Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Google or Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?
Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah came first, in 1984 (released). Google followed 14 years later, in 1998 (founded).
- Second1998
Google
company · foundedGoogle was founded in California in 1998, working out of a friend's garage as its office.
- First1984
Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
song · releasedLeonard Cohen's Hallelujah came out in 1984 and only became famous through later cover versions.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.