hard candy madonna album eleventh studio album american singer songwriter madonna released april album final studio album record company marking end year recording history madonna started working album early collaborated justin_timberlake hills album overall vibe remaining dance pop record core pet shop boys asked collaborate madonna album record company later changed mind withdrew invitation madonna interested collaborating hearing album developed number songs album basis development demos madonna number songs written album amazed intensive discussions recording song later madonna recalled songs autobiographical respects according intentional happened process developing album madonna initially decided portray black madonna cover art later felt idea seen controversial instead named album hard candy refers sweetness critical reaction album generally favorable reviewers condemned attempt harness urban market release debuted number countries worldwide including united_states australia canada france germany japan spain united_kingdom eleventh best selling album worldwide album sold million copies worldwide singles released album minutes worldwide success topping charts countries madonna 37th billboard hot hit singles released miles away promote album madonna went small promotional tour played cities small venues album received majority promotion went highest grossing tour solo female artist background development february said working madonna upcoming eleventh studio album madonna studio album following release greatest hits collection celebration join new initiative launched concert promoter year deal encompassed madonna future music music related businesses including exploitation madonna brand new studio albums touring merchandising fan clubs web sites dvds music related television film projects associated sponsorship agreements august spoke development album mtv_news justin_timberlake confirmed worked album madonna said wrote songs songs confirmed developed candy shop written added records madonna got hot album album album man song taking luck remember ugly got beat similar hook words saying stuff named coffee song hot called candy shop finished saying title album decided madonna complete record september mtv described new album moving urban direction initially defined having lot producers lot genres pet shop boys originally asked warner write produce songs album referred album like holiday groove recording album features vocal appearances kanye_west features production madonna hills previously madonna worked relatively unknown producers like hard decided collaborate producers artists known talking mtv madonna explained decision collaborate known producers good like shit mean don like repeat sitting thinking music love right actually record listening madonna started work album williams breaks recording manager spoke suggesting cool recorded songs commented awesome thought happen testament laid going played candy shop couple songs thought cool direction thought essentially record wanted asked tim fit basically came record producing throwing madonna mix track recorded madonna devil wouldn recognize felt song madonna working years hard candy project comparable frozen wanted turn line devil wouldn recognize catchy hook sound like concept impressed recording material madonna ready said normally write lyrics ideas come faster madonna thoughts poems feelings written huge kept handing amazing taking little bits putting like puzzle recording miles away played guitar riff madonna asked want want want madonna decided discussions develop ideas songs ideas connected long distance relationships felt personal concept miles away madonna commented recorded version stuff song everybody studio like relate music structure composition interview magazine madonna explained inspirations songs music hard candy said probably respects songs hard candy autobiographical unconscious way don think telling personal stories writing music comes lot times months later months later wrote song play song lots people totally relate candy shop opening track album produced williams song uses word candy metaphor sex williams said studio madonna like look hot shit looking like saying hot shit like like worked single album minutes initially known minutes save world song development motivated sense urgency save planet destruction people enjoy process according madonna song inspired produce documentary song features vocals uptempo dance song urban hip hop style incorporates beats instrumentation song includes brass cow bells song lyrics carry message social awareness inspired madonna visit africa human suffering witnessed album second single madonna merged bounce beats funky bassline law arrest sings handle song short interlude madonna continuously words stupid williams chants left right written madonna self manifesto song appears dance sex reference madonna career spanning decades music industry musically upbeat dance song featuring instrumentation west african percussion backing vocals provided williams fourth track madonna singing features interlude music changes normal rhythm sound drums mtv said miles away single album simple track appeared straightforward surface lot technical tricks underneath song departs dance theme album deals difficulties long distance relationships miles away melancholy electronic ballad according madonna autobiographical inspired husband relationship themed lyrics continue track talks madonna emulated woman line started dressing like talking like started calling middle night track incredible starts like love song reveals plea start changing composition interlude according mtv shift structure reflected madonna confusion felt lover song head sang need think beat goes featuring west 70s meeting 80s dance vibe rap interlude west williams commented madonna work ethic different artists worked reflected songs like spanish lesson sings line baby influences spanish music groove inspired music present dance featured devil wouldn recognize written madonna hard candy project started song sense mystery starts slowly piano introduction fast melancholy madonna singing eyes surprises predict fate trip hop inspired voices track album consisting unresolved chords sweeping strings lyrics question control walking dog dog walking release artwork hard candy released april european countries germany ireland austria netherlands april album released united_kingdom brazil rest europe april united_states mexico canada billboard reported title album announced programme interview madonna explained prominent theme hard candy album incorporating image boxer idea repeated song according basically opposite meaning got kind person sort tough stance initially madonna decided title song unnamed album changed following release similarly named song madonna decided album shot photograph cover art wearing white eyes interview commented album cover painted face black red lips white eyes play words heard layers meaning minute thought fun title record thought cent world probably worth happens time references usually scale title album finally confirmed mtv madonna representative told entertainment_weekly loves candy title tough sweetness madonna expressed gon kick ass going feel good album cover art released time featured madonna short hair black professional wrestling championship belt waist belt includes inscription original title album backdrop displayed pink photo taken interview magazine april issue promotion seven songs album available download mobile phone week prior album official release beginning april ending april songs candy shop miles away beat goes recognize distributed additionally minutes music video pre loaded france markets arrangement saw music forms mobile content hard candy available exclusively mobile customers prior album general release similar deal offered album pre loaded phones different countries worldwide streamed myspace days united_states release furthermore