This track is a grower for sure, didn't hit me too much the first time but now having listened to it a few times I SAID OOOOOO IM BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS
You are right, it gets better with every listen. When I first played I was like " this is ok, nothing special " but now I think it's my fav song of the year.
Heartless will get everywhere soon, that songs hitting top charts instantly I am telling you. Whereas this ones your soul taking song, this one is where you listen to feel whos you. Its when you listen in a car the quality kicks in
Hearing the synths in the Mercedes Benz commercial got me extremely hyped for this song. Then hearing his voice with those lyrics & melodies, especially in the hook, oh man this sounds amazing to me
Sounds like an 80s movie score track. Picture the hero running and escaping after saving the damsel whos been kept captive thats all i can fucking see....
This song grows on you the most you listen to it. In the beginning I wasn't really feeling it but now I am happy to say that this bangs as well or maybe more than Heartless
this seriously might be one of my FAVORITE songs Abel has ever released, and I stan him... something about it just really connects with me, it was immediate. it feels very nostalgic for me.
Once again you're hella speedy on this Jon!! Like you, I prefered Heartless to Blinding Lights, but I love Abel's 80s vibe and I'm so excited for this new era.
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Exactly. I had the same feeling like you. This song is surely a grower. It's freaky how your taste in music is so similar to mine. That's why i follow you
Im a huge 80’s fan, and obviously having my favorite artist producing a song like this definitely hit me! I mean like how could you not get up and dance and move around to this? Also it gave me some MAJOR Stranger Things vibes!
Great reaction, I love how in depth you go into these tracks. This one definitely grows on you over time, fell in love with it after about 4 listens haha
I’m here for the 1 year anniversary of Blinding Lights Track! What an evolution it had and how it managed to keep us addicted to it! Love your channel and all your Abel’s reactions. 🙏🏼 ✨~XOTWOD~✨
Im a huge 80’s fan, and obviously having my favorite artist producing a song like this definitely hit me! I mean like how could you not get up and dance and move around to this? Also it gave me some MAJOR Stranger Things vibes! Also huge shoutout to you Jon! Your becoming a favorite channel 🤙🏼
Ive listened to this song about 3 times now and I can definitely say I like it. Not my favorite type of Weeknd track but I don’t mind this. Thank you for the reaction. NOTIFICATION GANG PATREON GANG♥️
I don’t share the experience of the people that said they didn’t feel this song first listen, or that this song requires a couple of listens to get into. My hair raised first time i heard this song, or at the synth opening to be exact. This song has such a special place in my heart and has had so ever since it came out. This will be «my song» that i show to my kids one day if i have any.
Same reaction at first, third listen and I'm hooked!. Watch the Mercedes Benz x Blinding lights commercial that just came out they got the right vibe!!!!
I love how you said it’s not the Abel fell in love with from Trilogy and you barely listened to that a few months ago. Imagine being here since “Before the Balloons” aka his songs before House of balloons and waiting for another Trilogy sounding song... I think Call our My name was as close to the Trilogy as he’s been since. BTW every time he drops a song I go straight to your page. XOTWOD
I think of this track as a 80's "Can't feel my face" kinda vibe, but that's just me. Definitely a grower for me. Good video as always Jon, keep going at it!
I discovered this amazing song trough the new Mercedes Benz commercial that runs on TV in Europe now. Very A-ha /Depeche Mode/Alphaville/Duran Duran/ Erasure feeling on it. I.m 40 and was taken straight back to my childhood. I like this song
You are killing it, JD! You give the people what they want! 😁😄 Yes.. this was very much of his new 80s kick, mixed with his inner Michael! It's growing on me.. 😎 #XO🖤
you’re probably my favorite reactor. you know what youre talking about. i like your reaction and not pausing so much. you make sense, not like other reactors... *cough* shawn cee *cough*
This track is a grower for sure, didn't hit me too much the first time but now having listened to it a few times I SAID OOOOOO IM BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS
same here
i was almost disappointed cause i do have high expectations for abel, after a bit of listening this is definitely his top 20 track
produced by Max Martin and Oscar Holter. you only work with them if you want a radio friendly hit
akashi serijo you’re out your mind if you think this is top twenty.
Patryk Nalepa same
Takes me back to the 80s and I wasn't even born back then.
Lmao
It was awesome!
You are right, it gets better with every listen. When I first played I was like " this is ok, nothing special " but now I think it's my fav song of the year.
