White Ferrari is the fourteenth song from Frank Ocean's second studio album Blonde (2016). It is an emotional ballad about love and permanence.[1] The song credits The Beatles for a lyrical interpolation and Kanye West for songwriting.[2]
Contents
- 1 Background
- 1.1 Alternate versions
- 2 Credits
- 3 References
Background[]
In late 2015, Canadian producer A-Track claimed the song was "the best thing u'll hear this year." Rostam Batmanglij seconded the claim, but the song was not released until the following summer.[1]
Alternate versions[]
Frank told The New York Times that there were 50 versions of the song. He let his brother Ryan pick which one would go on the album, but he ditched the version that Ryan chose because "it didn't give [him] peace yet."[3]
The lyrics shown in the Boys Don't Cry magazine seem to be for a different version of the song. Although most of the song's "final" lyrics are there, it's situated in a different position, and there are some additional verses that aren't heard on the studio version at all.[4] Fans have speculated that the cut out lyrics could explain the song starting abruptly and why Kanye is credited as a songwriter. Fans have also speculated that Kanye says "love" around the 2:50 mark. Frank performed an alternate version of the song that resembled the magazine version at Coachella 2023.[5] Fans have speculated that the alternate version that was performed could have been the version that Ryan chose.
Credits[]
- (C. Breaux, K. West, M. Ho, J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
- Production: Frank Ocean, Jon Brion and Om'mas Keith
- Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross and Alex Giannascoli
- Guitars: Alex Giannascoli
- Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Malay Ho and Jon Brion
- Drum Programming: Sebastian Akchote
- Sample Programming: Sebastian Akchote and Frank Ocean
- *Contains an interpolation of "Here, There and Everywhere" by The Beatles[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "White Ferrari" by Frank Ocean. Genius. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kennedy, John (December 12, 2016). "Here Are The Full Liner Notes To Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’". Genius. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (November 15, 2016). "Frank Ocean Is Finally Free, Mystery Intact". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ↑ "White Ferrari (Magazine Version)" by Frank Ocean. Genius. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ Renshaw, David (April 17, 2023). "Frank Ocean played reworked hits and hinted at a new album at Coachella 2023". The FADER. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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