In My Room (Frank Ocean song)

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"In My Room"
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Single by Frank Ocean
B-side "In My Room" (Benny Revival Remix)
ReleasedNovember 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) [1]
Length2:13
Label Blonded
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Frank Ocean singles chronology
"DHL"
(2019)		"In My Room"
(2019)		"Dear April" / "Cayendo"
(2020)
Lyric video
"In My Room on YouTube

"In My Room" is a song by Frank Ocean, released as a single on November 2, 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Ocean wrote and produced the song alongside Michael Uzowuru. It was premiered on Ocean's Beats 1 radio show, Blonded Radio , [9] two weeks after "DHL". [10] [11] The 7-inch single vinyl included the original mix of the song as well as a remix by Benny Revival as its B-side. [12]

Contents

Composition

The song features Ocean rapping and crooning over a looped synth line and a "simple" beat, [13] [14] with some drum programming done by Sango. [15] [16]

Critical reception

Matthew Schnipper of Pitchfork compared the song to the music of rapper Lil B and called the first two-thirds of the song "nice, if close to throwaway." [17]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [18] 70
Ireland (IRMA) [19] 63
Lithuania (AGATA) [20] 81
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [21] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [22] 72
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 85
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [24] 42
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [25] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [26] Gold45,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "In My Room - Single by Frank Ocean on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean Drops New Song "In My Room": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Helman, Peter (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean – "In My Room"". Stereogum . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ross, Alex Robert (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean shares new song "In My Room"". The Fader . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Neale, Matthew (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean releases surprise new track 'In My Room'". NME . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Young, Alex (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean drops new song "In My Room": Stream". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Welsh, April Clare (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean shares new single 'In My Room'". FACT Magazine . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ White, Adam (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean drops surprise new track 'In My Room'". The Independent . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Hilary (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean Debuts New Song 'In My Room' on Blonded Radio: Listen". Billboard . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ Elassar, Alaa (October 20, 2019). "Frank Ocean releases new song 'DHL'". CNN . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ Elassar, Alaa (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean releases surprise single 'In My Room'". CNN . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Frank Ocean Shares New Arca Remix on Latest "blonded RADIO" Episode: Listen". Pitchfork. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  13. ↑ Ivie, Devon (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean Takes Us 'In My Room' With New Song, and It Ain't No West Elm Catalog". Vulture . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (November 2, 2019). "Frank Ocean Unveils New Song 'In My Room'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Kai Sángo on Instagram: "New @blonded some drum programming by me."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  16. ↑ Frank Ocean – In My Room - Genius , retrieved 2019-11-09
  17. ↑ Schnipper, Matthew (November 4, 2019). ""In My Room" by Frank Ocean Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Frank Ocean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  20. ↑ "2019 45-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  21. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Frank Ocean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Frank Ocean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone . November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Frank Ocean – In My Room". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  27. ↑ "British single certifications – Frank Ocean – In My Room". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 12, 2022.


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