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Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song)

"Lemon" is a song by American band N.E.R.D. from their fifth studio album, No One Ever Really Dies (2017). The song features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna, and it was released as the album's lead single on November 1, 2017.


"Lemon"
November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
2017
South Beach Studios (Miami Beach, FL)
Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Jungle City Studios (New York, NY)
The Lunchtable (Los Angeles, CA)
Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Hyphy
3:39 (single version)3:07 (radio edit)2:27 (w/out first verse)
Columbia
Pharrell WilliamsRobyn Fenty
Pharrell WilliamsKuk Harrell
"Hypnotize U" (2010)

"Lemon" (2017)

"1000" (2017) | "Hypnotize U" (2010) | "Lemon" (2017) | "1000" (2017) | | "Hypnotize U" (2010) | "Lemon" (2017) | "1000" (2017) | | | | | | | | "Loyalty"(2017)

"Lemon"(2017)

"Believe It"(2020) | "Loyalty"(2017) | "Lemon"(2017) | "Believe It"(2020) | | "Loyalty"(2017) | "Lemon"(2017) | "Believe It"(2020) | | | "Lemon" on YouTube | | | | | | | | |

"Lemon" is a song by American band N.E.R.D. from their fifth studio album, No One Ever Really Dies (2017). The song features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna, and it was released as the album's lead single on November 1, 2017.

Former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Arlen Specter is sampled in the song as the man saying "wait a minute."

Several alternate versions of the songs were produced, including a version without the Rihanna feature (which sees Pharrell rapping a similar verse), a radio edit, and an edited version submitted to streaming services that omits Pharrell's first verse. The remix featuring Drake was released on March 17, 2018.

The music video for "Lemon" was uploaded to N.E.R.D.'s Vevo page on YouTube on November 1, 2017. The video was directed by Todd Tourso and Scott Cudmore, and produced by Stacey Thiel and stars dancer Mette Towley.

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Platinum70,000‡
2× Platinum160,000‡
2× Platinum60,000‡
Gold10,000‡
Gold400,000‡
3× Platinum3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesNovember 1, 2017Digital downloadOriginalColumbia
ItalyNovember 2, 2017Contemporary hit radioSony
United StatesNovember 7, 2017Rhythmic contemporaryRadio EditSonyColumbia
November 19, 2017Contemporary hit radio
United KingdomDecember 1, 2017OriginalColumbiaSonyi am OTHER
Digital downloadRadio EditColumbia
"Lemon (Drake Remix)"
March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17)
3:46
Columbia
Pharrell WilliamsRobyn FentyAubrey Graham
Pharrell WilliamsKuk Harrell
"Don't Don't Do It" (2018)

"Lemon (Drake Remix)" (2018) | "Don't Don't Do It" (2018) | "Lemon (Drake Remix)" (2018) | | | "Don't Don't Do It" (2018) | "Lemon (Drake Remix)" (2018) | | | | | | | | | "Look Alive"(2018)

"Lemon (Remix)"(2018)

"Walk It Talk It"(2018) | "Look Alive"(2018) | "Lemon (Remix)"(2018) | "Walk It Talk It"(2018) | | "Look Alive"(2018) | "Lemon (Remix)"(2018) | "Walk It Talk It"(2018) | | | | | | |

The official remix, titled the "Drake Remix", featuring Canadian rapper Drake was premiered on Episode 58 of OVO Sound Radio and made available for purchase on March 17, 2018.

The remix charted on RMNZ's New Zealand chart, peaking at number 37.

Chart (2018)Peak position
37
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Gold15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMarch 17, 2018Digital downloadColumbia
AustraliaMarch 23, 2018Contemporary hit radioUniversal Music Australia
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