The breathtaking new video for "4 Minutes" featuring a propulsiveperformance by Madonna along with appearances by the song's co-writers andco-producers Timbaland and Justin Timberlake will make its world premiereand be available for sale exclusively on iTunes for 48 hours beginningApril 3rd. The video was filmed in London in February and directed byFrench wunderkinds Jonas and Francois (Justice and Kanye West). The single,"4 Minutes," is currently #1 on iTunes.

The upcoming Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow Pictures action comedy "GetSmart" is on board to include '4 Minutes' in the film. In theatresnationwide on June 20th, "Get Smart" stars Steve Carell and Anne Hathawayas secrent CONTROL operatives Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 on a mission tothwart a plan for world domination by the evil crime syndicate KAOS. Thefilm also stars Dwayne Johnson as superstar CONTROL Agent 23, Alan Arkin asthe Chief, Terence Stamp as notorious KAOS kingpin Siegfried and James Caanas the President of the United States.

On the international front, "4 Minutes" is already Top 3 across Europe inairplay and Top 10 around the world. Already playing in heavy rotation onradio stations across the US, the single in Canada is the fastest sellingsong in the history of the Canadian music charts. The song can also beheard as part of Sunsilk's multi-million dollar ad campaign.

"HARD CANDY" will have a global release on April 28th and a US release onApril 29th and is a brilliant up-tempo collection of 12 songs in whichMadonna remains ensconced in club mode but adds an urban hip hop beat. "4Minutes" is Madonna's 26th Top 40 chart hit in the US. Her previous album,"Confessions On A Dance Floor," debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries and soldover 8 million copies.

Madonna, a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer,cultural icon, world renowned stage performer, video visionary, children'sbook author, director and documentary film maker, has sold 200 millionalbums in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career and hasjust been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

When asked about the "4 Minute Fever Phenomenon," Madonna commented, "Goodygoody gum drops."

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