Blind (Hercules and Love Affair song)

"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]

• UK CD single^[19]

1. "Blind (Radio Edit)" – 3:47
2. "Shadows" – 4:19
3. "Blind (Frankie Knuckles Vocal)" – 7:54
4. "Blind (Hercules Club Mix)" – 7:00

• iTunes EP^[20]

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

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