Lemonade (Sophie song)

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"Lemonade"
Sophie lemonade.jpg
Single by Sophie
from the album Product
B-side"Hard"
Released4 August 2014
Length1:58
LabelNumbers
Songwriter(s)Sophie (Credited as Samuel Long)
Producer(s)Sophie
Sophie singles chronology
"Elle"
(2013) 		"Lemonade"
(2014) 		"Hard"
(2014)

"Lemonade" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Scottish producer Sophie. It was released as a single on 4 August 2014 by the label Numbers, and was backed by the B-side "Hard". The single features vocal contributions from Nabihah Iqbal on "Lemonade" and PC Music artist GFOTY on "Hard".[1][2] The song was met with polarizing critical response, and appeared on various best-of year-end single polls.[3] "Lemonade" was subsequently featured in a 2015 McDonald's television advert.

Reception[]

Upon release, "Lemonade"/"Hard" became one of the year's most polarizing singles among critics.[4] In a positive review, Resident Advisor stated that "this twisted little banger is bound to turn many listeners off—among its parts are high-pitched vocals barking out phrases like 'ca-ca-candy boys' and synths that fizz like pop rocks."[5] AllMusic noted that "both songs schizophrenically flitted between bubblegum pop hooks and more aggressive elements, and both became huge critical successes."[3]

Both tracks appeared on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts.[6] "Lemonade" and "Hard" placed 68th and 91st respectively on the 2014 Pazz & Jop critics poll. "Lemonade" was included in the top ten of year-end singles lists by The Washington Post, Resident Advisor, and Complex;[7][8][4] "Hard" was included in the top ten on lists by Dazed and Dummy.[9][10] Pitchfork ranked "Lemonade"/"Hard" at 21 on its list of the best songs of 2014.[11]

"Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's to promote the brand's lemonade.[12]

Following Sophie's death in 2021, "Lemonade" posthumously entered the UK Physical Singles chart at #44,[13] and the UK Vinyl Singles Chart at #37[14]

Track listing[]

12" single[]

  1. "Lemonade" – 1:58
  2. "Hard" – 2:54

Digital download[]

  1. "Lemonade" – 1:58
  2. "Hard" – 2:54

Credits and personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ "House of Silk by Throwing Shade". Bandcamp. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ^ Liu, Nelson (2 October 2014). "Maxo 'Not That Bad' ft. GFOTY". Mass Appeal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Simpson, Paul. "Sophie - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "5. Sophie — 'Lemonade'". Complex. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ^ Ryce, Andrew. "Lemonade / Hard - review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ Grant, Kristin Westcott (19 August 2014). "U.K. Producer Sophie Q&A: On Secrecy, Synthesis & What's Next". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ Richards, Chriss (23 December 2014). "The Top 50 Singles of 2014". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ "RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2014". Resident Advisor. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. ^ Cliff, Aimee (12 December 2014). "The top 20 tracks of 2014". Dazed. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ^ Bulut, Selim (8 December 2014). "The 20 best tracks of 2014". Dummy. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ^ "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork. December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ^ Helman, Peter (6 July 2015). "Sophie's 'Lemonade' Soundtracks A McDonald's Commercial". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company".
  14. ^ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company".
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