Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song)

"Lemon Tree" is a song by German band Fool's Garden from the album Dish of the Day, which was released as a single in 1995 and became a major international hit in 1996. The single reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and remained at number one for four weeks in Germany. It also reached number one in Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. Peter Freudenthaler said that he wrote the song on a Sunday afternoon when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

"Lemon Tree"
Single by Fool's Garden
from the album Dish of the Day
B-side	"Finally"
Released	April 1995 (US) October 1995 (UK and Europe) July 1996 (Europe re-issue)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Indie pop baroque pop Britpop
Length	3:11
Label	Intercord
Songwriter(s)	Peter Freudenthaler, Volker Hinkel
Producer(s)	Peter Freudenthaler, Volker Hinkel, Bernd Hasebrink, Thomas Mangold, Roland Röhl, Ralf Wochele
Fool's Garden singles chronology
"Wild Days" (1994) "Lemon Tree" (1995) "Wild Days" (1996)
Music video
"Lemon Tree" on YouTube

The band recorded a new version of the song in prior for their 2009 release High Times – The Best of Fools Garden. The singles "Wild Days" and "Suzy" were also re-recorded for this album.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Lemon Tree" — 3:11
2. "Finally" — 4:29

CD maxi

1. "Lemon Tree" — 3:11
2. "Finally" — 4:29
3. "Spirit '91" (dance mix) — 4:11

"Lemon Tree" and "Finally" are both taken from the album Dish of the Day.
The original version of "Spirit '91" from the band's first album Once in a Blue Moon.

Personnel

• All songs written by Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
• Vocals: Peter Freudenthaler
• Bass: Thomas Mangold
• Drums: Ralf Wochele
• Guitar: Volker Hinkel
• Keyboards: Roland Röhl
• Artwork: Müller & Steeneck Stuttgart
• Bicchieri: Mattia Tugnoli

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 31 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 10 Czech Republic (IFPI CR)[6] 7 Denmark (IFPI)[7] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 11 France (SNEP)[10] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 1 Hungary (Mahasz)[12] 4 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1 Italy (Musica e dischi)[15] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 12 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 14 Norway (VG-lista)[19] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 26 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 13 Chart (2019) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 44

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[26] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[27] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[28] 18 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] 7 France (SNEP)[30] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[31] 5 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[32] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 49 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 65 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 4 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[37] Gold 25,000^* Belgium (BEA)[38] Gold 25,000^* France (SNEP)[39] Gold 250,000^* Germany (BVMI)[40] Platinum 500,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Platinum 10,000^* Norway (IFPI Norway)[42] Platinum   Sweden (GLF)[43] Gold 25,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44] Platinum 50,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Covers and parodies

Dustin the Turkey recorded a Christmas-parody called "Christmas Tree".[45] Taiwanese singer Tarcy Su released covers of the song (in both Mandarin and Cantonese)[46] as did Korean singer Park Hye Kyung.

In 2012, a Telugu movie by the name Tuneega Tuneega had a title track similar to the Lemon Tree with lyrics written by Krishna Chaitanya and performed by MK Balaji.

In 2015, the song was sampled by Derrick Hoh in his song "Lemon Tree".

In 2018 the song was covered again by Pesho & Dave Bo, their version also featuring Will Jay.

References

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5. "Fools Garden Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
6. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 18. 4 May 1996. p. 28. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
7. "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 06/22/96". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 108 (25): 61. 19 February 1994. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 May 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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15. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 36. 7 September 1996. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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29. "Music & Media 1996 in Review – Year End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13 no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
30. "Classement Singles – année 1996" (in French). Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
31. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
32. "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
33. "Single top 100 over 1996" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
34. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
35. "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
36. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996" (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2019.
37. "Austrian single certifications – Fool's Garden – Lemon Tree" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
38. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1996". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
39. "French single certifications – Foll's Garden – Lemon Tree" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
40. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Fool's Garden; 'Lemon Tree')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
41. "New Zealand single certifications – Fool's Garden – Lemon Tree". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
42. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
43. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
44. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Fool's Garden; 'Lemon Tree')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
45. "Dustin - 20 Years A Pluckin' Out Now On DVD" Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
46. Tarcy Su - Lemon Tree (both Mandarin & Cantonese lyrics provided; backing music in Mandarin)

External links

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