"Give It 2 Me" was written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams and featured on Madonna's eleventh studio album "Hard Candy". It was released as a single on June 4, 2008.
"Give It 2 Me" is an upbeat dance song which, according to newspaper The Sun, features a "bouncy beat" and Williams' trademark funky sound. Rolling Stone said that the song has a club-like synth arrangement with hip hop "feel to it". According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is set in common time, with a moderate groove of 120 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of G♯ minor, with Madonna's vocal range spanning from G3 to C5. The song has a basic sequence of E♭–A♭–E–G♭–B♭–E♭ as its chord progression. Lyrically, though the song appears to be about dancing and sex, in reality Madonna uses sarcasm to emphasize the longevity of her career. The lyrics explain that she does not want to retire from her career at that moment and possesses the ability to continue, as noted in the lines "Don't stop me now, no need to catch my breath, I can go on and on and on."
Initially, Madonna had decided that the title of the song was to be used for her then-unnamed album. This was changed following the release of asimilarly named song by Timbaland.
"Give It 2 Me" generally received positive critical reviews. Elysa Gardner from USA Today called the song "thumping" and "breathless", naming it one of the standout tracks of the album. About.com listed it as one of the top tracks on "Hard Candy", and called it a "wonderful, fun Madonna song to dance to". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called it "a little careerism on the dance floor", for the line "Give me a record and I'll break it". However, she criticised the "Get stupid" interlude, calling it "plain stupid". Pete Paphides of The Times noted how different Madonna sounded in songs like "Give It 2 Me", "Dance 2Night" and "She's Not Me" from the "Hard Candy" album.
In the United States, before its official release as a single, "Give It 2 Me" became the highest debut of the week on the Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-seven, but dropped off the chart the following week. The song charted based solely on digital sales, and it debuted on the Hot Digital Songs chart at number twenty-one, and at forty-one on the Pop 100 chart. The song did not gain airplay upon its release to radio. It topped the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay as well as the Hot Dance Club Play charts; it became Madonna's thirty-ninth number-one single on the latter chart. As of April 2010, the song has sold 316,000 digital units.
Before it was officially released in Canada, the single debuted and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, becoming the week's highest debut. The single fluctuated on the chart for the next few weeks, but did not top its debut peak of eight. It was present for a total of twenty weeks on the chart.
"Give It 2 Me" entered the UK Singles Chart at number seventy-three, but fell off the chart the following week. It re-entered at number thirty-six, and ultimately peaked at number seven. The song remained on the chart for nineteen weeks. In Australia, the song debuted at number twenty-three, before descending off the chart. In the Netherlands, the single debuted on the Dutch Top 40 chart at number nineteen. In its fourth week, the song rose to number one, and spent six weeks at the top. In August 2008, "Give It 2 Me" debuted at number one on Spanish Singles Chart and spent four weeks atop the chart. "Give It 2 Me" also peaked within the top ten of the official charts of Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Slovak Republic and Switzerland.
Initially, Madonna had decided that the title of the song was to be used for her then-unnamed album. This was changed following the release of asimilarly named song by Timbaland.
"Give It 2 Me" generally received positive critical reviews. Elysa Gardner from USA Today called the song "thumping" and "breathless", naming it one of the standout tracks of the album. About.com listed it as one of the top tracks on "Hard Candy", and called it a "wonderful, fun Madonna song to dance to". Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called it "a little careerism on the dance floor", for the line "Give me a record and I'll break it". However, she criticised the "Get stupid" interlude, calling it "plain stupid". Pete Paphides of The Times noted how different Madonna sounded in songs like "Give It 2 Me", "Dance 2Night" and "She's Not Me" from the "Hard Candy" album.
In the United States, before its official release as a single, "Give It 2 Me" became the highest debut of the week on the Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-seven, but dropped off the chart the following week. The song charted based solely on digital sales, and it debuted on the Hot Digital Songs chart at number twenty-one, and at forty-one on the Pop 100 chart. The song did not gain airplay upon its release to radio. It topped the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay as well as the Hot Dance Club Play charts; it became Madonna's thirty-ninth number-one single on the latter chart. As of April 2010, the song has sold 316,000 digital units.
Before it was officially released in Canada, the single debuted and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, becoming the week's highest debut. The single fluctuated on the chart for the next few weeks, but did not top its debut peak of eight. It was present for a total of twenty weeks on the chart.
"Give It 2 Me" entered the UK Singles Chart at number seventy-three, but fell off the chart the following week. It re-entered at number thirty-six, and ultimately peaked at number seven. The song remained on the chart for nineteen weeks. In Australia, the song debuted at number twenty-three, before descending off the chart. In the Netherlands, the single debuted on the Dutch Top 40 chart at number nineteen. In its fourth week, the song rose to number one, and spent six weeks at the top. In August 2008, "Give It 2 Me" debuted at number one on Spanish Singles Chart and spent four weeks atop the chart. "Give It 2 Me" also peaked within the top ten of the official charts of Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Slovak Republic and Switzerland.
The music video was filmed on April 3, 2008, at the Sunbeam Studios in London, co-directed by fashion photographer Tom Munro and Nathan Rissman. The video was shot during Madonna's photo shoot with Elle magazine, for its May cover girl issue. The video featured a guest appearance from Pharrell Williams; he was portrayed alongside Madonna, singing to the camera in front of various backdrops.
The Daily Mail called the video "kinky" and wrote that "Madonna has no plans to tone down her racy image." Bill Lamb of About.com complimented Madonna's "stunning" body in the video, although she had turned 50 in the summer of 2008. He added that the video emphasized Madonna's "amazing staying power as one of the world's top pop stars for 25 years."
The song was performed live during the promotional tour for the "Hard Candy" album, and the 2008–09 "Sticky & Sweet Tour"; both performances were similar.
The Daily Mail called the video "kinky" and wrote that "Madonna has no plans to tone down her racy image." Bill Lamb of About.com complimented Madonna's "stunning" body in the video, although she had turned 50 in the summer of 2008. He added that the video emphasized Madonna's "amazing staying power as one of the world's top pop stars for 25 years."
The song was performed live during the promotional tour for the "Hard Candy" album, and the 2008–09 "Sticky & Sweet Tour"; both performances were similar.
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