"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]
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from the album You Want It Darker | |
Released | September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) |
Length | 3:48 |
Label | Columbia |
Composer(s) | Patrick Leonard |
Lyricist(s) | Leonard Cohen |
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The song was featured in the trailers for the video game Assassin's Creed: Origins and the 2022 film Bones and All.
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