But as with "Iris" two decades ago, Zellner still believes the primary reason for its radio endurance comes down to the strength of the song. Listen to Blinding Lights by The Weeknd and discover more similar Hip-Hop / R&B songs like French Kisses, VALENTINO, DROPPED OUTTA COLLEGE on EDM Hunters. After 22 years, though, the historic radio dominance of the Goos' The songs couldn't be much more different: "Iris" was a sweeping, string-laden power ballad while "Blinding Lights" is a neon-hued synth-pop pulse-racer. Zellner summarizes. But like "Iris" before it -- a song that fit into a larger mainstream trend of "'Blinding Lights' is one of those special, melodic, mass-appeal songs with multi-format and multi-generational appeal," Jon Zellner, president of programming operations at iHeartMedia, tells That ability to separate itself from the pack was an immediate boon to "Blinding Lights," which was released last November just two days after the booming But while "Heartless" topped out at No. save hide report. I swear I’ve heard a song that’s basically the same as Blinding Lights. 5 on Radio Songs and slid out of the Hot 100 shortly after, "Lights" just continued to grow and grow on radio -- leading to it hitting the Hot 100's top 10 for the first time in February, and topping the tally for the first of four non-consecutive weeks in early April.
[TOMT] Actual song from the 80s that’s so similar to The Weeknd’s new song Blinding Lights. In the United Kingdom, "Blinding Lights" entered the charts at number 12 in the issue dated December 12, 2019. Up one place, “Blinding Lights” scores a thirteenth overall week at the peak. But songs that stand the test of time always end up being about the quality of the song itself, above everything else." Nur eine Woche nach der Single „Heartless“ erscheint nun ein weiterer Song von The Weeknd. Solved! Dazu kommt nun auch ein Musikvideo, auf dessen eigenständige Veröffentlichung The Weeknd bis dato jedenfalls verzichtet hat. "It feels really good that we have it, because we need these songs that have that legacy. Help! Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. That retro vibe of "Blinding Lights" also ended up being somewhat prescient, as radio would shortly be taken over by a The pandemic also had major impact on the radio success of "Blinding Lights" for another reason: the desire for the familiar during a time of tremendous global uncertainty. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. And that's really hard to do." U2 - City Of Blinding Lights (2004) Zoran Predin - Okupatorka (1992) Artikel, Hörprobe (Orig.) "Blinding Lights" certainly benefitted heavily from the time and circumstance of its release: "A catchy, pop-driven, uptempo song with a strong hook by a relevant superstar artist released at a time when not much new music was coming out and most of America was trapped at home -- all the planets certainly were aligned!" Up two places, Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” takes #5.Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. "I just remember thinking, Holy s--t, he’s got two smashes that are gonna carry us for quite some time,'" Erik Bradley, music director at Chicago's WBBM-FM, recalls of his first impressions of The Weeknd's two-pack. Please confirm your acknowledgement and/or consult our privacy policy for details & opt-out instructions. Der kanadische Sänger hat mit „Blinding Lights“ seine moderne Version eines funkelnden 80er-Jahre-Hits veröffentlicht. lassics come in all shapes and sizes and formats -- and this is what that is," Bradley concurs. 99% Upvoted.
And that happened. It just feels like a song that’s going to be on the radio for the next 30, 40, 50 years."