Lemon (U2 song)

"Lemon"
Single by U2
from the album Zooropa
Released	8 November 1993[1]
Recorded	March–May 1993
Genre	Disco alternative rock
Length	6:58 (album version) 4:39 (edit)
Label	Island
Composer(s)	U2
Lyricist(s)	Bono
Producer(s)	Flood Brian Eno The Edge
U2 singles chronology
"Numb" (1993) "Lemon" (1993) "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (1993)
Music video
"Lemon" on YouTube

"Lemon" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fourth track on their eighth album, Zooropa (1993), and was released as its second single on 8 November 1993^[1] by Island Records. Inspired by old video footage of lead vocalist Bono's late mother, the lyrics describe an attempt to preserve memory through film. More than any previous U2 song, "Lemon" showcases Bono's falsetto vocal range, aided by atmospheric backing vocals from the Edge and Brian Eno. Mark Neale directed the accompanying music video. At almost seven minutes, it is among the band's longest songs.

The single and promo releases were complete with different dance remixes, as well as a shortened edit of the title track. The "Perfecto Mix" by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne was used on the PopMart Tour, being played as the band walked out of their Spinal Tap-like rock prop, a 40-foot mirrorball lemon, onto the B-stage for an encore, and was later reworked into "Skin on Skin" by Oakenfold's band Grace.