when Gunna was added, which then led to Nav's feature, due to Gunna's close relationship with Nav and his record label XO. Eventually, Toliver gave his blessing for the song. At the same time, Toliver and Gunna were working with his DJ Chase B on a song called "Cafeteria", which was released just weeks prior to "Lemonade". Gunna believed he had recorded a verse for the former track, but Taz Taylor stated Gunna luckily recorded the verses for both songs. "Lemonade" was finished and mixed in mid-2020 along with the rest of the album. It experienced numerous leaks before being officially released. Gunna and Nav have collaborated eight previous times, including on "Yosemite" and "Turks" (both with Travis Scott). Other collaborations include "Codeine" by Nav and "Nothing 4 Free" by Gunna. Composition Over a "bouncy", guitar-laden beat, the song finds Gunna and Nav delivering their "usual rockstar talk", with Toliver performing both the pre-chorus and chorus. Uproxx's Wongo Okon noted how the artists are "fascinated by the shine and icy nature of their yellow diamonds" as they "relish in their successful careers". Critical reception Revolt's Jon Powell called the song "infectious". Erika Marie of HotNewHipHop gave it a "VERY HOTTTTT" rating, opining that with the "hitmaking trifecta" on the track, "it's sure to quickly be in heavy rotation among rap fans". Complexs Jessica McKinney named it among the best releases of the week, and noted Gunna and Nav for being "emotional as they lay down intoxicating verses about their rags-to-riches stories and heavy drug use". Ryan Shepard of Def Pen called the track a "summer banger" and referenced the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing pandemic at the time of the release of the song, stating: "you'll just have to enjoy it from your own backyard and patio". Remixes On September 29, 2020, the official remix of the song was released with fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch. It contains a verse from Toliver that was intended to be on the original version but was canceled for unknown reasons. The remix was released without Gunna and Nav's verses, and instead contains Toliver's original verse and Ricch's new verse. On November 20, 2020, a Latin remix of the track adding Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA was released. The remix brings back Nav and Gunna's verses from the original, as well as a Spanish verse sung by Anuel. Music video The music video was released