Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song)
1995 single by Fool's Garden
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"Lemon Tree" is a song by German band Fool's Garden from their third album, Dish of the Day (1995). The band's lead vocalist, Peter Freudenthaler, said that he wrote the song on a Sunday afternoon when he was waiting for his girlfriend who did not come.[3] It was released as a single in November 1995 by Intercord and Encore Records and became an international hit the following year, remaining at number one for four weeks in Germany and also topping the charts of Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The band recorded a new version of the song for the 2009 compilation album High Times – The Best of Fools Garden.
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| from the album Dish of the Day | ||||
| Released | 3 November 1995 | |||
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| Length | 3:11 | |||
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Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "This song by the eclectic German quintet has reached number 10 in the GSA Major Market Airplay chart and with good reason. The track is a cross between a catchy circus tune and late '60s bubblegum pop with trademark harmonies, which should appeal to the broadest of radio audiences."[4]
Track listings
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Personnel
- All songs written by Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
- Vocals: Peter Freudenthaler
- Bass: Thomas Mangold
- Drums: Ralf Wochele
- Guitar: Volker Hinkel
- Keyboards: Roland Röhl
- Breaking lamp sound: Jorick Bouw [citation needed]
- Artwork: Müller & Steeneck Stuttgart
- Bicchieri: Mattia Tugnoli
- Immersive Mixing Engineer, Immersive Mastering Engineer: Brad Smalling [12]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[53] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[54] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[55] | Gold | 250,000* |
| France (SNEP)[56] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[57] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[58] sales since 2009 |
Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[59] | Platinum | 10,000* |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[60] | Platinum | |
| Sweden (GLF)[61] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[62] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Europe | 3 November 1995 | CD |
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| United Kingdom | 13 May 1996 |
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Encore | [63] |
| United States | 27 May 1997 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [64] |
Covers and parodies
Dustin the Turkey recorded a Christmas-parody called "Christmas Tree".[65] Taiwanese singer Tarcy Su released covers of the song (in both Mandarin and Cantonese)[66] as did Korean singer Park Hye Kyung. Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter Joanna Wang made a cover of the song[67] in 2011. Korean singer and composer, Hongjoong of the group Ateez, released a cover of the song[68] on 4 May 2022.
Alle Farben and Fool's Garden version
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| Single by Alle Farben and Fool's Garden | |
| Released | 8 January 2021 |
| Length | 3:15 |
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On 8 January 2021, Alle Farben with Fool's Garden released a cover of "Lemon Tree".[69]
Personnel
- Lyricist and composer: Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
- Producer: Frans Zimmer and Junkx
- Mastering Engineer: Dirk Duderstadt and Marco Duderstadt
- Mixing: Junkx
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Germany (GfK)[71] | 92 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[72] | 3 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[73] | 24 |
| Poland Airplay (ZPAV)[74] | 32 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2021) | Position |
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| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[75] | 11 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
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| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[76] | 43 |