You Want It Darker (song) explained

You Want It Darker
Cover:	Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker single.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Leonard Cohen
Album:	You Want It Darker
Length:	3:48
Label:	Columbia
Lyricist:	Leonard Cohen
Composer:	Patrick Leonard
Producer:	Adam Cohen Patrick Leonard

"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 Zelermyer and Shaar Hashomayim Choir.^[3]

Far Out and American Songwriter ranked the song number seven and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Leonard Cohen songs.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greene . Andy . Hear Leonard Cohen's Mesmerizing New Song 'You Want It Darker' . Rolling Stone . 21 September 2016 . 25 August 2022.
2. News: Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker review – still changing, still full of life . Alexis . Petridis. 20 October 2016 . The Guardian . 25 August 2022.
3. Web site: 60th Grammy Nominees. Grammy.com. 28 November 2017.
4. Web site: Leonard Cohen’s 10 greatest songs of all time. Tom. Taylor. Far Out. November 7, 2021. April 27, 2023.
5. Web site: Top 10 Songs by Leonard Cohen. Alli. Patton. American Songwriter. March 8, 2023. April 27, 2023.