Length 3:16 Producer(s) GarrettKnowles | Label ParkwoodColumbia "Pray You Catch Me"(1) "Hold Up"(2) | |
Writer(s) Kevin GarrettBeyoncé KnowlesJames Blake | ||
"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.
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Production and composition
The song was record o. Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California in September 2015. Knowles co-written and produced the song with Kevin Garrett, Jeremy McDonald and James Blake. "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 a 4
4 time signature at a slow tempo of 60 beats per minute. Knowles's vocal range spawns from the low note F♯3 to the high note G♯4. The song begins with Knowles singing, "You can taste the dishonesty / It’s all over your breath as you pass it off so cavalier." NME's Larry Bartleet described the song as a "piano and string-drived ballad. 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."
Commercial performance
After the release of Lemonade, "Pray You Catch Me" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 37, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 22.
Live performance
Beyoncé performed the song at the 2016 VMAs as part of a medley of songs from her Lemonade album.
Usage in media
On May 12, 2016, the song was included in the episode "At Last" of Grey's Anatomy.