



Pitchfork named the song as "Best New Track", and in 2019 included it on their list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s" at number 180. Austin Williams of The Undefeated described the song as "the coldest, gayest, and most securely masculine flex in the history of rap." LGBT fans on Twitter called "Chanel" a bisexual anthem.

Immediately upon its release, "Chanel" was praised for its lyrics about sexual fluidity and challenging heteronormative notions of masculinity. In the remix, ASAP Rocky raps about ex-girlfriend Chanel Iman. "Chanel" is a slow piano ballad with Ocean rapping his verses and crooning the hook "I see both sides like Chanel/See on both sides like Chanel." Ocean uses the symbolism of duality to discuss sexual fluidity and masculinity. "Chanel" followed the release of Scottish producer Calvin Harris' " Slide" featuring Ocean and American hip-hop group Migos. On the morning of March 10, 2017, it was reported that Frank Ocean was set to release his second song of 2017. A remix of the song featuring American rapper ASAP Rocky was also aired alongside the song's premiere. "Chanel" was premiered on the second episode of Ocean's Blonded Radio. " Chanel" is a song by American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, released as a standalone single on March 10, 2017.
