Composition
"Give It 2 Me" is an upbeat dance song, which, according to newspaper The Sun, features a "bouncy beat" and Williams' characteristic funky sound. Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone said that the song has a club-like synth arrangement with a hip hop "feel to it". Chris Williams of Entertainment Weekly felt that the hip hop feel is brought about by the use of snare drums. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is set in common time, with a moderate groove tempo 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 D♯m–G♯m–E–F♯–A♯m–D♯m as its chord progression. "Give It 2 Me" starts with an offbeat rhythm and is accompanied by the sound of West African percussion. The song builds into a crescendo as Madonna sings the line, "If it's against the law, arrest me, if you can handle it, undress me". This is followed by synthesized musical arrangement, as Madonna starts singing the line, "When the lights go down and there's no one left, I can go on and on and on." An interlude, where Madonna continuously chants the words "Get Stupid", is also present. According to Miles Marshall Lewis of The Village Voice, the song contains elements of the work of Nile Rodgers.
"Give It 2 Me" is written as a self-manifesto song. 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."
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