Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song)

"Lemon Tree" is a song by German band Fool's Garden from their third album, Dish of the Day (1995). The band's lead vocalist, Peter Freudenthaler, said that he wrote the song on a Sunday afternoon when he was waiting for his girlfriend who did not come.

Release and reception
"Lemon Tree" was released as a single in November 1995 and became an international hit the following year. The song reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and remained at number one for four weeks in Germany. It also reached number one in Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. The band recorded a new version of the song for the 2009 compilation album High Times – The Best of Fools Garden.

Track listings
European CD single
 * 1) "Lemon Tree" – 3:11
 * 2) "Finally" – 4:29

European maxi-CD single and UK CD single
 * 1) "Lemon Tree" – 3:11 (3:10 on UK release)
 * 2) "Finally" – 4:29 (4:30 on UK release)
 * 3) "Spirit '91" (dance-mix) – 4:11 (4:13 on UK release)

US and Canadian CD single
 * 1) "Lemon Tree"
 * 2) "Take Me"

Australian and New Zealand CD single
 * 1) "Lemon Tree" – 3:11
 * 2) "Take Me" – 4:20
 * 3) "Spirit '91" – 4:11

South African maxi-CD single
 * 1) "Lemon Dance" (single edit) – 3:52
 * 2) "Lemon Tree" (club mix) – 6:16

Personnel

 * All songs written by Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
 * Vocals: Peter Freudenthaler
 * Bass: Thomas Mangold
 * Drums: Ralf Wochele
 * Guitar: Volker Hinkel
 * Keyboards: Roland Röhl
 * Breaking lamp sound: Jorick Bouw
 * Artwork: Müller & Steeneck Stuttgart
 * Bicchieri: Mattia Tugnoli

Covers and parodies
Dustin the Turkey recorded a Christmas-parody called "Christmas Tree". Taiwanese singer Tarcy Su released covers of the song (in both Mandarin and Cantonese) as did Korean singer Park Hye Kyung. Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter Joanna Wang made a cover of the song in 2011. Korean singer and composer, Kim Hong Joong of the group Ateez, released a cover of the song on 4 May 2022.

Alle Farben and Fool's Garden version
On 8 January 2021, Alle Farben with Fool's Garden released a cover of "Lemon Tree".

Personnel
From Tidal:
 * Lyricist and composer: Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
 * Producer: Frans Zimmer and
 * Mastering Engineer: Dirk Duderstadt and Marco Duderstadt
 * Mixing: Junkx