Lemonade (explicit)

~ Release by Beyoncé (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
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1Pray You Catch Me
assistant recording engineer:
John Cranfield (engineer)
recording engineer:
Eric Caudieux (keyboard [keyboards]) and Stuart White
engineer:
Greg Koller (strings, keyboard [keyboards]) and Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Kevin Garrett and Jeremy McDonald
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan
mixer:
Stuart White
editor:
Eric Caudieux
bass [Jupiter bass]:
James Blake (English singer and producer)
piano:
Kevin Garrett
strings:
Briana Bandy (violist), Charlie Bisharat, Denise Briese, Anna Bulbrook, Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Ryan Cross, Crystal Alforque, Richard Dodd (cellist), Lisa Dondlinger (American classical violinist), Alma Fernandez, Vanessa Freebairn–Smith, Ira Glansbeek, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Neel Hammond (violinist), Leah Katz (violist), Gina Kronstadt, John Krovoza, Marisa Kuney, Serena McKinney, Ginger Murphy, Geoff Osika, Grace Park (violist & singer), Radu Pieptea (violinist), Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Ina Veli, Josefina Vergara, Amy Wickman, Rodney Wirtz, Adrienne Woods and Yelena Yegoryan (violinist)
strings arranger:
Jon Brion
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
recorded at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards]), Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards])
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States and Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Pray You Catch Me
writer:
Beyoncé, James Blake (English singer and producer) and Kevin Garrett
Beyoncé4.53:16
2Hold Up
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Shacter
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
drum machine [drum] programming:
Diplo (DJ and music producer) and Jr Blender (alias for Philip Meckseper)
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Beyoncé, Diplo (DJ and music producer) and Ezra Koenig
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
guitar [duitar]:
Jr Blender (alias for Philip Meckseper)
background vocals:
MeLo-X
recorded at:
Mad Decent Studios (Burbank) in Burbank, California, United States and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Hold Up by Beyoncé
recording of:
Hold Up
writer:
Beyoncé, Brian Chase (Drummer and songwriter), Deandre Way (US rapper fka Soulja Boy Tell ’Em), Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile"), Joshua Tillman, Karen Orzolek, Ezra Koenig, Kelvin McConnell, Mort Schuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter), Doc Pomus, Antonio Randolph, Sean Rhoden, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Uzoechi Emenike and Nick Zinner (US guitarist, composer, and producer)
publisher:
456 Music Associates, Big-N-Mage Publishing, BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), Disaster Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Heavycrate Publishing, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Meloxtra Publishing, Oakland 13 Music, Soulja Boy Tell'em Music, Inc., Sugar Pop Meow Meow, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Beyoncé43:41
3Don’t Hurt Yourself
additional recording engineer:
Lester Mendoza and Joshua V. Smith (engineer at Third Man Records)
recording engineer:
Eric Caudieux, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith (engineer at Third Man Records) and Stuart White
additional drum machine [drum] programming and co-producer:
Derek Dixie
additional assistant engineer:
Ed Spear
engineer:
Greg Koller (strings) and Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Jack White (rock & blues multi-instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
mixer:
Stuart White
editor:
Eric Caudieux
bass guitar:
Jack White (rock & blues multi-instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
drums (drum set):
Patrick Keeler
Hammond organ:
Mark Watrous
strings:
Briana Bandy (violist), Charlie Bisharat, Denise Briese, Anna Bulbrook, Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Ryan Cross, Crystal Alforque, Richard Dodd (cellist), Lisa Dondlinger (American classical violinist), Fats Kaplan, Alma Fernandez, Vanessa Freebairn–Smith, Ira Glansbeek, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Neel Hammond (violinist), Leah Katz (violist), Gina Kronstadt, John Krovoza, Marisa Kuney, Serena McKinney, Ginger Murphy, Geoff Osika, Grace Park (violist & singer), Radu Pieptea (violinist), Katie Sloan, Lindsey Smith-Trestle, Songa Lee, Ina Veli, Josefina Vergara, Mark Watrous, Amy Wickman, Rodney Wirtz, Adrienne Woods and Yelena Yegoryan (violinist)
background vocals:
Ruby Amanfu
strings arranger:
Jon Brion
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
additionally recorded at:
Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Jungle Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
When the Levee Breaks (original studio mix) by Led Zeppelin (drums (drum set))
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rock Performance nominees (number: 2017)
recording of:
Don’t Hurt Yourself
additional writer:
John Bonham, James Page, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
writer:
Beyoncé, Diana “Wynter” Gordon (fka Wynter Gordon) and Jack White (rock & blues multi-instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Legend of Music, Oakland 13 Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Third String Tunes (Jack White's publishing society) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Beyoncé feat. Jack White4.53:54
4Sorry
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
additional programming:
B. Carr
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
additional producer:
Stuart White
co-producer:
