Self Control
Frank Ocean * Track #7 On Blonde
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- #1Nikes
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- #4Be Yourself
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- #5Solo
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- #6Skyline To
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- #7Self Control
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- #8Good Guy
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- #9Nights
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- #10Solo (Reprise)
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- #11Pretty Sweet
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- #12Facebook Story
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- #13Close to You
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- #14White Ferrari
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Self Control by Frank Ocean
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“Self Control” is a slow ballad which features Frank describing a relationship that is slowly falling apart. Throughout the song, Frank hints the reason their relationship fell apart was because the other person was too immature.
The intro features a high-pitch vocal effect Frank uses throughout th...
Self Control Lyrics
[Intro: Frank Ocean]
Poolside convo about your summer last night, ooh yeah
About your summer last night
Ain't give you no play, mmm
Could I make you shive last night?
Could I make you shy on the last night, last night?
Could we make it in? Do we have time?
[Verse 1: Frank Ocean]
I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight
Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white
You cut your hair, but you used to live a blonded life
Wish I was there, wish we'd grown up on the same advice
And our time was right
[Chorus: Austin Feinstein]
Keep a place for me, for me
I'll sleep between y'all, it's nothing
It's nothing, it's nothing
Keep a place for me, for me
[Verse 2: Frank Ocean]
Now and then, you miss it, sounds make you cry
Some nights, you dance with tears in your eyes
I came to visage 'cause you see me like a UFO
That's like never, 'cause I made you use your self-control
And you made me lose my self-control, my self-control
[Chorus: Austin Feinstein & Yung Lean]
Keep a place for me, for me
I'll sleep between y'all, it's nothing
Keep a place for me
It's nothing, it's nothing
It's nothing, it's nothing
[Bridge: Frank Ocean]
Sometimes you'll miss it
And the sound will make you cry
And some nights, you're dancing
With tears in your eyes
[Outro: Frank Ocean]
I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
Take down some summertime
Give up, just tonight, 'night, 'night
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
You're spittin' game, know you got it
I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
Take down some summertime
Give up, just tonight, 'night, 'night
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
You're spittin' game, know you got it (Yeah)
I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
Take down some summertime
Give up, just tonight, 'night, 'night
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
You're spittin' game, know you got it
Self Control Q&A
Who wrote Self Control's ?
Self Control was written by Frank Ocean.
Who produced Self Control's ?
Self Control was produced by Frank Ocean & Malay & Jon Brion.
When did Frank Ocean release Self Control?
Frank Ocean released Self Control on Sat Aug 20 2016.
Who is singing the Chorus? It does not sounds like Frank to me.
Yung Lean and Austin Feinstein sing the choruses – Austin sings the first alone, with Yung Lean joining him on the second.
Who is Yung Lean?
Yung Lean is a Swedish rapper. He rose to fame through his viral video of “GINSENG STRIP 2002.” He is known for his sad raps over light, electronic beats.
Who is Austin Feinstein?
Austin Feinstein is the lead singer for the indie band Slow Hollows. He has previously collaborated with Tyler, The Creator (fellow Odd Future member and good friend of Frank) on the video for the song “FUCKING PERFECT.”
Who plays the guitar at the beginning of the song?
(Sandy) Alex G confirmed in an interview with Run For Cover that he played on Blonde’s “Self Control” and “White Ferrari”:
For “Self Control,” [Frank] wrote the chords, and he was like «can you just play these in a different way»… And then there’s an ending part that’s not me, on “Self Control,” I...
What have the artists said about the song?
That was written about someone who I was actually in a relationship with, who wasn’t an unrequited situation,” he said. “It was mutual, it was just we couldn’t really relate. We weren’t really on the same wavelength.
Around the 2:30 mark, is that a voice or a guitar that is being used?
It’s very likely Frank’s vocals, distorted and filtered. Similar to the outro on Kanye West’s “Runaway.”
Unused Single Artwork
At some point before the release of Blonde in August 2016, Frank Ocean commissioned London-based type designer Kia Tasbihgou to create artwork for a series of singles, including the songs “Nikes,” “White Ferrari,” “Ivy,” “Nights,” “Self Control,” and “Both Sides” (likely an early name for “Chanel,”...