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4 Minutes is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. Those roots explain a lot about how 4 Minutes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kombii and Marcin Rozynek, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nelly Furtado, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around 4 Minutes, reaching back through Timbaland and forward to Nelly Furtado. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy (2008), featuring vocals by American musicians Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. It marked the first time in Madonna's 25-year career that another artist was featured in a single. According to Madonna, the song is about saving the environment and "having a good time while we are doing it". She also cited the song as the inspiration for the documentary I Am Because We Are (2008).
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4 Minutes connections
4 Minutes grew out of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, shares an orbit with Kombii and Marcin Rozynek, went on to shape Nelly Furtado, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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