Hum Hallelujah Lyrics

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“Hum Hallelujah” is the fifth track on Infinity on High.

Although never directly referenced, it can be safely assumed that Pete Wentz wrote “Hum Hallelujah” with his suicide attempt still fresh in mind, as he has stated in an interview:

“I got in my car. I remember I was listening to Jeff Buckley doing Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ and sat there and took a bunch of Ativan in a Best Buy parking lot.”

The song focuses on pressing on with life – even when its regular melodies hit off-key notes. It acknowledges frustrating experiences and failed attempts to cope with them and urges listeners to keep going anyways.

The bridge of the song features a rerecorded sample of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” with a heavier rock background before reverting to the reprisal of the chorus.

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Recorded At
Pass Studios
Release Date
February 6, 2007
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