Which Beyoncé song opens the 2016 visual album Lemonade?

“Pray You Catch Me” opens Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album Lemonade.

The song is the project’s first track and introduces its atmosphere of suspicion, emotional distance, and uncertainty. Beyoncé sings about sensing betrayal before the album moves through stages often described as intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, reform, forgiveness, hope, and redemption.

James Blake co-wrote and co-produced “Pray You Catch Me” with Beyoncé, Kevin Garrett, and Caroline R. The restrained opening contrasts with the more forceful styles heard later in the project, including the rock-influenced “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and the celebratory “Formation.”

“Formation” is one of Lemonade’s best-known songs, but it is not the opener. “Sorry” and “Hold Up” also appear near the beginning of the track sequence, which can make them tempting answers. The album begins with “Pray You Catch Me.”