song song american recording artist released second single debut studio album song written ocean produced track features uncredited guitar solo recording artist june ocean posted small teaser video featuring snippet song account released nearly minute song later day official account song explores narrative falling love clients track lyrically contains extended metaphors referencing strip clubs song received highly positive reviews called epic nature publications praised ambition scope track length lyrical merit song featured teaser ocean upcoming album released cover featured simpsons style characters music video directed featured orange car atmospheric background song debuted chart number track featured television ocean performed tour north_america background june ocean posted cryptic nearly minute video promoting unknown project titled clip featured expensive looking car contained new music later day ocean posted song video titled account noted trailers won tell example brief snippet new track heard ambiguous trailer days ago left key detail track damn thing minutes long cover artwork single features sexual simpsons characters song ocean new single year described coming spotlight huge way track labeled indicating ninth track album later announced project actually debut album launch corresponding tour release album confirmed track placement track appearance album serves second single project following bout following day ocean posted playing road gon favourite twitter account speaking promotional tour composition minute second song described nearly minute epic touches club music good old fashioned slow jam ambitious song multiple movements song features club beats psychedelic guitar synth leads beat ocean distinctive lots vague new angst opening segment sports beautiful ocean known song transitions electro house synths michael_jackson influenced pop melodies spaced electronic bass breaks saxophone guitar solo courtesy track odyssey ancient egypt wild loose meets doom present day frank living room life serves case production far vocal work intro dance break middle sounds like recorded slow jam second half closes song chorus boasts woman working pyramid tonight track lyrically features intricate imagery depicts fantasy like scenario length gives song ability change pace patience like half details account ancient history junior high school social studies teacher second half containing narrative ocean serves years working eventually falls love profession love match rules game established long rose power narrative draws inspiration real events ocean life singer lived los_angeles lived alongside actual interview singer fantasy built dynamic write know point storytelling scope song compared favorably bob_dylan hurricane described anthem drake generation reported ocean stretching limits term song ideas track albums single runs ocean influences pulling european electronic dance music prince early 80s discography notably moody tune finds ocean ethereal working pyramid finding black queen encompasses multitude moods tones called paranoid android ocean labeled artist entirely steered clear genre song reception received universal acclaim music critics named track song week release complex later named song fourth best song nme compared track prince purple rain reported song kind track lose hours hours life week nme spent days having minds space funk pitchfork_media labeled best new track wrote song minute event traveling club ancient egypt send tomb slow jam strip club pyramid tonight journey suited ocean smooth publication commented essentially female rulers history inch woman night song doesn read indictment years attempt level playing field telegraph stated track real miracle album noting ocean embark flamboyant minute tempo shifting minor chord narrative egyptian queens las_vegas marrying guitar solo slow jam sense locker time called tour force minute history club beats sultry drawn jam voice falsetto spin declared clear ocean continues deliver songs combine narrative punch great singer songwriter stylish flair contemporary hip hop independent described song new material hardest working man hip hop minute single works way genre contemporary pop club slow jam described song affair noting contains ambient cut manages soaring guitars 90s funk synths alexis_petridis guardian track ambitious point sounding slightly track certainly unlike current popmatters stated takes listen shape shifting channel orange cement status contemporary vital songwriters called little structurally erratic type massive album stadium genre mythological epic stated track song baptism narrative self experience best believe press play ride destination choice jason billboard felt real triumph ocean song structure verses hooks collapse rhymes pop singer acts like balancing minute concept piece big deal described track funk spans nearly minutes commented loaded drawing parallels 21st century prostitute puzzle dance ocean odd future tyler creator called favorite ocean song twitter account song million plays ocean official account song originally released song ranked acclaimed song 4th acclaimed song 2010s acclaimed song time according acclaimed music village_voice annual critics poll ranked number find best music ocean previous single bout charted number poll promotion released debuted promotional video minutes long clip consists extended shot car slightly effects soul tune plays background video directed helmed music videos past ocean singles swim good portion song television commercials advertising began airing following bet awards nme song definitely outing upcoming tour imagine lots dry ice velvet covered rotating stage entire row love frank beautiful sight ocean performed track tour north_america extended minute video directed later released september video follows loose narrative stream consciousness scenes utilizes songs ocean album channel orange begins ocean drinking shots bar opening fire bar segment pink matter plays portion title card appears ocean boards motorcycle song start appears rides desert snippet half plays transition directly second half shots ocean singing interspersed slow motion scenes ocean walking strip club occasionally laughter club employs women ocean seen large neon triangle neon emerges performs entirely new guitar solo exclusive video mtv_news characterizes scene vision quest ocean falls backwards instantly appearing desert plane flies overhead song end appears ocean walks motorcycle picks helmet walks highway pyramid distance charts remixes cover versions september producer released duly remix uptempo disco version
Pyramids (song)