Scrapped Frank Ocean single “These Days” leaks online
“These Days” graphic by Nejc Prah; remade by EchoOfNazareth.
Frank Ocean’s unreleased single “These Days” has surfaced online three years after being 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 a new, unreleased single (or refunded upon request). Blonded sent “These Days” to an unknown, small number of customers before Ocean backtracked amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The few individuals who had already received “These Days” were contacted by Blonded and offered a 2017 Endless LP in exchange for the return of the 7-inch single. 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. The track pressed on the 7-inch vinyl sounds identical to the leaked single.
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 acknowledgment of the leaked track.
Lyrics for “These Days” are available on Genius.
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