I wanna say bro calm down its only been hours since the release but i totally agree with you and wanna go on a road trip at 2am so lol
JAACQUAROOO lol it’s been out almost 4 days
SSJ2 Vegito it was officially released today but someone leaked it on Tuesday
@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen bruh your name
*defense* Bulls6 Lol what? Do you like it?
Heartless was for the fans, while this one was definitely for the radio. Either way I’m in love with this track
IsaiahChavezCA yeah that’s true
IsaiahChavezCA the radio will still probably play heartless more than Blinding lights or not play one of the others ever.
Heartless will get everywhere soon, that songs hitting top charts instantly I am telling you. Whereas this ones your soul taking song, this one is where you listen to feel whos you. Its when you listen in a car the quality kicks in
I heard Heartless on the radio yesterday!!!
@@jismael1374 I hear "In your eyes" in the radio everyday nor Hearthless or Blinding Lights
I wouldn't mind an 80s synth pop album from him
Straight up, I hope he got atleast a couple more tracks with this 80 synth vibe.
I love synthwave... For me it would be heaven.
Roh k I think we will definitely get at least one more track with this 80s vibe and one more with similar trap vibes to Heartless
Starboy
This aged PERFECTLY
Hearing the synths in the Mercedes Benz commercial got me extremely hyped for this song. Then hearing his voice with those lyrics & melodies, especially in the hook, oh man this sounds amazing to me
his voice when he sings "blinded by the lights" is beautiful
Ur probs my fav reactor off all time
Thank you!🙌
@@JonDenton no probs dude. Keep doing ur thing
Facts
@@jerkopsxo435 🤘💜👌
Yeah same, along with Bigquint Indeed. Unsubbed.
1st time listening: oh man, it’s eh
5th time listening: OHHHHHHHHHH BLINDED BY THE LIIIIGHTS.
Bro you look like Macklemore... the British Mack
Oooooo I’m blinded by the lighttssssss WOO IM JAMMIN TO THIS BRUH OMG
SAME BRO ITS AMAZINGF I CXANT STOP
Yea bro me too
Nice 350z
JDM4LIFE appreciate that bro!
Sounds like an 80s movie score track.
Picture the hero running and escaping after saving the damsel whos been kept captive thats all i can fucking see....
Bro this track was released like a few hours ago you’re nuts
I see this playing everywhere already
80's came back.
wouldn't be surprised if this track was on stranger things
Or in a movie...
Briayan Meza there’s another season of stranger things in the making genius
As much as it fits the theme, I don’t except it on there except for the trailer. It feels oldies but it isn’t oldies
Berrybeebenson Lol it wouldn’t be a track because the show pretty much sticks to the time frame it’s centered in.
BakiOf TheEast who said the new season is gonna be in the 80s
Who knew that 2 years later it’s officially the most streamed song in music history
Not yet, but it´s getting closer and closer
@@eamp27 it’s the most on Spotify rn
@@eamp27 it is now, by a long long way
And now this song has 3.6 billion streams!
4 years later
Love this song so much. Now the challenge of trying not to listen to it too much begins.
Jagraj Bassi with you on that one hahaha
donr even try
Its looping for like 2 hours here, need to take it slow really
i might ruin it for myself
Same don’t want to outplay it
Both singles are now racing to see which hits #1 on billboards
JerkOps XO Blinding will probably reach number 1
@@M360-w6o its too much of a radio hit lol. its going to be everywhere until 2020
PALYZE Lool facts. I feel like 80s style pop music might come back in the next decade.
Crazy that heartless made it
Both did it lol
This song grows on you the most you listen to it. In the beginning I wasn't really feeling it but now I am happy to say that this bangs as well or maybe more than Heartless
There is a famous line from MJ: "Let the madness in the music get to you" I think it's the same situation here
Naán Gergely I screenshoted your comment cuz it’s golden ✊
@@danieljames2238 😁 Thank you!! 😊
Life ain’t so bad at all, it you live it off the wall 🔥🔥🔥
Naán Gergely From ”Off The Wall”, right?
@@RandomGuy-il8ec Yes it is!!!
this seriously might be one of my FAVORITE songs Abel has ever released, and I stan him... something about it just really connects with me, it was immediate. it feels very nostalgic for me.
