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Posted by: Atonement Oct 21 2017, 03:06 PM

There's a rumor she shot a (music) video with Pharell or N.E.R.D. yesterday.

I doubt it's for R9 but could be an upcoming feature.

Posted by: THEO. Oct 22 2017, 03:59 PM

Interesting that she's never worked with Pharrell before so I look forward to hearing it!

Posted by: Atonement Oct 31 2017, 06:49 PM

Tomorrow a song by Rihanna and N.E.R.D. will be released! Apparently Rihanna will be rapping in it.

Posted by: THEO. Oct 31 2017, 07:50 PM

READY

FOR

THIS

!!!

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack Oct 31 2017, 10:19 PM

Wow, oh f***. I'm hyped up for this.

Posted by: Cremey Oct 31 2017, 11:07 PM

OH MY GOD I CANNOT WAIT

Posted by: Poked Pumpkin🎃 Oct 31 2017, 11:34 PM

Hate Pharrell

f***in ahet and overrated

Posted by: Atonement Nov 1 2017, 05:18 PM

Posted by: SKOB Nov 1 2017, 07:04 PM

BANGER!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6tUgfsOa8PLkoede5nOR7D

Posted by: THEO. Nov 1 2017, 07:06 PM

It's... not what I expected. I think it will grow on me but right now I'm a bit disappointed - I thought Rihanna would feature more heavily than she does.

Posted by: Atonement Nov 1 2017, 07:31 PM

I miss a hook or something.

She sounds like Fergie when she's rapping.

Posted by: all is vanity. Nov 2 2017, 05:09 AM

That's how I feel except I don't think it's going to grow on me, sadly.

Posted by: Buttered Muffin Nov 2 2017, 07:32 AM

I knew ahe wouldn't feature a lot. He has a HUUUGE EGO an expects to be the star just like that Fish song with Katy.

Real bad.

Posted by: THEO. Nov 2 2017, 06:41 PM

So far this has got to #18 on UK iTunes and #9 on US iTunes! It hasn't charted on Global or regional Spotify charts yet, I'm interested to see where it gets after an inevitable New Music Friday playlisting.

The song hasn't grown, I think the lack of a hook or anything to sing along to is stopping me from liking it

Posted by: Atonement Nov 2 2017, 07:02 PM

It's #3 on Dutch iTunes (which must be equivalent to about 2 sales or something).

86% of radio listeners voted 'not' when it was featured in Hot or Not yesterday. The Dutch public is not here for it.

Posted by: TMD_24Quavo Nov 2 2017, 08:25 PM

Clearly a miserable bunch of old farts when Rita Ora got voted Not as well.

Posted by: Nick Jonas Nov 2 2017, 08:37 PM

This sucks ass tbh on first listen.

Posted by: diplomapedVop Nov 3 2017, 11:33 AM

Well I quite like it, it is more lively and interesting than most of the other hip hop songs around at the minute.

The 'bounce em around' vocal bit, especially the style of singing reminds me of Rolex - Ayo and Telo (which I really liked).

Posted by: Atonement Nov 3 2017, 05:25 PM

Agreed

Posted by: THEO. Nov 3 2017, 07:34 PM

So this is #3 on New Music Friday and debuted at #86 on Spotify UK yesterday. It's still top 20 on iTunes so depending on tomorrow's Spotify chart position, we could be seeing an Official Top 40 debut next week.

Posted by: Nick Jonas Nov 3 2017, 07:40 PM

It’s Rihanna, of course it will go Top 40

Posted by: THEO. Nov 3 2017, 08:09 PM

Yes but it's not her most radio-friendly song And a top 40 debut would be a much better start for this. I'm surprised Radio 1 didn't insta-add it to their playlist but it was Annie's Hottest Record on Wednesday so I'm sure it'll be there within a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Atonement Nov 4 2017, 09:20 AM

Still #3 on Dutch iTunes (don't understand how) and went from #142 to #69 on Spotify on its second day. A hit!

Posted by: REPUTATION Nov 4 2017, 09:21 PM

It’s not a song that’ll really do well on iTunes long term so I’d just reduce it to 59p there to keep it in the top 40. #45 on Spotify without much support is obvs really good so I do think it can be a big hit!

