, 2008 in the United States, where it peaked at #57. It currently has gone #1 in the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria and on the U.S. Dance and Airplay Chart. It is also in the top 5 in seven other countries. The single reached also the top 10 in seven other countries such as Canada and Germany. It has only had moderate sucsess in Australia reaching #18, while in Japan and Mexico only in the top 40.

A promotional single of "Miles Away" was released in Japan due to high digital downloads, reaching number one on the Japanese International chart and number nine on the top 40 chart. A select number of album tracks also charted in various territories worldwide. "Candy Shop" entered the Greek Digital chart at #4 in the 18th week of 2008, and peaked at #3 the following week, dropping to #8 and exiting the chart in the following week. It also entered the Italian Singles Chart at #40 in the 17th week of 2008. In the 18th week of 2008, "Voices" entered and peaked at #9 on the Hungarian singles chart.

Reception

Critical reception

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Album cover made entirely of Jelly Beans at Madame Tussaud's in London.

As with Madonna's 2005 effort Confessions on a Dancefloor,[14] the album received generally favorable reviews.[15] 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."[16] 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."[17] The Observer wrote that "whenever Hard Candy threatens to get boring, something always happens to recapture your interest."[18]

The album was however still criticized for being "an attempt to harness the urban market",[19] 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."[19] 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."[20] The Independent said that the album reflects "how a once diverse talent has ossified into simply satisfying the sweet tooth of functional dance-pop."[21] PopMatters wrote that the album "is overpopulated with recycled pop that is indistinguishable and artificial, something Madonna’s soothing arpeggiating vocals cannot alleviate".[22]

Chart performance

The album peaked at number one in twenty-seven countries worldwide, including United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada, the United States, Italy, France, Greece, Japan, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Belgium, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Singapore and Slovakia.[23]

During its first day of release in the Netherlands, Hard Candy sold over 60,000 copies, earning a platinum certification. The album also received a Gold certification on its first day of release, selling over 15,000 copies.[24] Furthermore, after only two days of release, Hard Candy debuted at number one on the French albums chart, selling 38.000 copies. It also debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly album chart in Japan, selling about 55,462 copies.[25]

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, behind Elvis Presley, with eleven, and The Beatles, with fifteen.[26] 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.[27] "4 Minutes" has also remained in the Australian Top Ten for over eleven weeks.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Hard Candy sold 100,000 copies in the United States upon its first day of release.[28] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 280,000 copies sold. Hard Candy became her seventh number one album, making her the female artist with the second most number one albums, behind only Barbra Streisand.[28] It was certified Gold on June 4, 2008, a month after its release. [29]

In Latin America the album was also well-received, reaching number nineteen on the Mexican Top 100 Albums chart based on three-day sales alone,[30] and after three weeks in the chart, the album has peaked at number four.[31]. In Brazil the album debuted straight at number three, before moving up to number one some weeks later.[32] In Argentina, after debuting at number-four based on shipments, it climbed to number one.[33]

In New Zealand Hard Candy debuted and peaked at number five and only managed to stay on the chart for nine weeks. [34]

So far, Hard Candy has sold approximately 630,000 copies in the United States and over 3,800,000 copies worldwide

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 exclusive "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.[35]
  • CD Philippine Edition — Disc available in blue ripple and a rare pink ripple (first pressing only).
  • LP Limited Edition — full length 12-track album on two pink & white and blue & white "candy swirled" vinyl discs, plus a DJ Remix 12" (on black vinyl) with two exclusive-to-this set remixes of "4 Minutes" by Tracy Young and Peter Rauhofer, and a bonus CD of the album housed in a plain white cd sleeve, all housed in a three-pocket deluxe gatefold Stoughton jacket. A misprint was released in Europe mainly by the CD retailing store HMV. The misprint consisted of the original album (like the USA release) on 3 vinyl discs, but the main color of the album itself was plain pink and plain blue respectively. This version of the album is highly desired by Madonna collectors everywhere and can range from $70-$100 USD on sites such as Ebay and Amazon.com[36]
  • 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.[37]

