Dhameystir weedha soo socota: "City of Blinding Lights" waxaa si wanaagsan u helay naqdiyaasha waxayna ku guuleysteen abaalmarinta Grammy ee heesta ugu wanaagsan ee Rock ee xafladda 2006. Heesta ayaa markii ugu horreysay ka soo muuqatay kooxda 2005 <unk> 2006 Vertigo Tour, markii sida caadiga ah loo ciyaaray heesta furitaanka. Waxaa lagu soo bandhigay ku dhowaad bandhig kasta oo ka socda U2 dalxiis tan iyo markaas. Heesta waxaa loo adeegsaday qaybo ka mid ah "The Simpsons" iyo "Entourage", iyo filimka "The Devil Wears Prada". Madaxweynihii hore ee Maraykanka Barack Obama ayaa heesta u adeegsaday xafladiisii
dhacdooyinka ololaha doorashooyinka madaxtinimada ee 2008 iyo 2012 ee Mareykanka, wuxuuna ku taxay inay tahay mid ka mid ah heesaha uu jecel yahay; U2 waxay ku soo bandhigtay 2009 xafladiisii Lincoln Memorial.