DHL (song)

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"DHL"
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Single by Frank Ocean
ReleasedOctober 19, 2019 (2019-10-19)
Length4:28
Label Blonded
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Frank Ocean singles chronology
"Moon River"
(2018)
"DHL"
(2019)
"In My Room"
(2019)

"DHL" is a song by Frank Ocean, released as a single on October 19, 2019. Prior to being released for digital download and streaming, [1] the track was premiered at the end of Ocean's Beats 1 radio show, Blonded Radio . [2] Its release follows a day after Ocean announced the tracks "Cayendo" and "Dear April". [3] It is Ocean's first release since his cover of "Moon River" was released in February 2018 and it is his first original song since releasing "Provider" in August 2017. [4]

Contents

The song was described "dark" and "spacey" by The Fader . [5]

Critical reception

Sheldon Pearce for Pitchfork called Ocean's performance "as cavalier as he’s ever sounded, and it suits him." [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "DHL"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 99
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 57
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 67
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 98
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [12] 38

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