![]() ![]() Problems playing these files? See media help.Ĭohen is reputed to have written around 80 to as many as 180 draft verses for "Hallelujah"-a number affected by the accounting question that he had many versions of the same line. "Hallelujah" experienced renewed interest following Cohen's death in November 2016 and re-appeared on international singles charts, including entering the American Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. Many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with more than 300 versions known. The song achieved widespread popularity after Cale's version of it was featured in the 2001 film Shrek. Cale's version inspired a 1994 recording by Jeff Buckley that in 2004 was ranked number 259 on Rolling Stone's " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a new version recorded by John Cale in 1991. ![]() " Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). ![]()
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