Lemonade (Internet Money and Gunna song)

"Lemonade" is a song by American hip hop collective and record label Internet Money and American rapper Gunna, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper and singer Don Toliver and Canadian rapper Nav. It was released on August 14, 2020, as the second single from Internet Money's debut studio album, B4 the Storm. The "bouncy", "summer" song uses an unreleased 2017 track by Toliver, singing the pre-chorus and chorus. A SpongeBob SquarePants-themed video premiered along with the song on Lyrical Lemonade. A remix of the song, replacing Gunna and Nav with fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch, was released on September 30, 2020, along with a second remix adding Puerto-Rican rapper Anuel AA was released on November 20, 2020.[1]

"Lemonade"
Single by Internet Money and Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav
from the album B4 the Storm
ReleasedAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
Recorded
  • 2017 (original)
  • 2020
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Internet Money singles chronology
"Out of Love"
(2020)		 "Lemonade"
(2020)		 "Thrusting"
(2020)
Gunna singles chronology
"Cafeteria"
(2020)		 "Lemonade"
(2020)		 "Famous"
(2020)
Don Toliver singles chronology
"De La Hoya"
(2020)		 "Lemonade"
(2020)		 "Don't Like Me"
(2020)
Nav singles chronology
"Painless 2"
(2020)		 "Lemonade"
(2020)		 "Young Wheezy"
(2021)
Music video
"Lemonade" on YouTube

"Lemonade" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Greece, and Portugal. The song also peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, thus becoming the highest-charting single for Internet Money, Don Toliver and Nav.

Background

"Lemonade" was first teased by Internet Money founder Taz Taylor during an Instagram Live session in June 2020.[3] The same month, producer Nick Mira confirmed a collaboration between the three artists on Twitter, while Gunna also previewed the song on his Instagram.[4] The track was officially announced by the producers in a July interview with Lyrical Lemonade, who worked on the song's official video.[5]

The song was conceived in 2017 by Taylor and artists/producers Jozzy and Johnny Yukon. Toliver ended up on the song after their label, APG, offered Taylor old records by Toliver. He received the original, a capella version, without Toliver's knowledge. Producer and writer Alec Wigdahl then added the guitar to the track. Taylor originally planned to have American rapper and Toliver's label boss Travis Scott on the song, because the guitar melody reminded him of Scott's 2018 song, "Yosemite", which also featured Gunna and Nav. The collaboration came to full circle when Gunna was added, which then led to Nav's feature, due to Gunna's close relationship with Nav and his record label, XO. Eventually, Toliver gave his blessing for the song. At the same time, Toliver and Gunna were working with his DJ Chase B on a song called "Cafeteria", which was released just weeks prior to "Lemonade". Gunna believed he had recorded a verse for the former track, but Taz Taylor stated Gunna luckily recorded the verses for both songs. "Lemonade" was finished and mixed in mid-2020 along with the rest of the album.[6] It experienced numerous leaks before being officially released.[7]

Gunna and Nav have eight previous collaborations, including "Yosemite" and "Turks", both with Travis Scott. Other collaborations include "Codeine" by Nav and "Nothing 4 Free" by Gunna.[8]

Composition

Over a "bouncy",[9] guitar-laden beat,[8][10] the song finds Gunna and Nav delivering their "usual rockstar talk", with Toliver performing the pre-chorus and chorus.[11][8] Uproxx's Wongo Okon noted how the artists are "fascinated by the shine and icy nature of their yellow diamonds" as they "relish in their successful careers".[10]

Critical reception

Revolt's Jon Powell called the song "infectious".[11] Erika Marie of HotNewHipHop gave it a "VERY HOTTTTT" rating, opining that with the "hitmaking trifecta" on the track, "it's sure to quickly be in heavy rotation among rap fans".[8] Complex's Jessica McKinney named it among the best releases of the week, and noted Gunna and Nav for being "emotional as they lay down intoxicating verses about their rags-to-riches stories and heavy drug use".[9] Ryan Shepard of Def Pen called the track a "summer banger" and referenced the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing pandemic at the time of the release of the song, stating: "you'll just have to enjoy it from your own backyard and patio".[12]

Remixes

On September 29, 2020, the official remix of the song was released with fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch. It contains a verse from Toliver that was intended to be on the original version, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. The remix was released without Gunna and Nav's verses, and instead contains Toliver's original verse, and Ricch's new verse.[13] On November 20, 2020, a Latin remix of the track adding Puerto-Rican rapper Anuel AA was released. The remix brings back Nav and Gunna's verses from the original, as well as a Spanish verse sung by Anuel.[1]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the song. It was directed by Cole Bennett for his Lyrical Lemonade channel and was shot within a week. Cole had listened to the album prior to the shooting and expressed his love for "Lemonade". Internet Money producers Nick Mira and Taz Taylor recalled how cooperative Bennett and his team were despite the weather being very hot.[6] The visual is reminiscent of the children's TV show, SpongeBob SquarePants, and sees the artists living "lavish" lifestyles underwater as they swim in a fishbowl of lemonade.[11][14] Gunna is sits above in a boat and fishing, while Don Toliver and Nav are seen around mermaids and other sea creatures Revolt's Jon Powell noted how they show off "futuristic old-school whips and high ends jewelry and threads to match".[11]

The music video for the remix was released on October 27, 2020, on Internet Money's YouTube channel. In the video, Internet Money founders Taz Taylor and Nick Mira, who are also co-producers of the song, cruise around a city in a lemonade truck, giving out lemonade to people. The truck contains logos from Cole Bennett's association Lyrical Lemonade, who also directed the original music video. It also shows a banner promoting Internet Money's debut studio album, B4 the Storm, for which the original song appears on and the remix appears as part of the complete edition. The video also contains cameos from Don Toliver himself and American rapper and singer Lil Nas X.[15]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[64] Gold 20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[65] Platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[66] Platinum 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[68] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 14, 2020
Digital download, streaming
[69]
Various September 30, 2020 Remix [70]
United Kingdom October 2, 2020 Contemporary hit radio [71]

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