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, N. Hills, H. Lane) — 5:03
  10. "Spanish Lesson" (P. Williams, Madonna) — 3:38
  11. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" (Madonna, Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills, J. Henry) — 5:09
  12. "Voices" (Madonna, T. Mosley, J. Timberlake, N. Hills, H. Lane) — 3:39

Bonus tracks

  • iTunes Deluxe Pre-order Version, iTunes Pre-order Version & Japanese CD Version:
  2. "Ring My Bell" (P. Williams, Madonna) — 3:54
  • iTunes Deluxe Pre-order Version, Deluxe Digital Version:[38]
  2. "4 Minutes (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Edit)" — 3:23
  3. "4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix Edit)" — 4:38
  4. "Give It 2 Me (Paul Oakenfold Edit)" — 4:59
  • CD Limited Collectors Edition Candy Box:
  2. "4 Minutes (Tracy Young House Edit)" — 3:33
  3. "4 Minutes (Rebirth Remix Edit)" — 3:42
  • LP Limited Edition:
  2. "4 Minutes (Tracy Mixshow)" — 6:19
  3. "4 Minutes (Peter Saves New York)" — 10:52

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)" and "4 Minutes (Peter Saves New York)": 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)" and "4 Minutes (Tracy Mixshow)": 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.

Personnel

  • Vocals: Madonna
  • Track 2: Vocals by Madonna, Justin Timberlake, 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 Anthony Asher
  • 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 Remo
  • 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

Certifications, peaks and sales

Country/Region Peak
position 		Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina 1 Platinum[39] 40,000+
Australia 1 Gold[40] 35,000+
Austria 1 Gold[41] 10,000+
Belgium 2 Platinum[42] 30,000+
Brazil 1 Gold[41] 60,000+
Canada 1 Platinum[41] 150,000+
Czech Republic 1 Platinum[41] 10,000+
Denmark 1 Platinum[43] 30,000+
Dubai 1 Platinum[41] 10,000+
Europe 1 Platinum[44] 1,200,000+
Finland 1 Gold[41] 19,584
France 1 Platinum[41] 192,700
Germany 1 Platinum[45] 200,000+
Greece 1 Gold [46] 10,000+
Hungary 1 [47]
Ireland 1 Platinum 30,000+
Italy 1 2x Platinum 140,000+
Japan 1 Platinum[41] 250,866
Mexico 3 Platinum[44] 80,000+
New Zealand 5 [34] -
The Netherlands 1 Platinum[48] 70,000
Norway 2 [49]
Philippines 1 Gold 10,000+
Poland 1 Platinum[50] 30,000+
Portugal 1 Gold 15,000+
Singapore 1 Platinum 12,000+
Slovakia 1 Platinum 6,000+
Slovenia 1 Platinum 3,000+
South Korea 1 Gold 4,000+
Spain 1 35,000
Sweden 1 Gold[51] 20,000+
Switzerland 1 Platinum[52] 40,000+
Taiwan 5 Gold 10,000+
Turkey 1 Gold 16,000+
United Kingdom 1 Gold[53] 276,000
United States 1 Gold[29] 632,707[41]
United World Chart 1 Platinum 2,800,000[41]

Release history

Region Date
Netherlands April 25, 2008
Poland
Finland
France
Worldwide
Singapore
Ireland
Italy
Thailand
Germany
Australia[54] April 26, 2008
Brazil[55] April 28, 2008
Israel
Philippines
Portugal
United Kingdom
Canada[56] April 29, 2008
Chile
Argentina[57]
Mexico[58]
Romania[59]
United States[60]
Japan[61] April 30, 2008
Russia May 5, 2008
Ukraine
Turkey May 9, 2008
United Kingdom May 12, 2008
Portugal May 19, 2008 (Special Edition CD)
United States June 10, 2008 (Vinyl)

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Preceded by
25 Years - 25 Songs by Mary Black
 Irish Album Chart number-one album
April 29, 2008 		Succeeded by
The Two of Us by Christie Hennessy
Preceded by UK Album Chart number-one album
May 4, 2008 - May 11, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 5, 2008 - May 12, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United World Chart number-one albums
May 17, 2008 - June 07, 2008 		Succeeded by
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