Novacane by Frank Ocean

"Novacane" is a song by singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, released on May 31, 2011 as his debut single & the lead single to his debut mixtape, nostalgia, ULTRA.. The song was written by Ocean, Tricky Stewart and Victor Alexander, and produced by Stewart. Lyrically, the song narrates a tale of a young female dental student who makes a living doing porn and who recreationally uses local anesthetic drugs that she acquires from her place of study. The song explores themes of isolation, loneliness and a lack of feeling caused by numbness. .