Fire
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Post by Fire on Nov 28, 2021 13:41:15 GMT -5
yes, believe it or not, the 2nd single from After Hours that would later become a monster smash around the world is now 2 years old. it was released on november 29, 2019 as the 2nd single from the album.
the track would later go on to spend 4 weeks at #1 on the hot 100 and top the hot ac and pop charts. it became the first song to spend an entire year in the top 10 of the hot 100. it hit #1 in over 30 countries
at 90 weeks, "Blinding Lights" holds the record for the most weeks on the hot 100 of all time. it became the #1 song of 2020 on the hot 100 year-end. just this past week, it was crowned as the #1 greatest hot 100 hit of all time
"Blinding Lights" is the 2nd most streamed song of all time at over 2 billion streams, becoming the fastest song in spotify history to reach the milestone.
it's been certified 8x platinum in the united states. there was major controversy when the weeknd received 0 nominations at the 63rd annual grammys awards.
i remember being very worried that this song was gonna be overshadowed by "Heartless" when it was released, lmao. i'm really glad that wasn't the case, and i really can't say that it doesn't deserve all its success. insane song, absolutely love it. definitely already a classic imo.
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Soundcl🕤ck
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Nov 28, 2021 13:55:14 GMT -5
one of the greatest songs of all time, Idc
#legendary
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JukeboxJacob
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Post by JukeboxJacob on Nov 28, 2021 17:52:29 GMT -5
It's like that 80's hit that absolutely everyone knows, without actually being from the 80's. It materialized as an instant classic the moment it dropped. The fact that we were so afraid of it being overshadowed by Heartless is actually comical
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✨ 𝑔𝓋 ✨
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Post by ✨ 𝑔𝓋 ✨ on Nov 28, 2021 19:32:10 GMT -5
It's insane that the current #1 of the Billboard G.O.A.T Hot 100 just approaches 2 years old today. I thought at first that it will also have success, but not as high as "Heartless", but here we are now, the song notched 53 weeks at Top 10, 90 weeks at the Hot 100, Billboard Year-End #1 for 2020 and now the current #1 at the All-Time chart. Now surpassed "The Hills" as my favorite Weeknd song and closely approaching to being my favorite song of all-time. Which is deserving for a legendary and iconic song like this.
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dovahduck
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Post by dovahduck on Nov 28, 2021 19:48:31 GMT -5
GOAT
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kcdawg13
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Post by kcdawg13 on Nov 29, 2021 0:50:46 GMT -5
This doesn't even feel that old, especially since it fell off the Hot 100 only two months ago. It's safe to say this is already a modern classic, it's probably the greatest pop song ever written. A legendary song from a great artist.
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Joe1240
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 29, 2021 22:38:41 GMT -5
This song hits 2 years old but still feels great with every listen. One of the most remembered songs from this decade for sure. This is what is called an instant classic.
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Au$tin
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 29, 2021 23:11:49 GMT -5
ooooooooooooh, I'm super sick of this
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 1, 2021 9:45:51 GMT -5
Classic.
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Dreams
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Post by Dreams on Dec 1, 2021 12:06:36 GMT -5
An absolute monster of a song. I love it just as much as when I first listened to it and I'm not burned out on it at all.
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Post by dbhmr on Dec 1, 2021 12:22:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I can't stop loving this one. Its massive success combined with its quality makes the Grammy fail so...comical.
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Mirago
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Post by Mirago on Dec 1, 2021 15:20:13 GMT -5
Abel ended the Grammys with this song
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Dammn Baby
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Post by Dammn Baby on Dec 2, 2021 23:27:07 GMT -5
It's like that 80's hit that absolutely everyone knows, without actually being from the 80's. It materialized as an instant classic the moment it dropped. The fact that we were so afraid of it being overshadowed by Heartless is actually comical You nailed it. If any song sounds like it is authentically from the 80's, it's this one. It's like "Take On Me" from a different dimension.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2022 2:20:11 GMT -5
It's an absolute smash hit that accomplished the impossible and gave us the first new GOAT #1 in sixty years.
The single itself is good. Not my favourite of Abel's songs, but still amazing and, as other users have said, sounding like it's an 80s song that got misplaced in time. I've also noticed that it's one of the few pop songs in recent memory that's had near universal appeal, at least in terms of genres. Even a lot of people who constantly complain about 'popular music these days' liked it; probably because, again, it sounds like something from the past.
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otaviohmg
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Post by otaviohmg on Apr 5, 2022 11:22:03 GMT -5
Sorry for the double thread at the wrong decade segment. BL became officially Diamond Certified!
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Post by allow that on Apr 5, 2022 12:16:29 GMT -5
I just don't get tired of this. It embodies so many of my favorite musical styles in one. Sorry for the double thread at the wrong decade segment. BL became officially Diamond Certified! GENRE: Comical.
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Post by El Superdactyl on Jul 4, 2022 16:19:38 GMT -5
This song deserves a thread because it is the king of 2020 songs!
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kcdawg13
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Post by kcdawg13 on Jul 4, 2022 16:26:48 GMT -5
This song deserves a thread because it is the king of 2020 songs! I agree it's the King of 2020 songs, but we already have a thread for it in the 2010s section since it released in November 2019
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Post by big2000 on Jul 24, 2022 23:58:10 GMT -5
This song is close to perfection. It didn’t even need to become the #1 song to become a classic for decades to come. From the moment it dropped, I knew it would be huge. What I didn’t expect was the sheer magnitude of its success. The fact that this lasted 90 weeks on the Hot 100 is a testament to how people never grew tired of this song, no matter how many times they heard it. Not only that, but it also shows that this will always be cemented as a legendary song.
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