Pink + White Explained

Pink + White
Type:	song
Artist:	Frank Ocean
Album:	Blonde
Genre:	R&B
Length:	3:04
Label:	Boys Don't Cry
Producer:	Frank Ocean Pharrell Williams

"Pink + White" is a song by American R&B singer Frank Ocean, released as a part of his 2016 studio album Blonde. The song was written and produced by Ocean and American record producer Pharrell Williams. The song features additional vocals by fellow American singer Beyoncé. The track charted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, despite not being released as a single.

Composition

The track speaks of a past romantic relationship, where every time the couple would "peak" things would turn out bad.^[1] The song is in 6/8 time in the key of A, with a tempo of 160 beats per minute.

Personnel

• Frank Ocean – vocals, production
• Pharrell Williams – production, keyboards, drum programming, bass
• Jon Brion – string arrangement
• Benjamin Wright – string arrangement
• Beyoncé Knowles-Carter – additional vocals
• Eric Gorfain – violin concertmaster
• Daphne Chen – violin
• Marisa Kuney – violin
• Charlie Bisharat – violin
• Katie Sloan – violin
• Songa Lee – violin
• Gina Kronstadt – violin
• Lisa Dondlinger – violin
• Terry Glenny – violin
• Chris Woods – violin
• Neel Hammond – violin
• Marcy Vaj – violin
• Crystal Alforque – violin
• Mimi Goldthorp - violin
• Leah Katz – viola
• Rodney Wirtz – viola
• Stefan Smith – viola
• Adriana Zoppo – viola
• John Krovoza – cello
• Wolf Haley - cello
• Simon Huber – cello
• Ginger Murphy – cello
• Alisha Bauer – cello
• Stefanie Fife – cello
• Greg Keller – strings recording
• Eric Caudieux – strings recording

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Greece International (IFPI)^[2]	94
Lithuania (AGATA)^[3]	35
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	40

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frank Ocean's "Pink + White" Is So Affecting. Caitlyn. Callegari. 21 August 2016 .
2. Web site: IFPI Charts . 15 February 2024. el:IFPI Ελλάδος . IFPI Greece . 14 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214130542/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html.
3. Web site: 2024 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. January 26, 2024. January 26, 2024.
4. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3, 2024. Sverigetopplistan. January 20, 2024.
5. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2023. Recorded Music NZ. December 22, 2023. December 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220081641/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=5732.