Hazebanga (US Producer/Songwriter Rashad Muhammad) and Hit‐Boy (US hip-hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis)
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), MeLo-X and Wynter Gordon (fka Wynter Gordon)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
background vocals:
Chrissy Collins
co-produced for:
Hazebanga Music and Hits Since '87
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Sorry by Beyoncé
recording of:
Sorry
writer:
Beyoncé, Diana “Wynter” Gordon (fka Wynter Gordon) and Sean Rhoden
Beyoncé4.353:53
56 Inch
recording engineer:
Stuart White
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
additional producer:
Derek Dixie
producer:
Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Beyoncé, Ben Billions, BOOTS (American rapper and producer) and DannyBoyStyles
assistant mixer:
James Krausse and Tyler Scott
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
additional instruments:
Derek Dixie
additional vocals:
Belly (Palestinian-Canadian rapper)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Mirrorball Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Walk On By by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
6 Inch
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad “Belly” Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Burt Bacharach, Ben Diehl, Beyoncé, BOOTS (American rapper and producer), Danny Schofield, Dave Portner, Hal David, Noah Lennox, Terius “The‐Dream” Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Brian Weitz
publisher:
Billions Enterprises, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), In Souls, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Oakland 13 Music, Sal and Co LP, Songs of Fujimusic, Songs of Roc Nation Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and XO Music Publishing LLC
Beyoncé feat. The Weeknd4.54:20
6Daddy Lessons
assistant recording engineer and drums (drum set) programming:
Derek Dixie
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
co-producer:
Alex Delicata and Derek Dixie
producer:
Beyoncé
assistant mixer:
John Cranfield (engineer)
additional horn [horns]:
Too Many Zooz
bass:
Courtney Leonard
drums (drum set):
Derek Dixie
guitar:
Erick Walls
harmonica:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
horn [horns]:
Randolph Ellis, Christopher Gray (horn player), Richard Lucchese and Peter Ortega
mixed for:
Delicata Music Productions
recording of:
Daddy Lessons
writer:
Beyoncé, Alex Delicata, Diana “Wynter” Gordon (fka Wynter Gordon) and Kevin Cossum
Beyoncé54:48
7Love Drought
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
drum machine [drum] programming and keyboard [keyboards] programming:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
engineer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Mike Dean #MWA (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions
recorded at:
Jungle Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Love Drought by Beyoncé
recording of:
Love Drought
writer:
Beyoncé, Ingrid Burley and Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
publisher:
Love Vivian Music, Oakland 13 Music, Papa George Music and Sony/ATV Allegro
Beyoncé4.53:57
8Sandcastles
recording engineer:
Jordan Stilwell (piano) and Stuart White
producer:
Vincent Berry II, Beyoncé and Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal])
assistant mixer:
Miles Comaskey
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
piano:
Vincent Berry II
synthesizer [synths]:
Jack Chambazyan
synthesizer [synth] arranger:
BOOTS (American rapper and producer)
mixed at:
Mirrorball Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Sandcastles by Beyoncé
recording of:
Sandcastles
writer:
Vincent Berry II, Beyoncé, Midian Mathers and Malik Yusef
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Cleftone Music, Jabriel Iz Myne, Mable Jean Music, Oakland 13 Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Beyoncé53:03
9Forward
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Beyoncé and James Blake (English singer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
piano:
James Blake (English singer and producer)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Forward
writer:
Beyoncé and James Blake (English singer and producer)
publisher:
Buzzard and Kestrel Ltd., Oakland 13 Music and Sony/ATV Allegro
Beyoncé feat. James Blake51:19
10Freedom
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
additional programming:
BOOTS (American rapper and producer) and Myles William (hip hop producer)
programming:
Jonny Coffer
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Jonny Coffer and Just Blaze
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
additional piano:
Canei Finch
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jonny Coffer
background vocals:
Arrow Benjamin
contains samples by:
“22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues) and Kaleidoscope (60s Mexican psychedelic/garage rock band)
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Let Me Try by Kaleidoscope (60s Mexican psychedelic/garage rock band) and Stewball by “22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues) & group with axes
recording of:
Freedom
writer:
Beyoncé, Dean McIntosh, John Lomax Sr., Jonathan Coffer, Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist), Frank Tirado and Carla Williams
publisher:
Afrika Kuruvilla Kurian, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Global Jukebox Publishing, Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Ludlow Music, Inc., Oakland 13 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Spirit B Unique (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Top Dawg Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar54:50
11All Night
assistant recording engineer:
John Cranfield (engineer)
recording engineer:
