You Want It Darker (song)

"You Want It Darker" is a single by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen, released on September 21, 2016.[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]

"You Want It Darker"
Single by Leonard Cohen
from the album You Want It Darker
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2016
Length3:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Leonard Cohen (words) and Patrick Leonard (music)
Producer(s)

Appearance in other media

The song has been featured on various TV shows, including the closing scenes of Season 3 Episode 3 of Billions, Season 1 Episode 4 of Tin Star and Season 3 Episode 5 of Peaky Blinders. It is also the music for the opening credits of a BBC series, Black Earth Rising.

The song has also been featured in video games Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as well as the trailer for Assassin's Creed Origins.

The Congregation Shaar Hashomayim performed the song at the 2017 Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen concert.[4]

In 2019, the song was featured in Jeanie Finlay's documentary covering the production of Game of Thrones' final season, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch.

References
  1. Greene, Andy. "Hear Leonard Cohen's Mesmerizing New Song 'You Want It Darker'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. Petridis, Alexis (20 October 2016). "Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life". The Guardian.
  3. "60th Grammy Nominees". Grammy.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. "Watch Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen on Wednesday, January 3 on CBC". CBC Arts, December 29, 2017.


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