| Pray You Catch Me | |
| Artist: | Beyoncé |
| Album: | Lemonade |
| Recorded: | September 2015 |
| Studio: | Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California |
"Pray You Catch Me" is a song by American singer Beyoncé. It is the first track on her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016), released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The song's music video is part of Beyoncé's 2016 film Lemonade, aired on HBO alongside the album's release.[1]
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. 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 and time signatures at a slow tempo of 58 beats per minute. Knowles's vocal range spawns from the low note F3 to the high note G4.[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."[4] NMEs 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."
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 |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 97 |
| Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[10] | 11 |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 96 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 37 |