Hardest working man in the react game business- thank you man I look forward to your content everytime
Abel is back with his Michael Jackson groove on this one 🔥🔥🔥
True...👍👍
No
Abel is back with an Abel groove
This song makes me want to go play vice city again
aaahhhh a man of culture
Jordan S ahhhh so true
Dude this is legit the most perfect theme if they ever make a gta 6
You are amazing with these reactions
I love the 80s synthwave vibes so i really enjoyed this track
Once again you're hella speedy on this Jon!! Like you, I prefered Heartless to Blinding Lights, but I love Abel's 80s vibe and I'm so excited for this new era.
Amy J give this song a few more listens and it keeps getting better with each listen :)!
@@omarreyes2219 I've been listening all day since I posted that comment this morning and you're right, it's definitely grown on me!
Amy J same
A year ago and it's the song of the decade
Of all time now :)
Found your channel from heartless and watched almost all your videos now, great genuine reaction, love it!
Thanks!
5:00 that is exactly what this song just absolutely crushes at.
Love that u gave it a second listen straight in one vid. See reactors always says it’s a grower but none done what u did there.
This track is fucking beautiful with the cover artwork the symbolism hits
I’m so ready for this Weeknd album
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@@nialllyden523 Thanks man I highly appreciate it, does he go live here on RUclips or is it on another platform?
@@taim666 No problem man! It's on RUclips until they sometimes shut it down during the stream, then he immediately hops on his twitch- Jon Denton
@@nialllyden523 Oh sweet do you know what time that's on roughly? I'm from Australia so I have to time it around that
@@taim666 9pm in the UK so that would be 9pm in Australia I think
Exactly. I had the same feeling like you. This song is surely a grower. It's freaky how your taste in music is so similar to mine. That's why i follow you
I said Ohhhhhhhhh I'm blinded by the lights
Just imagine blasting this at sunrise while u are driving by the beach with all your windows down
I never clicked so fast in my life to watch this reaction of yours 😭
You XO fam forsureee.♥
If only we knew this was about to be the biggest hit of the year at the time
Let alone biggest song of all time
First Listen : Its okay
Third Listen : Okay its pretty good
Fourth Listen : I SAID OOOOOOOOO
My Dear Melancholy REACTION would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Im a huge 80’s fan, and obviously having my favorite artist producing a song like this definitely hit me! I mean like how could you not get up and dance and move around to this? Also it gave me some MAJOR Stranger Things vibes!
I like blinded lights much more than heartless.
You trippin
I’m addicted to your reaction videos as of this morning! You gotta do Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy, and My Dear Melancholy 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Here after it became the most streamed song on Spotify
Legend song has just been released and already reacting to it great stuff!
Great reaction, I love how in depth you go into these tracks. This one definitely grows on you over time, fell in love with it after about 4 listens haha
Literally had the same reaction and thoughts as you and I’m such a huge weeknd fan
You‘re so well spoken and articulate I enjoy hearing your comments and seems like you have a lot of experience in the music industry.
You got such genuine reactions love it!! You should react to "My Dear melancholy"
I’m here for the 1 year anniversary of Blinding Lights Track! What an evolution it had and how it managed to keep us addicted to it! Love your channel and all your Abel’s reactions. 🙏🏼
✨~XOTWOD~✨
This joint is fiiirrree. From this and last single, I can tell this next album will be one of the best.
Im a huge 80’s fan, and obviously having my favorite artist producing a song like this definitely hit me! I mean like how could you not get up and dance and move around to this? Also it gave me some MAJOR Stranger Things vibes! Also huge shoutout to you Jon! Your becoming a favorite channel 🤙🏼
Ive listened to this song about 3 times now and I can definitely say I like it. Not my favorite type of Weeknd track but I don’t mind this. Thank you for the reaction. NOTIFICATION GANG PATREON GANG♥️
My boy Jon! Keep going!! One of my favorites since I found you a while back on rr. Much love!!
Just finished watching all ur Abel reactions, just subbed 😊
Blinding lights gives me a “The Fall” vibe, with how uplifting and optimistic it sounds
Josh Bennett hahaha the sarcasm I love it
Justin Gonzalez ???
Josh Bennett he’s saying it is nothing like the fall
I don’t share the experience of the people that said they didn’t feel this song first listen, or that this song requires a couple of listens to get into. My hair raised first time i heard this song, or at the synth opening to be exact. This song has such a special place in my heart and has had so ever since it came out. This will be «my song» that i show to my kids one day if i have any.
The real question now: when is the album coming out?
