# Blinding Lights Challenge

> TikTok reported over 437 million views on the group dance challenge’s hashtag.

- Owner: MACDADDYZ
- Kind: Trend & aesthetic
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2020-03-03
- Peak date: 2020-04-18
- Spread Score: 39 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Sound or audio meme, Platform jump, Press loop, Remixable template, Creator relay

## Summary

Greg Dahl posted a group dance to Blinding Lights. Creators and families copied it; Universal Music Japan collected examples. The dance reached Fortnite and The Tonight Show. iHeartRadio later credited its creator in a TikTok award nomination.

## Timeline

- 2020-03-03 — Greg Dahl (@gregdahl7) (TikTok) — Greg Dahl posted a video of three people dancing to Blinding Lights.
- 2020-03-17 — Taylor Lorenz (X) — Taylor Lorenz shared a challenge video with a quarantine caption.
- 2020-03-24 — The McFarlands (TikTok) — The McFarlands posted their family version of the dance.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/blinding-lights-challenge

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Blinding Lights Challenge.” Case HIS-00054. Spread Score v1.2: 39/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00054