Blinding Lights

About this song

"Blinding Lights" is the second single from The Weeknd's fourth studio album, After Hours, following the lead single "Heartless" by two days. It was first announced in a trailer for a Mercedes-Benz advertisement in November 2019, and it leaked a few days before its official release. The song spent 57 weeks in the Hot 100's Top 10, including four weeks at No. 1, and became the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time in November 2021.

What it's about

The song finds the narrator constantly distracted, finding relief only in the company of a significant other. It is set to an up-tempo electropop sound with '80s-inspired synths.

Fun facts

• Samples “Pulsar City Alarm by Adams & Fleisner”.
• Sampled in 17 other songs, like “Luz da Esperança by ALBK”.
• Covered 70 times, including “Blinding by the lights by IMY2”.
• Written by The Weeknd, Max Martin, Oscar Holter, DaHeala and Belly.
• Produced by The Weeknd, Max Martin and Oscar Holter.