He hasn't released a date but I'm saying Q4 for sure
Early 2020
Before December 21st probably
Yeet God why do you say that?
Jack Vyle Because he is the King of the Fall. Fall ends 21st of December. He is going to drop the album in the Fall
Loving this Jon your a g like love how your right on the weeknd tracks ! XO
Amazing reaction like always keep strong keep up the good work
Thank you so much abel for blessing us with your music KING 👑
This became one of the biggest songs of all time
It feels 80’s because of the fan made 80’s remix of “I Feel It Coming” which amused Abel to release 80’s vibe songs
Same reaction at first, third listen and I'm hooked!. Watch the Mercedes Benz x Blinding lights commercial that just came out they got the right vibe!!!!
I love the Bridge too jon. It hits you everywhere.
He’s performance on Late show with Colbert is exactly how you describe that look to this song would be
I was literally waiting for this video 📈📈📈
Need my dear melancholy
Just found your channel and i have to say thanks for the quality sound lol
lol bro u keep bringing us back. thanks for the video.
Not gonna lie I really got a stranger things vibe from this song
I love the song it's so magical ✨ thanks for reviewing it I love your reactions💘 xo
This one slapped me the first time I heard it and I'm trying not to listen to it too much so I don't get tired of it.
I love how you said it’s not the Abel fell in love with from Trilogy and you barely listened to that a few months ago. Imagine being here since “Before the Balloons” aka his songs before House of balloons and waiting for another Trilogy sounding song... I think Call our My name was as close to the Trilogy as he’s been since. BTW every time he drops a song I go straight to your page. XOTWOD
808s and Heartbreak reaction needed
I am enjoying this more than heartless now
It took me a couple times of listening and really paying attention to the lyrics for me to like it. All 3 songs have me hyped!!! I can't wait.
Wow you’re quick bro ! Good stuff haha gonna react with you on this one. Keep on grinding
I think of this track as a 80's "Can't feel my face" kinda vibe, but that's just me. Definitely a grower for me.
Good video as always Jon, keep going at it!
I discovered this amazing song trough the new Mercedes Benz commercial that runs on TV in Europe now. Very A-ha /Depeche Mode/Alphaville/Duran Duran/ Erasure feeling on it. I.m 40 and was taken straight back to my childhood. I like this song
the keyboards are so nostalgic i wish other pop stars make some 80s inspired songs
Not really pop but you could say Gambino and Tyler
Govinda Sinclair True
Post Malone
Faiaaz Fardin 80s pop music
The song reminds me of Take on me from AHA and i love it ❤️ If it ain’t XO than it gotta go ❌⭕️
It's a good radio single, but it's so catchy and danceable I live for it
Jon Denton is always on it!!! Best reactor next to Big Quint
SPOT ON
You are killing it, JD! You give the people what they want! 😁😄 Yes.. this was very much of his new 80s kick, mixed with his inner Michael! It's growing on me.. 😎 #XO🖤
just.... wow. This song really hit me when i first heard it, but when i played it right after heartless. I can tell this album is going to be special.
I can honestly stand behind that this is probably one of the if not the greatest songs ever made.
I love the track, it grew on me and is probably one of Abel’s most addicting tracks
never clicked a notification faster
When I first listened I was like "oh wow I kinda expected more" but nowwwwww I literally CANNOT stop myself from hitting repeat
Aye nice and quick! Loved the song
I'm an XO fan for sure but I enjoyed your Travis Scott videos too Jon! Ill check out the others for sure lol
Your gonna need to listen to it on repeat then you’ll love it more
i'm not into 80s songs much, but I freakin got ADDICTED to this song immediately after I heard it the first time
I’m reacting with you on this one
I feel like he dropped the 2 “pop”/commercially friendly singles first and then he’s just gonna hit us with an original masterpiece come album szn
nah lol. I highly doubt that. As he wasn't able to replicate the sound, even on mdm
Lol tf Heartless definitely isn’t “pop/commercially”. This yes
If you’re expecting that vintage sound don’t hold your breath. It’s gone 4 ever.
I didn’t say “HIS” original sound dumb fucks. I said “A” original sound. Something he hasn’t done before
*Triggered* 😂
What’s the song at the beginning of the video? In the background while he is talking? Sick reaction vid too btw
you’re probably my favorite reactor. you know what youre talking about. i like your reaction and not pausing so much. you make sense, not like other reactors... *cough* shawn cee *cough*
It really does get better as you listen