"Dance Me to the End of Love" may appear to be a love song, Cohen has actually stated that the song was inspired by the Holocaust in a 1995 radio interview.
The song was recorded using a cheap keyboard.
Artists that have covered the song include jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux on her 2004 album Careless Love, and The Civil Wars for their 2011 set Barton Hollow.
This is the opening track of Cohen's Various Positions album.