"Lemon to a Knife Fight" is a song by English rock band the Wombats. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, on 7 November 2017.[1][2] The music video for the song was released on 29 November 2017.[3]

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"Lemon to a Knife Fight"
Single by the Wombats
from the album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Released	7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)
Recorded	2017
Genre	Indie rock alternative post-punk
Length	3:26
Label	14th Floor (UK) Bright Antenna (US)
The Wombats singles chronology
"Emoticons" (2015) "Lemon to a Knife Fight" (2017) "Turn" (2017)

Conception

In an interview with Australian radio station triple J, frontman Matthew Murphy said, "I was in Los Angeles, driving along Mulholland, and I was having an argument with my now-wife and she basically just handed me my own arse on a plate. I never win an argument with her, so that's kind of what the song is about."[4]

Reception

The song was generally well received by critics. The Edge UK described it as a song "soaked in emotion". Harry Fortuna writes, "The lyrics offer a melancholy that has become deeply associated with the Wombats, but successfully aligns it with the up-tempo, dance-inducing indie beat that is fit to take this once overlooked band to mainstream stardom."[5] Rolling Stone described it as a song "full of electric buzzing guitars and firm percussion".[6] Atwood Magazine described it as "violent and mysterious" while praising Murphy's clear vocals and the band's "signature jangly riffy guitar".[7] The song was featured on BBC Radio 1's "Tune of the Week", as well as Radio 1's "Specialist Chart" in 2017.[8]

Personnel

• Matthew Murphy
• Tord Øverland Knudsen
• Dan Haggis
• Mark Crew – production
• Catherine Marks – production

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References