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.

Lemonade
Studio album by Beyoncé
Released	April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
Recorded	Mid 2014 - Late 2015
Genre	R&B
Length	45:49
Label	Parkwood Columbia
Director	Jonas Åkerlund Beyoncé Knowles Carter Kahlil Joseph Melina Matsoukas Dikayl Rimmasch Mark Romanek Todd Tourso
Producer	Beyoncé Knowles (also exec.) Kevin Garrett Diplo Ezra Koenig Jack White Wynter Gordon Kevin Cossom MeLo-X Danny Boy Styles Ben Billions Boots Mike Dean Vincent Berry II James Blake Jonathan Coffer Just Blaze Mike Will Made It
Beyoncé chronology
Beyoncé (2013) Lemonade (2016) The Lion King (2019)
Beyoncé studio albums chronology
Beyoncé (2013) Lemonade (2016) Renaissance (2022)
Singles from Lemonade
"Formation" Released: February 6, 2016 "Sorry" Released: May 3, 2016

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	92/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	A–
The Daily Telegraph
Entertainment Weekly	A+
The Guardian
The Independent
NME	4/5
Pitchfork Media	8.5/10
Rolling Stone
Spin	9/10

Lemonade received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Lemonade – Disc one (Audio)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pray You Catch Me"	Kevin Garrett Beyoncé Knowles James Blake	Garrett Knowles	3:16
2.	"Hold Up"	Thomas Pentz Ezra Koenig Knowles Emile Haynie Joshua Tillman Uzoechi Emenike Sean "Melo-X" Rhoden Doc Pomus Mort Shuman DeAndre Way Antonio Randolph Kelvin McConnell Brian Chase Karen Orzolek Nick Zinner	Diplo Knowles Koenig	3:41
3.	"Don't Hurt Yourself" (featuring Jack White)	Jack White Knowles Diana Gordon James Page Robert Plant John Paul Jones John Bonham	White Knowles Derek Dixie[a]	3:54
4.	"Sorry"	Gordon Rhoden Knowles	Melo-X Knowles Gordon Hit-Boy[a] Stuart White[b]	3:53
5.	"6 Inch" (featuring The Weeknd)	Abel Tesfaye Knowles Danny Schofield Benjamin Diehl Terius Nash Ahmad Balshe Jordan Asher David Portner Noah Lennox Brian Weitz Burt Bacharach Hal David	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"	Khalif Brown Jordan Frost Asheton Hogan Michael Williams II Knowles	Mike WiLL Made-It Knowles Pluss[a]	3:26
Total length:				45:49

Lemonade – Disc two (Visual)
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
13.	"Lemonade"	Khalil Joseph Knowles Melina Matsoukas Todd Tourso Dikayl Rimmasch Jonas Åkerlund Mark Romanek	1:05:22

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer.

Sample credits

• "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.