| "Blind" | ||||
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| Single by Hercules and Love Affair | ||||
| from the 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 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Antony Hegarty, Andrew Butler | |||
| Producer(s) | Antony Hegarty, Andrew Butler, Tim Goldsworthy | |||
| Hercules and Love Affair singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Blind" on YouTube | ||||
"Blind" is the first single from the eponymous debut album by Hercules and Love Affair.
"Blind" was written by Anohni and Andrew Butler. The song began as a poem by Butler before it was recorded by Anohni. [2]
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]
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]
"Blind (Serge Santiago Version)" appeared on the mix album FabricLive.41 by Simian Mobile Disco. [21]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) [22] | 23 | |
| Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia) [22] | 22 | |
| Belgian Dance Chart [22] | 2 | |
| Italian Singles Chart [22] | 12 | |
| UK Singles Chart [23] | 40 | |
| UK Dance (OCC) [24] | 1 | |
| U.S. Dance/Club Play Songs [25] | 22 | |
| Year | Category | Genre | Recording | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Music Video Awards [26] | ||||
| 2008 | Best Producer | Music Video | Blind | Nominated |
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