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which was subsequently cut from the final version. "That Girl"
featuring Snoop Dogg was the final single.
In 2006, the Neptunes produced Clipse's second album Hell Hath No
Fury. Most critics labeled the album the Neptunes best production
in years, and put the duo back in the charts. A year later, Williams
collaborated with Madonna, on the song "Hey You", which was
available for download on the MSN website. 25 cents for each of the
first one million downloads was donated to the Alliance for Climate
Protection, in support of Live Earth. Later that year, Williams
performed songs at the Concert for Diana on July 1, 2007. On July
7, he performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.
A remix album of Williams's solo debut, In My Mind, titled Out of
My Mind, was recorded with his newly formed band "The Yessirs"
featuring Questlove of the Roots and was produced byQuestlove and
keyboardist James Poyser. However, Williams's record
label Interscope Records did not think that the album would sell
well and subsequently was shelved. The album has built up a strong
fanbase asking for its release. The tracks started appearing on
Questlove's MySpace, and with every 10,000 plays, a new song was
made available. As of July 4, 2007, the full CD has leaked onto the
internet along with two songs not featured on In My Mind: a remix
of "Mamacita" and "Creamsickle".
Williams produced Beyoncé's version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's
Best Friend". He then wrote the Neptunes-produced "Why Should I
Be Sad" on Britney Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout. He also
produced two songs from the Hives' album, The Black and White
Album, titled "Well All Right!" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.".
In April 2008, Madonna released her eleventh album, Hard Candy,
which featured vocals from Williams and production from the
Neptunes on several tracks. In June, an article in NME revealed that
Williams was very interested in producing the Strokes' fourth
album. Later that year, Williams worked on a remix album
for Maroon 5's Call & Response.
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