“Eyes Closed,” the highly anticipated new single from pop music powerhouses JISOO and Zayn Malik, has taken the top spot in this week’s fan-voted music poll. Published last Friday, October 10th, on Billboard, the poll saw the duo’s emotional duet overwhelmingly chosen by music fans as their favorite new release of the week. This significant achievement marks a successful collaboration between two globally recognized artists, bringing together their distinct vocal talents in a captivating new track.

The release of “Eyes Closed” coincided with a busy week for new music, featuring other notable releases from artists such as Khalid, Gorillaz (featuring Trueno and Proof), Alemeda and Doechii, HAIM and Bon Iver, and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie. However, the combined star power of JISOO, a celebrated member of BLACKPINK, and Zayn Malik, a former sensation from One Direction, proved to be an unstoppable force. Their duet, characterized as an emotional ballad, skillfully blends their recognizable voices, creating a powerful and poignant musical experience that resonated deeply with their respective fanbases.

The lyrical content of “Eyes Closed” delves into the tender and vulnerable stages of new love, where caution and desire intertwine. JISOO initiates the narrative with lines like “Time is standing still and I don’t wanna leave your lips/ Tracing my body with your fingertips,” setting an intimate tone. Malik responds, expressing mutual feelings while advocating for patience: “I know what you’re feeling and I know you wanna say it/ I do too but we gotta be patient.” The chorus beautifully encapsulates the song’s core theme, exploring the idea of embracing a new connection despite past experiences, with the duo singing, “‘Cause someone like me/ And someone like you/ Really shouldn’t work, yeah, the history is proof/ Damned if I don’t/ Damned if I do.” They further explore this sentiment in the evocative lines, “Oh, we should fall in love with our eyes closed/ Better if we keep it where we don’t know/ The beds we’ve been in/ The names and the faces of who we were with.”

The overwhelming support from fans led JISOO and Zayn to a landslide victory in the Billboard poll. Despite strong competition, including Khalid’s “After the Sun Goes Down,” Gorillaz featuring Trueno and Proof’s “The Manifesto,” Alemeda and Doechii’s “Beat a B!tch Up,” HAIM and Bon Iver’s “Tie You Down,” and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie’s “Part of Me,” “Eyes Closed” clearly captured the hearts of the voting audience, solidifying its position as a major hit.