Hard Rock Hallelujah

"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by Finnish hard rock band Lordi. It was released as a single in 2006, reaching the No. 1 spot in Finland and reaching the top 10 in eight other European countries. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at No. 25.

"Hard Rock Hallelujah"
Single by Lordi
from the album The Arockalypse
B-side"Mr. Killjoy"
Released19 May 2006
Length
  • 4:09 (album version)
  • 3:01 (radio edit)
Label
  • RCA
  • Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Miss Awa
  • Mr. Amen
  • Mr. Kalma
  • Mr Kita
  • Mr Lordi
Producer(s)Jyrki Tuovinen
Lordi singles chronology
"Blood Red Sandman"
(2004)		 "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
(2006)		 "Who's Your Daddy?"
(2006)
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Lordi
Language
English
Composer(s)
Mr Lordi
Lyricist(s)
Mr Lordi
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
292
Final result
1st
Final points
292
Entry chronology
◄ "Why?" (2005)
"Leave Me Alone" (2007) ►

Lordi performed the song for Finland at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest and won the contest with 292 points, marking the country's first win. It was voted as the most popular Finnish Eurovision entry in the 40 years the country had participated. It held the record for most points until it was beaten by "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak of Norway with 387 points three years later.

On 26 May 2006, Lordi broke a world record for karaoke songs, when about 80,000 people sang "Hard Rock Hallelujah" on Helsinki's Market Square.

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