it was a flop at release though, it's so extremely rare for t1 artists like The Weeknd to drop songs that become slow burner huge hits like that nowadays
Drake hasn't had a slow burner huge hit like that in like 8+ years now, it's so rare
i dont mind the song but it is very...shallow or something idk. i know the weeknd has always made music in very broad strokes but blinding lights almost feels like it was made in a lab to have the broadest applicability possible.
There's been a post on KTT every year since 2015 saying Thouxanbanfauni and Unotheactivist were gonna be XXL freshman
it was a flop at release though, it's so extremely rare for t1 artists like The Weeknd to drop songs that become slow burner huge hits like that nowadays
Drake hasn't had a slow burner huge hit like that in like 8+ years now, it's so rare
Hotline Bling was a slow burner