"Lemonade" | ||||
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Single by Sophie | ||||
from the album Product | ||||
B-side | "Hard" | |||
Released | 28 July 2014 | |||
Length | 1:58 | |||
Label | Numbers | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sophie Xeon | |||
Producer(s) | Sophie Xeon | |||
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"Lemonade" is a song by the Scottish producer Sophie. It was released as a single on 28 July 2014 by the label Numbers.[1][2][3] It was also released on vinyl with "Hard" as the B-side.[4] "Lemonade" features vocal contributions from Nabihah Iqbal.[5][6] The song appeared on various best-of year-end single polls.[7] "Lemonade" was subsequently featured in a 2015 McDonald's television advert.
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."[8] AllMusic noted that "both songs schizophrenically flitted between bubblegum pop hooks and more aggressive elements, and both became huge critical successes."[7] Complex described "Lemonade" as "unashamedly silly and hyperactive."[9]
"Lemonade" placed 68th 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;[10][11][9] Pitchfork ranked "Lemonade"/"Hard" at 21 on its list of the best songs of 2014.[12]
"Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's to promote the brand's lemonade.[13]
Following Sophie's death in 2021, the "Lemonade / Hard" vinyl posthumously entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number 44,[14] and the UK Vinyl Singles Chart at number 37.[15]
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