Frank Ocean was too hot to handle onstage at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Making his debut at the ceremony, the soulful singer rocked his signature bandana as he sang the track “Thinkin Bout You,” the first single off his debut album, Channel Orange.

As a blaze of fire roared behind him, Ocean drew the crowd in with a voice delicately floating over nothing but an acoustic guitar. The performance was so intimate that when Ocean cooed, “I’ve been thinking about you. Do you think about me still,” we could have swore he was singing directly to us.

Listen to Ocean’s fabulous falsetto below. Next up the soul star will appear as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live on September 15th.

TAGS: Channel Orange, Frank Ocean, MTV video music awards 2012, Thinkin About You, VMA