"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.
"Pray You Catch Me" | |
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Song by Beyoncé | |
from the album Lemonade | |
Recorded | September 2015 |
Studio | Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California |
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Length | 3:16 |
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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. |