"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 European maxi-CD single and UK CD single US and Canadian CD single Australian and New Zealand CD single South African maxi-CD single

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

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, Hongjoong 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

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts