Blinding Lights Trivia Questions

The Weeknd said in a GQ interview that he wrote the song in about an hour, not 20 minutes.

It was shot in Los Angeles, not Las Vegas. The neon signs and gritty streets were designed to evoke a Vegas-like atmosphere on a soundstage.

Producer Max Martin and The Weeknd were heavily inspired by A-ha's 'Take On Me' and used a similar bright synth hook to capture a retro vibe.

The drum pattern was created from scratch using a drum machine, not sampled. It was designed to mimic a racing heartbeat to match the song's anxious energy.

The song debuted in December 2019 and logged 90 weeks on the chart, setting a new longevity record at the time.

The Weeknd wrote the song for a Mercedes-Benz ad campaign, but it was so good he kept it for his album 'After Hours' instead.

The Weeknd stated in multiple interviews that he was completely sober during the recording of 'After Hours' to be clear-headed for the personal project.

It holds the record for the longest-charting song in Billboard Hot 100 history, breaking the previous record held by 'Radioactive' by Imagine Dragons.