"DHL" is a song by
Frank Ocean
Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...
, released as a single on October 19, 2019. Prior to being released for digital download and streaming, the track was premiered at the end of Ocean's
Beats 1
Apple Music 1, previously branded as Beats 1, is a 24/7 music radio station owned and operated by Apple Inc. It is accessible through iTunes or the Apple Music app on a computer, smartphone or tablet, smart speaker (such as the Apple HomePod), ...
radio show, ''
Blonded Radio
''Blonded Radio'' (stylized as ''blonded RADIO'') is Frank Ocean's Apple Music 1 radio show that originally lasted from February to August 2017, with four additional special episodes that aired in November and December 2018, four more episodes fr ...
''. Its release follows a day after Ocean announced the tracks "Cayendo" and "Dear April". It is Ocean's first release since his cover of "
Moon River
"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie ''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'', winning an Academy Award for Best Original ...
" was released in February 2018 and it is his first original song since releasing "Provider" in August 2017.
The song was called "dark" and "spacey" by ''
The Fader
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It is o ...
''.
Critical reception
Sheldon Pearce for
''Pitchfork'' called Ocean's performance "as cavalier as he’s ever sounded, and it suits him."
Charts
References
2019 singles
2019 songs
Frank Ocean songs
Songs written by Frank Ocean
Songs written by Boys Noize
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