Eric Caudieux (keyboard [keyboards]), Lester Mendoza (horn [horns]) and Stuart White
drum machine [drum] programming and drums (drum set) programming:
Diplo (DJ and music producer), Derek Dixie and King Henry
engineer:
Greg Koller (strings, bass, keyboard [keyboards]) and Ramon Rivas
co-producer:
King Henry
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Diplo (DJ and music producer)
assistant mixer:
Tyler Scott
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
editor:
Eric Caudieux
additional instruments:
Derek Dixie
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
King Henry
horn [horns]:
Randolph Ellis, Christopher Gray (horn player), Richard Lucchese and Peter Ortega
strings:
Briana Bandy (violist), Charlie Bisharat, Denise Briese, Anna Bulbrook, Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Ryan Cross, Crystal Alforque, Richard Dodd (cellist), Lisa Dondlinger (American classical violinist), Alma Fernandez, Vanessa Freebairn–Smith, Ira Glansbeek, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Neel Hammond (violinist), Leah Katz (violist), Gina Kronstadt, John Krovoza, Marisa Kuney, Serena McKinney, Ginger Murphy, Geoff Osika, Grace Park (violist & singer), Radu Pieptea (violinist), Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Ina Veli, Josefina Vergara, Amy Wickman, Rodney Wirtz, Adrienne Woods and Yelena Yegoryan (violinist)
background vocals:
Diplo (DJ and music producer) and King Henry
horn [horns] arranger:
Derek Dixie
strings arranger:
Jon Brion
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
recorded at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards]), Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards]), Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States, Mad Decent Studios (Burbank) in Burbank, California, United States and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (horn [horns])
mixed at:
Mirrorball Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States and Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
All Night by Beyoncé
recording of:
All Night
writer:
Antwan Patton, André Benjamin, Beyoncé, Jaramye Daniels, Henry Allen, Ilsey Juber, Akil King, Patrick Brown, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Theron Thomas and Timothy Thomas (US-based caribbean R&B/hip hop musician)
publisher:
BMG Monarch, BMG Platinum Songs US, Duke City Music, Gnat Booty Music, Hitco Music, Jaramye Daniels Music, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Oakland 13 Music, Organized Noize Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sparko Phone Music, TNT Explosive Publishing, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé45:22
12Formation
recording engineer:
Stuart White
co-producer:
Pluss (producer Asheton Hogan)
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Mike WiLL Made‐It
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan, Maddox Chhim and David Nakaji
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua and Stuart White
trumpet:
Matt Doe (NYC trumpet player)
additional background vocals [additional background adlibs]:
Big Freedia
horn arranger:
Derek Dixie
mixed for:
Innersound Management and The Penua Project
co-produced for:
Eardrummers Entertainment LLC (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Formation by Beyoncé and Formation (Choreography version) (explicit) by Beyoncé
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 4), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 4), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 8), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 19), TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 37) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 73)
recording of:
Formation
writer:
Aaquil Brown (member of Rae Sremmurd), Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé, Khalif Brown and Michael L. Williams II
publisher:
Eardrummers Entertainment LLC (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Oakland 13 Music, Sounds From Eardrummers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé43:26
13Lemonade FilmBeyoncé41:05:32

Credits

Release

part of:Apple Digital Masters (ex-“Mastered for iTunes”) (order: 802)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/id1107429221 [info] (ended)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1107429221 [info] (ended)

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Night
Formation
Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar (US rapper)
Hold Up
Sorry
part of:Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 1) (order: 1)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
The A.V. Club: The 50 best albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
Grammy Award: Best Urban Contemporary Album (number: 2017) (order: 5)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 5) (order: 5)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 17) (order: 17)
Grammy Award: Best Progressive R&B Album nominees (number: 2017 winner) (order: 23)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2016 (number: 27) (order: 27)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 32) (order: 32)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 32) (order: 32)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 33) (order: 33)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 41) (order: 41)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 127) (order: 127)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2017) (order: 272)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/992029 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Beyonce/Lemonade [info]
reviews:https://www.metacritic.com/music/lemonade/beyonce [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/beyonce/lemonade/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002940342 [info]
Wikidata:Q23905116 [info]