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4: The Remix is an extended play (EP) by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles released through Columbia Records on April 23, 2012. Prior to the release of the extended play, Knowles organised a remix competition for her then-upcoming single "End of Time". The remix was chosen by a judging panel and the winner of the competition was Radzimir "Jimek" Debski.

4: The Remix contains six remixes of the songs from Knowles' fourth studio album, 4, released in 2011; a Dave Audé remix of "Run the World (Girls)", Isa Machine remix of "Countdown", Lars B remix of "Best Thing I Never Had", DJ Escape and Tony Coluccio remix of "Love on Top" and two remixes of "End of Time" by WAWA and JIMEK. After its release, the EP debuted on the UK R&B Albums Chart at number twenty eight. It also appeared on Billboard's component charts, Dance/Electronic Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number eleven and number thirty respectively.

Background and development

Isabella Summers (pictured) of the band Florence and the Machine remixed "Countdown"

On February 8, 2012, it was announced through Knowles' website[2] and a press release issued by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records[3] that "End of Time" will be released as the fifth single from Knowles fourth album 4.[4] Preceding its release, Knowles called for a remix competition for the song in association with audio sharing site SoundCloud, which enabled votes on the submission of remixes[2] by participants, who had to be at least 18 years of age.[4] The contest, which was opened to entrants in 25 countries, including the US, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland and Spain. It lasted from February 8, 2012 to March 9, 2012;[3] according to Knowles' website, the remix winner would win a cash prize of $4,000 and the remix would be included on her then-unspecified upcoming release.[2]

Over two thousand entries have been uploaded to SoundCloud by March 4, 2012, and the following day, another press release was issued, announcing the members of the international judging panel to choose the winner of the competition; the panel consisted of Knowles, British musician Isabella Summers of Florence and the Machine, Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack, the duo DJ and Polish producing team, WAWA, New York premier DJ Jus-Ske and Oscar-winning producer and composer Giorgio Moroder.[5] After that the SoundCloud community have voted on entries, the top 50 ranked eligible remixes were reviewed by the announced panel of judges; the originality, creativity and musicality of these 50 remixes were taken into consideration while giving them corresponding scores that enabled the judges to choose the grand prizewinner.[5] On April 17, the winner Radzimir "Jimek" Debski from Poland, was announced through a press release.[6][7][8]

Release and production

The same day, on April 17, 2012, it was announced through a press release that Knowles' will be releasing a remix extended play (EP) titled 4: The Remix. The cover artwork and the release date of April 24, 2012 in the US, were revealed the same day through the press release.[6] The EP was released in digital stores in France,[9] Ireland,[10] United Kingdom,[11] Belgium,[12] Finland,[13] Denmark,[14] Australia,[15] New Zealand,[16] Greece,[17] Netherlands,[18] Sweden,[19] Poland,[20] Malta,[21] Argentina,[22] Colombia,[23] Brazil,[24] Mexico,[25] Canada,[26] and United States[27][28][29] on April 23, 2011 and South Korea on April 27, 2011.[30]

The album consists of six remixes of Knowles' songs from her fourth studio album 4 (2011) which are reworked and "revamped" from the original.[6][31][32] It opens with a Dave Audé remix of "Run the World (Girls)", Isa Machine remix of "Countdown", Lars B remix of "Best Thing I Never Had", DJ Escape and Tony Coluccio remix of "Love on Top" and two remixes of "End of Time" by WAWA and JIMEK.[6][33] Ben Norman of the website About.com praised the WAWA remix of "End of Time" saying that it had a "great" beat which would make people moving in a club. He also added that it had "just enough attitude" to get Knowles' fans moving.[34]

Chart performance

Despite being released only digitally, the EP debuted on the UK R&B Albums Chart at number twenty eight[35] and number forty four on the UK Budget Albums[36] for the week of May 5, 2012. For the issue of Billboard dated May 12, 2012, 4: The Remix debuted at number eleven on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart,[37][38][39] and number thirty on the R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.[37][40][41]

Track listing

  • Writing credits for the songs are taken from the booklet of 4.[42]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Run the World (Girls)" (Dave Audé Club Remix)Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de WallDavid Taylor, Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles*, S. Taylor* (remix and additional production by Dave Audé)8:32
2."Countdown" (Isa Machine Remix)Nash, Shea Taylor, Knowles, Ester Dean, Cainon Lamb, Julie Frost, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Wanya MorrisKnowles, S. Taylor, Lamb (remix and additional production by Isabella Summers)3:30
3."Best Thing I Never Had" (Lars B Remix)Antonio Dixon; Kenneth Edmonds; Larry Griffin, Jr.; Knowles; Caleb McCampbell; Patrick Smith; S. TaylorKnowles, Babyface, Dixon, S. Taylor, S1 & Caleb (remix and additional production by Lars B)7:10
4."Love on Top" (DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix)Knowles, Nash, S. TaylorKnowles, S. Taylor (remix and additional production by DJ Escape and Tony Coluccio)8:06
5."End of Time" (WAWA Extended)Knowles, Dave Taylor, S. Taylor, NashKnowles, The-Dream, Switch, Diplo (remix and additional production by WAWA)5:35
6."End of Time" (JIMEK Remix)Knowles, D. Taylor, S. Taylor, NashKnowles, The-Dream, Switch, Diplo (remix and additional production by Radzimir "Jimek" Debski)3:55
Total length:36:51

(*) Denotes co-producer

Credits and personnel

Credits for 4: The Remix, taken from the liner notes of the EP.[43]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums Chart[35] 28
UK Budget Albums Chart[36] 44
US Dance/Electronic Albums[38][39] 11
US R&B/Hip Hop Albums[40][41] 30

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Argentina[22] April 23, 2012 Digital download Columbia
Australia[15]
Belgium[12]
Brazil[24]
Canada[26]
Colombia[23]
Denmark[14]
Finland[13]
France[9]
Greece[17]
Ireland[10]
Malta[21]
Mexico[25]
Netherlands[18]
New Zealand[16]
Poland[20]
Sweden[19]
United Kingdom[11]
United States[27]
Venezuela[44]
South Korea[30] April 27, 2012 Sony Music

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