Lemonade (Sophie song)
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| "Lemonade" | ||||
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| Single by Sophie | ||||
| from the album Product | ||||
| B-side | "Hard" | |||
| Released | 28 July 2014 | |||
| Genre | Hyperpop[1] | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | Numbers | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sophie Xeon | |||
| Producer(s) | Sophie Xeon | |||
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"Lemonade" is a song by the British producer Sophie, released as a single on 28 July 2014 by the label Numbers[2][3][4] and on vinyl with "Hard" as the B-side.[5] It features vocal contributions from Nabihah Iqbal.[6][7] The song appeared on various best-of year-end single polls.[8] "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."[9] AllMusic noted that "both songs schizophrenically flitted between bubblegum pop hooks and more aggressive elements, and both became huge critical successes."[8] Complex described "Lemonade" as "unashamedly silly and hyperactive."[10]
"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;[11][12][10] Pitchfork ranked "Lemonade"/"Hard" at 21 on its list of the best songs of 2014.[13]
"Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's to promote the brand's lemonade.[14]
Following Sophie's death in 2021, the "Lemonade / Hard" vinyl posthumously entered the UK Physical Singles Chart at number 44,[15] and the UK Vinyl Singles Chart at number 37.[16]