"Lemon Tree" is a song by German

Germany

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 britpop band Fool's Garden from the album Dish of the Day, which was released as a single in 1995 and became a major international hit in 1996. The single reached number 26 in the UK charts and remained at number one for several weeks in Germany. It also reached number one in Ireland

Ireland

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, where Dustin the Turkey

Dustin the Turkey

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 recorded a parody called "Christmas Tree". Taiwanese singer Tarcy Su

Tarcy Su

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 (in both Mandarin & Cantonese) released covers of the song as did Korean singer Park Hye Kyung.

The band recorded a new version of the song in prior for their 2009 release High Times - The Best of Fools Garden

High Times - The Best of Fools Garden

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. The singles "Wild Days" and "Suzy

Suzy

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" were also re-recorded for this album.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Lemon Tree" — 3:11
2. "Finally" — 4:29

CD maxi

1. "Lemon Tree" — 3:11
2. "Finally" — 4:29
3. "Spirit '91" (dance mix) — 4:11

"Lemon Tree" and "Finally" are both taken from the album Dish of the Day.

The original version of "Spirit '91" from the band's first album Once in a Blue Moon.

Personnel

• Written by Freudenthaler and Hinkel
• Vocals : Peter Freudenthaler
• Bass : Thomas Mangold
• Drums : Ralf Wochele
• Guitar : Volker Hinkel
• Keyboards : Roland Röhl
• Artwork : Müller & Steeneck Stuttgart

Peak positions

Chart (1995/96)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	31
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	2
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	10
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	10
Eurochart Hot 100 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...	4
Finnish Singles Chart	11
French SNEP Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	1
Italian Singles Chart	6
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	14
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	26
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	13

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	9
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	13
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	18
Dutch Top 40	49
French Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Gold	March 20, 1996	15,000
France	Gold	1996	250,000
Germany	Platinum	1996	500,000
Norway	Platinum	1996	10,000
Sweden	Gold	July 4, 1996	10,000
Switzerland	Gold	1996	25,000

Chart successions

External links

• Lyrics and Music