Lemonade (Beyoncé album)

Lemonade is the sixth studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on April 23, 2016, by Parkwood Entertainment. Lemonade is Beyoncé's second "visual album", following her self titled 2013 album. It is also a concept album.[1]

Lemonade
Studio album by
Beyoncé
ReleasedApril 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
RecordedMid 2014 - Late 2015
GenreR&B
Length45:49
Label
Director
  • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Beyoncé Knowles Carter
  • Kahlil Joseph
  • Melina Matsoukas
  • Dikayl Rimmasch
  • Mark Romanek
  • Todd Tourso
Producer
Beyoncé chronology
Beyoncé
(2013)		 Lemonade
(2016)		 The Lion King
(2019)
Beyoncé studio albums chronology
Beyoncé
(2013)		 Lemonade
(2016)		 Renaissance
(2022)
Singles from Lemonade
  1. "Formation"
    Released: February 6, 2016
  2. "Sorry"
    Released: May 3, 2016

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic92/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[3]
The A.V. ClubA–[4]
The Daily Telegraph5/5 stars[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[6]
The Guardian4/5 stars[7]
The Independent5/5 stars[8]
NME4/5[9]
Pitchfork Media8.5/10[10]
Rolling Stone5/5 stars[11]
Spin9/10[12]

Lemonade received generally positive reviews from music critics.[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]

Lemonade – Disc one (Audio)
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Pray You Catch Me"  
  • Garrett
  • Knowles
 3:16
2. "Hold Up"  
  • Diplo
  • Knowles
  • Koenig
 3:41
3. "Don't Hurt Yourself" (featuring Jack White)
  • White
  • Knowles
  • Derek Dixie[a]
 3:54
4. "Sorry"  
  • Gordon
  • Rhoden
  • Knowles
 3:53
5. "6 Inch" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • Danny Boy Styles
  • Ben Billions
  • Knowles
  • Boots
  • Dixie[b]
 4:20
6. "Daddy Lessons"  
  • Gordon
  • Knowles
  • Kevin Cossom
  • Alex Delicata
  • Knowles
  • Dixie[a]
  • Delicata[a]
 4:48
7. "Love Drought"  
  • Mike Dean
  • Ingrid Burley
  • Knowles
  • Dean
  • Knowles
 3:57
8. "Sandcastles"  
  • Vincent Berry II
  • Knowles
  • Malik Yusef
  • Midian Mathers
  • Knowles
  • Vincent Berry
 3:03
9. "Forward" (featuring James Blake)
  • Blake
  • Knowles
  • Blake
  • Knowles
 1:19
10. "Freedom" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • Jonathan Coffer
  • Knowles
  • Carla Marie Williams
  • Dean McIntosh
  • Kendrick Duckworth
  • Frank Tirado
  • Alan Lomax
  • John Lomax, Sr.
  • Coffer
  • Knowles
  • Just Blaze
 4:50
11. "All Night"  
  • Pentz
  • Knowles
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Theron Thomas
  • Ilsey Juber
  • Akil King
  • Aman Tekleab
  • Jaramye Daniels
  • André Benjamin
  • Patrick Brown
  • Antwan Patton
  • Ricky Anthony
  • Diplo
  • Knowles
  • Henry Allen[a]
 5:22
12. "Formation"  
 3:26
Total length:
 45:49
Lemonade – Disc two (Visual)
No. TitleDirector(s) Length
13. "Lemonade"  
  • Khalil Joseph
  • Knowles
  • Melina Matsoukas
  • Todd Tourso
  • Dikayl Rimmasch
  • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Mark Romanek
 1:05:22
Sample credits[13]
  • "Hold Up" contains a sample of "Can't Get Used to Losing You", written by Jerome "Doc" Pomus and Mort Shuman, performed by Andy Williams; an interpolation of "Maps", written by Brian Chase, Karen Orzolek and Nick Zinner, performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs; and an interpolation of "Turn My Swag On", written by DeAndre Way, performed by Soulja Boy.
  • "Don't Hurt Yourself" contains samples of "When the Levee Breaks", written by James Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham, performed by Led Zeppelin.
  • "6 Inch" contains samples of "Walk On By", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, performed by Isaac Hayes via "2Wicky", performed by Hooverphonic; and an interpolation of "My Girls", written by David Portner, Noah Lennox and Brian Weitz, performed by Animal Collective.
  • "Freedom" contains samples of "Let Me Try", written by Frank Tirado, performed by Kaleidoscope; samples of "Collection Speech/Unidentified Lining Hymn", recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959, performed by Reverend R.C. Crenshaw; and samples of "Stewball", recorded by Alan Lomax and John Lomax, Sr. in 1947, performed by Prisoner "22" at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
  • "All Night" contains a sample of "SpottieOttieDopaliscious", written by André Benjamin, Patrick Brown and Antwan Patton, performed by OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown.
  • "Lemonade" contains a sample of "The Court of the Crimson King", written by Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield, performed by King Crimson.

References
  1. "Beyonce's 'Lemonade' tops Billboard, Prince reigns on album chart". Reuters. May 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. "Critic Reviews for Lemonade". Metacritic. April 25, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. Kellman, Andy (April 28, 2016). "Lemonade – Beyoncé : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. Zaleski, Annie (June 7, 2016). "Beyoncé's Lemonade pushes pop music into smarter, deeper places". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  5. Bernstein, Jonathan (April 24, 2016). "Lemonade is Beyoncé at her most profane, political and personal — review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  6. Rahman, Ray (April 27, 2016). "Beyoncé's Lemonade: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  7. Petridis, Alexis (April 24, 2016). "Beyoncé – Lemonade review: 'A woman not to be messed with'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  8. True, Everett (April 26, 2016). "Beyoncé, Lemonade review: Fiery, insurgent, fiercely proud, sprawling and sharply focused". The Independent. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  9. Bartleet, Larry (April 25, 2016). "Beyonce – 'Lemonade' Review". NME. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  10. Mapes, Jillian (June 7, 2016). "Beyoncé: Lemonade". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  11. Sheffield, Rob (April 25, 2016). "The queen, in middle-fingers-up mode, makes her most powerful, ambitious statement yet". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  12. Tate, Greg (June 7, 2016). "Review: Beyoncé Is the Rightful Heir to Michael Jackson and Prince on 'Lemonade'". Spin. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  13. "Lemonade / Beyoncé". Tidal. April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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