Blind (Hercules and Love Affair song) explained

Blind
Cover:Hercules and Love Affair - Blind.png
Type:single
Artist:Hercules and Love Affair
Album:Hercules and Love Affair
Released:March 3, 2008
Genre:Post-disco[1]
Length:6:18 (Album Version)
3:47 (Radio Edit)
Label:DFA Records
Producer:Antony Hegarty, Andrew Butler, Tim Goldsworthy
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"Blind" is the first single from the eponymous debut album by Hercules and Love Affair.

Writing and inspiration

"Blind" was written by Anohni and Andrew Butler. The song began as a poem by Butler before it was recorded by Anohni.[2]

Critical reception

Jacob Wright of Resident Advisor commented that the song is "accessible," yet is "new and ambitious and different, and it has quality."[3]

The Chicago Maroon placed "Blind" at #2 on the Top 5 Songs of 2008.[4] "Blind" ranked at #2 on the 10 Best Singles of 2008 list by American magazine Entertainment Weekly.[5] Mother Jones ranked "Blind" at #14 on The Best Singles of 2008.[6] Likewise, NME placed "Blind" at #18 on the Top 50 Singles of 2008.[7] Pitchfork Media placed "Blind" at #1 on The 100 Best Tracks of 2008[8] and at #18 on The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.[9] PopMatters placed "Blind" at #8 on The Best Singles of 2008.[10] Resident Advisor voted "Blind" at #6 on the Top 30 Tracks of 2008[11] and at #18 on the Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s.[12] Rolling Stone placed "Blind" at #77 on the 100 Best Singles of 2008.[13] Slant Magazine placed "Blind" at #4 on the Top 25 Singles of 2008[14] and at #16 on the Best of the Aughts: Singles.[15] Spin placed "Blind" at #19 on The 20 Best Songs of 2008.[16] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 128 on its list 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years.[17]

Music video

The music video for "Blind" was directed by Saam Farahmand. The video features English actress Jaime Winstone. Winstone is seen walking through a Greek ritualistic orgy. Doric columns and a lot of swirling mist are seen throughout the video.[18]

Track listings

  1. "Blind (Radio Edit)" – 3:47
  2. "Shadows" – 4:19
  3. "Blind (Frankie Knuckles Vocal)" – 7:54
  4. "Blind (Hercules Club Mix)" – 7:00
  1. "Blind" – 6:16
  2. "Shadows" – 4:15
  3. "Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)" – 7:51
  4. "Blind (Serge Santiago Version)" – 10:48
  5. "Blind (Hercules Club Mix)" – 6:56
  6. "Blind (Frankie Knuckles Dub)" – 8:09

Song usage

"Blind (Serge Santiago Version)" appeared on the mix album FabricLive.41 by Simian Mobile Disco.[21]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[22] 23
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)22
Belgian Dance Chart2
Italian Singles Chart12
UK Singles Chart[23] 40
U.S. Dance/Club Play Songs[24] 22

Nominations

YearCategoryGenreRecordingResult
UK Music Video Awards[25]
2008Best ProducerMusic VideoBlind

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benjamin . Boles . Miami party madness . . 10 April 2008 . The quirky post-disco track was getting dropped at parties all weekend, even at the more mainstream events. . 22 May 2016 .
  2. Zipf, Jen (2009-01-13). Hercules & Love Affair Interview Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. Wright, Jacob (2008-03-02). Hercules and Love Affair – Blind Resident Advisor Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. Underwood, Rob (2009-01-09). Top 5 Songs of 2008 The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. 10 Best Singles of 2008. 2010-06-10. Entertainment Weekly.
  6. (2008-12-16). The Best Singles of 2008 Mother Jones. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  7. (2008-12-11). NME's Top 50 of 2008 Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  8. (2008-12-15). 100 Best Tracks of 2008 Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  9. (2009-08-21). The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 20-1 Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  10. (2008-12-19). The Best Singles of 2008 PopMatters. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  11. (2008-12-22). Top 30 Tracks of 2008 Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  12. (2010-12-29). RA Poll: Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  13. (2008-12-11). Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Singles of 2008 Stereogum. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  14. (2008-12-15). 2008: Year in Music Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  15. (2010-01-25). Best of the Aughts: Singles Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  16. (2008-12-12). The 20 Best Songs of 2008 Spin. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  17. Web site: 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years | NME.COM . www.nme.com . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014183946/http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/3 . 14 October 2011 . dead.
  18. (2008-02-11). Hercules and Love Affair’s Blind by Saam PromoNews. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  19. http://www.discogs.com/Hercules-And-Love-Affair-Blind/release/1263962 Hercules And Love Affair – Blind
  20. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind/id280950882 Blind – Hercules and Love Affair
  21. http://www.discogs.com/Simian-Mobile-Disco-FabricLive41/release/1419471 Simian Mobile Disco – FabricLive.41
  22. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/6a735/Hercules-And-Love-Affair-Blind Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
  23. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I%27ll%20Be%20Lovin%27%20U%20Long%20Time Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
  24. Hercules and Love Affair – Chart History – Dance/Club Play Songs
  25. (2008-09-29). UK Music Video Awards 2008 – Individual award nominations in full PromoNews. Retrieved 2010-06-28.

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