Song · Frank Ocean
“Pink + White” by Frank Ocean
From the album Blonde (2016)
“Pink + White” by Frank Ocean appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2016 and 2025. It was first released in 2016 on the album Blonde. Its best result is #26 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #410 alternative song of 2016.
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"Pink + White" is one of the warmest moments on Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde, written and produced by Ocean with Pharrell Williams, who also plays keyboards and bass. Beyoncé drifts in on additional vocals, and a full string section of violins, violas and cellos swells around them, engineered by Eric Caudieux and Greg Keller, with Jeff Ellis recording and Tom Elmhirst mixing.
It rolls along in a lilting 6/8 in A major, and it looks back on an old romance that kept falling apart right when it hit its high point. It was never a single, yet it still reached 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the strength of the album alone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
| 2016 | 84 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1748 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2024 | 270 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 318 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Pink and White.
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