Scrapped single “These Days” leaks online
“These Days” logo by Nejc Prah; remade by EchoOfNazareth.
Frank Ocean’s unreleased single “These Days” has surfaced online three years after it was shelved due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
In early 2020, Blonded sent an email to customers of the “Little Demon” 7-inch vinyl, stating that their November 2019 orders would be replaced with another unreleased 7-inch single or refunded upon request. “These Days” was then sent to fewer than 10 customers before Ocean quickly backtracked amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The few customers who had already received “These Days” were contacted by Blonded, who traded them a copy of their remaining stock of 2017 Endless LPs for the return of the 7-inch single, and all orders for “Little Demon” were later refunded.
Two customers—who played the vinyl they received before returning it—verified the song’s existence with blonded.blog in 2020, and the leaked track is identical to the version pressed on the 7-inch single.
Lyrics for “These Days” are available on Genius.
Update 2023-05-09:
Frank Ocean came across a fan-made lyric video for “These Days” posted on Instagram by OCDvsTheWorld and left a comment correcting the closing lines in the song. This is his first direct recognition of the track that leaked on May 2, 2023.
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