season finale ugly betty second season jump solely featured madonna music candy shop spanish lesson miles away played single jump miles away japanese drama change hard candy promo tour following album release madonna went promotional tour album venture new contract concert promoters live nation media content provided frank consisted minute set featuring songs dates new_york_city paris interview bbc madonna stated obviously want new stuff excited feel people come hear want chose hung biggest hit record chose music crowd brings people platform stage displayed album cover art madonna wearing black suit lace appeared stage sitting throne golden walking stick music candy shop started images television screens flanking stage madonna dancers choreographed dance moves madonna acoustic guitar took champagne bottle started singing miles away images planes taking landing airports locations globe projected screens minutes performed video flashing countdown clock madonna moment thank collaborators including west feel like girl world said song hung confessions dance floor fans song mixed rolling_stones track satisfaction followed pink green disco beams crowd ended performance music dancers emerged false silver subway car door madonna danced stage touching hands audience ended racing stage subway doors disappeared mtv reviewed ballroom new_york commented event better suited madison square garden fans probably evening won soon forget ben new_york_times commented madonna fans new_york proved seeing free capacity hall usual touring standards worth waiting waiting long time billboard felt crowd certainly dedicated april new_york set shown live association broadcast internationally faced problems organisers madonna use swearing causing complaints bbc aired promote album madonna embarked eighth worldwide concert tour began august madonna tour new recording business deal tour announced february dates american british venues revealed initially planned tour failed visit australia financial problems financial recession costume designer designed costumes supported number famous designers brands stage main planned similarly confessions tour concluded madonna announced plans begin second european leg perform cities played long time tour described rock driven journey divided acts main theme madonna classic songs performed alongside displays work deceased artist gypsy fusion folk music dance performances ranging melancholy rave performed track featuring eastern influences ended sing final song audience changes set list second european leg tour including dance tribute deceased singer michael_jackson tour generated positive reviews critics broke records terms ticket sales commercial gross audience attendance leg highest grossing tour solo artist earning million breaking previous record madonna held overall madonna performed million fans countries grossing total million making second highest grossing tour time highest grossing tour solo artist billboard touring awards won tour draw prizes acknowledge highest grossing highest attended tours year respectively madonna manager won manager award singles minutes released lead single album march minutes praised contemporary critics noted madonna appeared featured artist track minutes achieved international success topping charts countries worldwide madonna 13th number single united_kingdom highest total female artist british charts united_states minutes peaked number billboard hot giving madonna 37th hit breaking record previously held elvis_presley song accompanying music video madonna sing run away giant black screen path end video madonna consumed screen song received grammy nomination category released june second single album song received positive reviews contemporary critics madonna 39th number single chart charted billboard hot week reached peak song topped music charts netherlands spain attained positions charts european nations received grammy nomination best dance recording category miles away released final single album october received positive appreciation contemporary critics noted similarity single goes comes miles away reached official charts united_kingdom canada belgium netherlands song appear official chart united_states success dance charts madonna seventh consecutive number song hot dance airplay chart artist critical reception received score metacritic indicates generally favorable reviews bbc commented composition tracks saying handful tracks delivered producers touch subtlety hard candy ranked alongside madonna best pop arsenal beats raps production stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic felt sense hard candy handed polish piece candy maybe music maybe running album warner moves live nation way rare thing madonna album blender gave positive review saying hard candy like aging master thief temple pop big score album good nasty bath compared self club trance confessions dance floor billboard complimented new sound musical direction taken madonna felt producer puppet leading comment madonna makes producers producers don madonna entertainment_weekly gave album said madonna makes work surprisingly set reported parting gifts madonna 11th studio album exits long term record label unusually generous early reviews believed hard candy scored rock critics rolling_stone said work songwriting team american chart royalty helps madonna roots urban disco queen hard candy lets shelf producers guardian commented music saying hard candy tough offering plenty listeners teeth threatens boring happens recapture interest times felt hard candy disaster album producers thing britney_spears independent said album portrayed madonna diverse talent simply satisfying sweet tooth functional dance pop popmatters wrote album recycled pop indistinguishable artificial madonna vocals alleviate pitchfork_media wondered listening album question open involved near creative peak sal_cinquemani slant_magazine disappointed album said madonna hasn delivered floor disc debut maybe confessions political spiritual talk fame war media america ordered nme felt hard candy solid album standards pop mistress innovation pretty mediocre commercial performance release debuted number countries eleventh best selling album worldwide according album sold million copies worldwide according nielsen soundscan sold copies united_states day release debuted number billboard copies sold madonna seventh number album making female artist second billboard number albums album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa june shipments copies united_states october hard candy sold copies canada album debuted canadian albums_chart certified platinum shipments copies australia madonna seventh album reach number aria albums chart album certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria shipments copies new_zealand debuted peaked number staying chart weeks album debuted number oricon weekly album chart japan selling copies retaining position second week increase sales copies album chart years madonna international artist japanese chart history number albums consecutive decades latin_america album reached number mexico certified double gold argentina album reached monthly album chart certified platinum hard candy debuted number albums_chart making madonna artists achieve number albums elvis_presley beatles album certified platinum british_phonographic_industry shipments copies united_kingdom according official_charts_company hard candy sold copies september reached european albums chart germany album debuted present weeks ireland album debuted irish charts replacing years songs album particularly successful brazil songs minutes beat goes candy shop certified platinum sales copies songs digital downloads track listing notes signifies producer signifies additional producer signifies additional producer credits personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts certifications release history
Hard Candy (Madonna album)