| "Fine" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Lemon Demon | |
| from the album Dinosaurchestra | |
| Released | April 13, 2005 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:39, 4:25 (album version) |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Cicierega |
| Producer(s) | Neil Cicierega |
| Audio | |
| "Fine" on YouTube | |
"Fine" is a song by American pop project Lemon Demon, created by American musician Neil Cicierega. It was released as the lead single of Lemon Demon's fifth studio album, Dinosaurchestra (2006), on April 13, 2005. It's the project's highest-streamed song due to usage on TikTok.
Background
edit"Fine" was released alongside "Samuel and Rosella" as a single on April 13, 2005.[2] In the album's commentary, Neil Cicierega described the track's feel as "surfy new wave", using synthesizers, accordion, guitar, bass, and drums for its composition. The song is primarily composed in the key of C major, while the pre-choruses are in G major.[1]
Reception
editThe song received favorable commentary for its composition, being described by the Bandcamp Daily as a "rocking hook factor[y]".[3] "Fine" was a sleeper hit; in late 2022, the song became a trend on TikTok,[4] heavily boosting the number of on-demand streams it received on Spotify and YouTube. On July 22, 2024, "Fine" surpassed "Touch-Tone Telephone" in plays, subsequently making it Lemon Demon's highest-streamed song with over 100 million streams.[2]
Personnel
edit- Neil Cicierega – vocals, instruments, programming, engineering, production
- Angel Marcloid – remastering (Needlejuice pressings 2022–)
Charts
edit| Chart (2022–2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Africa Top 100 Alternative Songs (iTunes)[5] | 85 |
| Ukraine Top 200 (Spotify)[2] | 155 |
References
edit- ^ a b Dinosaurchestra (Media notes). Lemon Demon. Needlejuice Records. 2022.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d Becker, Sarah. "Lemon Demon's "Fine" breaks band records on Spotify". AudioPhix.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Cohen, Max (February 16, 2022). "Lemon Demon: The Man, The Meme, The Legend". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Sudario, Erielle (November 16, 2022). "Sorry Dream: Spotify users are calling for the genre 'DSMP' to be removed before Wrapped 2022". We Got This Covered. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "South Africa iTunes Top 100 Alternative Songs Chart". Top Charts. June 12, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Lemon Demon official website
- Dinosaurchestra on the Lemon Demon Bandcamp
- Dinosaurchestra on the Needlejuice Records Bandcamp