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{{short description|2018 single by James Bay}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Pink Lemonade
| cover      = Pink_Lemonade_by_James_Bay.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]]
| album      = [[Electric Light (album)|Electric Light]]
| released   = {{start date|2018|3|7|df=y}}
| genre      = [[Dance-rock]]
| length     = {{duration|m=4|s=14}}
| label      = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| writer     = {{hlist|[[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]]|Jonathan Green}}
| producer   = {{hlist|James Bay|[[Paul Epworth]]|Jon Green}}
| chronology = [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]]
| prev_title = [[Wild Love (James Bay song)|Wild Love]]
| prev_year  = 2018
| next_title = [[Us (James Bay song)|Us]]
| next_year  = 2018
| misc       =
}}
"'''Pink Lemonade'''" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]], from his second studio album, ''[[Electric Light (album)|Electric Light]]'' (2018). The song was released by [[Republic Records]] on 7 March 2018 as the second single off the album.
In April, Bay performed the song on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]''.<ref name ="Myers">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/james-bay-brings-new-dance-rock-song-pink-lemonade-to-seth-meyers-628347/|title=James Bay Brings New Dance-Rock Song 'Pink Lemonade' to 'Seth Meyers' |publisher=Rolling Stone|date= 12 April 2018|accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
==Music video==
The official music video was directed by [[Philip Andelman|Phil Andelman]] and released on 26 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE-gdNIL8WI|title= James Bay - Pink Lemonade |publisher=YouTube|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
The clip opens with Bay wearing a sparkling crew neck sweater while he and his band play on an [[Ed Sullivan Show]] type of broadcast playing into the living rooms of quiet suburban homes. Bay, who takes on the role as an astronaut trapped on Earth, is seen sneaking into a house's garage late at night to build a rocket ship. The highly anticipated blast off at the end of the video reveals the truth — a young Bay sitting in a “rocket” made out of a silver cardboard box, and the fantasy of escaping our planet vanishes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8262277/james-bay-pink-lemonade-video-watch|title=James Bay Almost Takes a Trip to Outer Space in 'Pink Lemonade' Video: Watch |publisher=Billboard|date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
Bay said “The inspiration behind the video comes from the theme of escape that runs through the song. I was reminded of a time when I was about 4 years old and I told my parents I'd had enough of living with them and would be leaving home.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/james-bay-pink-lemonade-music-video/|title=James Bay Lives Out Childhood Dream of Building a Spaceship in 'Pink Lemonade' Music Video |publisher=People|date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
==Reception==
Rania Aniftos from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the single “catchy” and a “delicious new rock song”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8237265/james-bay-new-song-pink-lemonade-listen|title=James Bay Releases Delicious New Rock Song 'Pink Lemonade': Listen |publisher=Rolling Stone|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
Jon Blisten, also from ''Rolling Stone,'' said ""Pink Lemonade" marks a notable departure from both the stripped-down folk of Bay's debut album, but also the textured electronic sound of ''[[Electric Light (album)|Electric Light]]'s'' lead single, "[[Wild Love (James Bay song)|Wild Love]]". Instead, the tune embraces a [[dance-rock]] sound reminiscent of [[The Strokes]] or [[Hot Hot Heat]]."<ref name ="Myers"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Album version <ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/sa.0677c640-2224-11e8-a4b0-817696efdcfe|title=James Bay Pink Lemonade|work=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
| title1  = Pink Lemonade
| note1 = Album version
| length1 = 4:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Album version <ref name="iTunes acoustic">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/pink-lemonade-acoustic-single/1371067532|title=James Bay Pink Lemonade (acoustic)|work=[[iTunes Store]] (AUS)|accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>
| title1  = Pink Lemonade
| note1 = Acoustic
| length1 = 4:23
}}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Gold|type=single|artist=James Bay|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|title=Pink Lemonade}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=1 | noshipments=true}}
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
!scope="col"|Version
!scope="col"|Label
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Various
| 7 March 2018
| [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Music streaming|streaming]]
| album version
| [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| <ref name="iTunes"/>
|-
!scope="row"|Various
| 20 April 2018
| Digital Download, streaming
| acoustic version
| Republic
| <ref name="iTunes acoustic"/>
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{James Bay}}
[[Category:2018 singles]]
[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Dance-rock songs]]
[[Category:James Bay (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Philip Andelman]]
[[Category:Republic Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by James Bay (singer)]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth]]