Pray You Catch Me

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"Pray You Catch Me"
Lemonade
RecordedSeptember 2015
StudioConway Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kevin Garrett
  • Beyoncé

"Pray You Catch Me" is a song recorded by American singer

Lemonade (2016). The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO
.

Production and composition

The song was recorded at Conway Studios in

beats per minute. Knowles's vocal range spawns from the low note F♯3 to the high note G♯4.[3] The song begins with Knowles singing, "You can taste the dishonesty / It’s all over your breath as you pass it off so cavalier."[1][4] NME's Larry Bartleet described the song as a "piano and strings-backed ballad.[5] Everest True from The Independent described it as a "stately, intense and secret – there is just the occasional throb of bass and softened beat to accentuate her message. With other lyrics, this could be a love song."[1]

Commercial performance

After the release of

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 22.[6]

Live performance

Beyoncé performed the song at the 2016 VMAs as part of a medley of songs from her Lemonade album.[7]

Usage in media

On May 12, 2016, the song was included in the episode "At Last" of

Grey's Anatomy.[8]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 97
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[10] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 71
France (
SNEP)[12]
 96
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] 30
Scotland (OCC)[14]
 50
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[16]
 52
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[17]
 28
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d True, Everett (April 26, 2016). "Beyoncé, Lemonade review: Fiery, insurgent, fiercely proud, sprawling and sharply focused". The Independent. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "LEMONADE CREDITS". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Beyonce Knowles - "Pray You Catch Me" Sheet Music - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (April 26, 2016). "Review Fierce Beyoncé puts Jay Z on final notice, then turns bitterness into 'Lemonade'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Beyonce - Lemonade (Review)". NME. April 25, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "MTV Names Beyoncé's 2016 'Lemonade' Medley The Best Performance In VMA History". Maven. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ^ "Find Out Who Died, Proposed, and Made Out With Meredith on This Week's Grey's Anatomy". ABC. 13 May 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  12. SNEP. Archived from the original
    on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved May 7, 2016.[title missing]
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  18. ^ "Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  19. ^ "Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Beyonce – Pray You Catch Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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