"Pray You Catch Me" | |
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Song by Beyoncé | |
from the album Lemonade | |
Recorded | September 2015 |
Studio | Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California |
Genre | |
Length | 3:16 |
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"Pray You Catch Me" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, 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.
The song was recorded at Conway Studios in
Los Angeles,
California in September 2015. Knowles wrote the song with
Kevin Garrett and
James Blake and produced it with the former.
[2] "Pray You Catch Me" is a
downtempo song.
[1] According to the sheet music published by
Sony/ATV Music Publishing on Musicnotes.com the song is composed in the
key of
G♯ minor and set in
4
4 and 5
4 time signatures at a slow
tempo of 58
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]
After the release of Lemonade, "Pray You Catch Me" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 37 and peaked on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 22. [6]
Beyoncé performed the song at the 2016 VMAs as part of a medley of songs from her Lemonade album. [7]
On May 12, 2016, the song was included in the episode "At Last" of Grey's Anatomy. [8]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [20] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |