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“Blinding Lights” is the second single to The Weeknd’s fourth studio album After Hours, following the record’s lead single “Heartless,” which released two days prior on November 27, 2019. The track finds Abel in a constant state of distraction that he only gets relief from when in the presence of a...
[Intro]
Yeah
[Verse 1]
I've been tryna call
I've been on my own for long enough
Maybe you can show me how to love, maybe
I'm goin' through withdrawals
You don't even have to do too much
You can turn me on with just a touch, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
I look around and
Sin City's cold and empty (Oh)
No one's around to judge me (Oh)
I can't see clearly when you're gone
[Chorus]
I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch
I said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night
Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust
Hey, hey, hey
[Verse 2]
I'm running out of time
'Cause I can see the sun light up the sky
So I hit the road in overdrive, baby, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
The city's cold and empty (Oh)
No one's around to judge me (Oh)
I can't see clearly when you're gone
[Chorus]
I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch
I said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night
Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust
[Bridge]
I'm just calling back to let you know (Back to let you know)
I could never say it on the phone (Say it on the phone)
Will never let you go this time (Ooh)
[Chorus]
I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch
Hey, hey, hey
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
[Outro]
I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights
No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch
Blinding Lights was written by The Weeknd & Oscar Holter & Max Martin & Belly & DaHeala.
Blinding Lights was produced by Oscar Holter & Max Martin & The Weeknd.
The Weeknd released Blinding Lights on Fri Nov 29 2019.
On November 24, 2019, The Weeknd collaborated with German automobile company Mercedes-Benz to release a snippet of the track alongside a commercial of the company’s first all-electric car. The song’s official release was accompanied by a full-length version of the commercial which featured the track...
Yes! They have collaborated several times on albums like Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy.
During the week ending December 14, 2019, “Blinding Lights” debuted at #11 on the Hot 100. During the week ending April 4, 2020, the song peaked at #1 on the chart, becoming Abel’s fifth chart-topper.
Yes. “Blinding Lights” was certified diamond by the RIAA on April 5, 2020.
Yes! Abel released a trippy instrumental video of the track on the 28st of October 2020:
On the chart dated August 21, 2021, the song spent an 88th week on the Billboard Hot 100, passing Imagine Dragons' “Radioactive,” which spent 87 weeks on the Hot 100 between 2012-14.
As of November 23rd, 2020, the song currently holds the record for the most weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard Ho...
The Weeknd performed “Blinding Lights” at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2020.