You Want It Darker (song)
Appearance
"You Want It Darker" | |
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Single by Leonard Cohen | |
from the album You Want It Darker | |
Released | September 21, 2016 |
Length | 3:48 |
Label | Columbia |
Composer(s) | Patrick Leonard |
Lyricist(s) | Leonard Cohen |
Producer(s) |
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"You Want It Darker" is a song by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen, released on September 21, 2016, Cohen's 82nd birthday.[1] It is the title track from Cohen's album You Want It Darker.[2] The song earned the artist a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and features the vocals of Cantor Gideon Zelermeyer and Shaar Hashomayim Choir.[3]
The song was featured in the trailers for the video game Assassin's Creed: Origins and the 2022 film Bones and All.
References
- ^ Greene, Andy (21 September 2016). "Hear Leonard Cohen's Mesmerizing New Song 'You Want It Darker'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (20 October 2016). "Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "60th Grammy Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.