Appletree

Appletree is a song by Erykah Badu. The song was released as the fourth and final single from Erykah's debut album Baduizm in Europe and a radio single in the USA, and is included as the 3rd song on the album.
== Lyrics and meaning ==
Appletree's meaning is focused on knowledge and wisdom and how she offers it to people, seen in the intro line 'I have some food in my bag for you. Not that edible food, the food you eat? No. I have some food for thought. Since knowledge is infinite...'.
The lyrics also sample Erykah's debut single and previous track on Baduizm, On & On, in the second verse; 'Oh, on and on, and on and on, My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone'. 
== Release and chart performance ==
The song was released in 1997 as the fourth single from Baduizm after Other Side Of The Game, in Europe and as a promotional radio single in the USA. 
The song peaked at number 47 in the UK and stayed on the chart for 2 weekshttps://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/apple-tree/ before dropping off. This was her third single to chart in the UK and to reach the top 50; however it is her lowest chart performance in the UK, with the closest chart performance to the single You Got Me which was in collaboration with The Roots and reached number 31 in March 1999. 
In Erykah's home country USA, Appletree reached #30 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, #21 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and #23 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart throughout 1998. 
Category:Singles