Her rap in this is incredible *.*

Posted by: THEO. Nov 6 2017, 04:22 PM

I don't see why not, the most boring song of the year, "Rockstar", just spent four weeks at #1 with zero promotion

This is #29 in the midweeks today! Top 40 debut should be secured

Posted by: Atonement Nov 8 2017, 09:47 PM

This is really starting to grow on me. Now I get to know the rap a little bit it's very infectious to rap along.

Posted by: THEO. Nov 10 2017, 12:42 PM

Top 50 on Spotify and C-List on Radio! Smash hit incoming *_* It has grown on me and I love Rihanna's verse, I just wish she did more on the song. Also, I think the production is pretty basic to say it's a Pharrell song.

Posted by: THEO. Nov 14 2017, 04:52 PM

Debuts at #65 in the US, Rihanna's 61st Hot 100 hit *.*

Posted by: Atonement Nov 14 2017, 08:03 PM

And N.E.R.D.'s first .

Posted by: THEO. Nov 14 2017, 08:19 PM

You're joking?! "She Wants to Move" was huge here, how did it never chart in the US?!

Posted by: Atonement Nov 15 2017, 11:49 AM

Hehe I had the same reaction when I found out, but it really is their first Hot 100 entry.

Posted by: Atonement Nov 18 2017, 10:06 AM

Only dropped 2 places this week in the UK! Very impressed. It's doing better than I expected considering it doesn't even have a chorus .

Posted by: THEO. Nov 24 2017, 08:14 PM

This has spent a third week in the UK top 40! A new peak is looking unlikely but hopefully it will stick around the lower ends of the top 40 for a while. It's up to B list on Radio 1 and has been both Clara's and Nick's Record of the Week there so it should be stable for a while anyway.

Posted by: Atonement Nov 29 2017, 09:23 PM

It has disappeared off UK iTunes (it was at #36 or something). Does anybody know why?

Posted by: Nick Jonas Nov 29 2017, 09:53 PM

#36 for me.

Posted by: Atonement Nov 29 2017, 10:17 PM

Oh I was looking at kworb. It's probably just an error then.

Posted by: Jupiteer Nov 30 2017, 11:45 PM

Okay, this is actually pretty good...just that 30 second fast intro kills it - and its a 1.10 long on Spotify!

If it just opened on Rihanna from the start would be a much more instant track.

Posted by: Theo. Jan 11 2018, 08:14 PM

Serena Williams has filmed something promotional for Vogue set to this *.* She slays:

Posted by: Andrew. Jan 23 2018, 12:02 AM

'Lemon' has just entered the top 40 on the Billboard hot 100

Her 50th top 40 hit

Only behind Taylor in top 40 hits

STILL climbing on US iTunes

I never really liked this haha. Rih's rap is good though and proud of her to get yet another top 40 hit *.*

Posted by: Atonement Jan 23 2018, 09:42 AM

For female artists I think because there are a few others above her (including 'Glee Cast' and 'Lil' Wayne'...).

The more I listen to 'Lemon' the more I think that it's not really all that but kudos to Rihanna's star power for giving N.E.R.D. their first Billboard Hot 100 hit and dragging it all the way into the top 40.

Posted by: Andrew. Jan 23 2018, 03:50 PM

I did actually mean female artists oops Still an absolutely incredible achievement obvs.

Posted by: Theo. Mar 18 2018, 10:32 PM

A remix of this with Drake rapping the first verse has been released:



Doesn't really add much to the song. It could give it a bit more longevity in the US, it's a bit too late for the UK though.

Posted by: Dexton Mar 19 2018, 11:26 AM

I’d like it a lot more if Pharrel’s first verse was included too, since Drakes is very similar to Rihanna’s but at the beginning. I really liked Lemon for a while but this is like starting the song halfway through

Posted by: Theo. Apr 2 2018, 05:12 PM

So this remix has actually propelled the song back to its #40 peak on the Hot 100! It's also slowly but surely making its way up the UK Spotify chart, although I imagine it'll be on ACR now so impossible to re-enter the Official Chart.