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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.

Critical reception

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

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'' placed "Blind" at #2 on the Top 5 Songs of 2008. "Blind" ranked at #2 on the 10 Best Singles of 2008 list by American magazine ''Entertainment Weekly''. ''

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'' ranked "Blind" at #14 on The Best Singles of 2008. Likewise, ''

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'' placed "Blind" at #18 on the Top 50 Singles of 2008.

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placed "Blind" at #1 on The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 and at #18 on The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s.

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placed "Blind" at #8 on The Best Singles of 2008. Resident Advisor voted "Blind" at #6 on the Top 30 Tracks of 2008 and at #18 on the Top 100 Tracks of the 2000s. ''Rolling Stone'' placed "Blind" at #77 on the 100 Best Singles of 2008. ''Slant Magazine'' placed "Blind" at #4 on the Top 25 Singles of 2008 and at #16 on the Best of the Aughts: Singles. ''Spin'' placed "Blind" at #19 on The 20 Best Songs of 2008. In October 2011, ''NME'' placed it at number 128 on its list 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years.

Music video

The music video for "Blind" was directed by

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. The video features English actress

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. Winstone is seen walking through a

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ritualistic orgy.

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columns and a lot of swirling mist are seen throughout the video.

Track listings

*UK CD single # "Blind (Radio Edit)" – 3:47 # "Shadows" – 4:19 # "Blind ( Frankie Knuckles Vocal)" – 7:54 # "Blind (Hercules Club Mix)" – 7:00 *iTunes EP # "Blind" – 6:16 # "Shadows" – 4:15 # "Blind ( Frankie Knuckles Remix)" – 7:51 # "Blind (Serge Santiago Version)" – 10:48 # "Blind (Hercules Club Mix)" – 6:56 # "Blind ( Frankie Knuckles Dub)" – 8:09

Song usage

"Blind (Serge Santiago Version)" appeared on the mix album ''

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'' by

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Charts

Nominations

References

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