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Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
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- Album
- Various Positions
- Released
- 1984
- Genres
- singer-songwriter
- Length
- 4:40
- Tempo
- 171 BPM
- Label
- Columbia/Legacy
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About this song
The song was not very popular when it first came out. John Cale covered it in 1991 for a tribute album, using lyrics based on Cohen's 1988 live version, and Jeff Buckley's 1994 cover on the album Grace went on to become the most well-known recording. Since then it has been covered over 300 times and has appeared in many film soundtracks and television shows.
What it's about
By some interpretations, the song is an argument between Cohen and God, with King David's hallelujah from the Psalms held up as a contrast. For others, it traces the evolution of a relationship through a metaphor that mixes sex and religion.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “Waluigi - Hallelujah by GrifFilms (Ft. Waluigi)”.
- Covered 172 times, including “Halleluja by Karlien van Jaarsveld”.
- Written by Leonard Cohen.
- Produced by John Lissauer.
- Recorded at Quad Recording Studios.