Blinding Lights

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"Blinding Lights" is a hugely popular synthwave-inspired pop song by Canadian singer The Weeknd, known for its 1980s-style production and massive global chart success.

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Blinding Lights canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album After Hours
artist The Weeknd
associatedAct The Weeknd
chartSuccess long-running hit on the Billboard Hot 100
number-one single in multiple countries
countryOfOrigin Canada
distributionFormat 7-inch single
CD single
digital download
streaming
features prominent synthesizer riff
genre electropop
pop
synth-pop
synthwave
hasCoverArt true
hasMusicVideo true
includedInTour After Hours til Dawn Tour
labelImprint XO
language English
musicalStyle retro-inspired
musicVideoDirector Anton Tammi
notableFor 1980s-style production
global commercial success
heavy radio airplay
partOfAlbum After Hours
performer The Weeknd
producer Max Martin
Oscar Holter
The Weeknd
recordingPeriod 2019
recordLabel Republic Records
XO
releaseDate 2019-11-29
releaseType lead single
second single from the album After Hours
releaseYear 2019
tempo up-tempo
theme nighttime cityscape imagery
romantic longing
usesInstrumentation drum machines
synthesizers
vocalist The Weeknd
writer The Weeknd
surface form: Abel Tesfaye

Ahmad Balshe
Jason Quenneville
Max Martin
Oscar Holter

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The Weeknd notableWork Blinding Lights
Max Martin notableWork Blinding Lights
After Hours hasPart Blinding Lights
After Hours notableSingle Blinding Lights
Super Bowl LV halftime show featuresSong Blinding Lights
Abel M. Tesfaye notableSong Blinding Lights