Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ Is No Longer the Most Streamed Song on Spotify. This information was provided by the Chart Data profile, which analyzes data from, among others, from Billboard, Soundscan, Mediatraffic, Official Charts Company, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also actively monitors data from streaming services. Now the record holder is Canadian singer and music producer The Weeknd.
It was also most often played in Poland
The single, which on December 31, 2022 managed to get 3.332 billion plays, is not new. This is a hit that premiered on November 29, 2019, “Blinding Lights”, from the album “After Hours”, released in 2020. The song topped the Billboard charts. in Great Britain, Australia and Poland. This is not the only success of The Weeknd in our country. “After Hours” was certified gold here, and “Blinding Lights” was the most played song on Polish radio stations. The musician wrote “Blinding Lights” based on the experience of a conflicted relationship with model Bella Hadid. However, critics appreciated not only the text, but also the music. References to the aesthetics of the 80s, present in synthwave sounds, were emphasized, distinguishing the single from other songs in the R&B climate, which the artist liked. A music video was also made for the song, referring to pop culture, including Sin City and Joker.
More successes of “Blinding Lights”
“Blinding Lights” conquered Spotify already in 2020, becoming the most listened song on the platform this year, gaining 1.6 billion plays at that time. Since then, that number has more than doubled. The single has already been streamed 3.332 billion times, dethroning Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – the first song to cross the 3 billion stream mark on the service. Only these two songs managed to achieve such a result. “Blinding Lights” holds many other records. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and spent the longest time in the top five in charting history. It stayed in the top ten all year. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, it was the most successful of all singles released in 2020 and 2021.
The Weeknd is also the author of the single promoting James Cameron’s new film, “Avatar: Essence of Water” – “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)”.
Source: Gazeta
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