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Glory of Love

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This article is about the song by Peter Cetera. For the song by Billy Hill, see The Glory of Love (song). For the album by Herbie Mann, see Glory of Love (album). For other uses, see Glory of Love (disambiguation).
"Glory of Love"
Single by Peter Cetera
from the album Solitude/Solitaire and The Karate Kid Part II
B-side"On the Line"
ReleasedJune 4, 1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length4:26 (Album Version) 5:02 (Extended Version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Omartian
Peter Cetera singles chronology
"Livin' in the Limelight"
(1982) 		"Glory of Love"
(1986) 		"The Next Time I Fall"
(1986)

"Glory of Love" is a 1986 song performed by Peter Cetera, which he wrote and composed with his then-wife Diane Nini and David Foster.[1] The song was recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the film The Karate Kid Part II (1986), it was Cetera's first hit single after he left the band, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and it was included on his album Solitude/Solitaire (1986), which Michael Omartian produced.[3]

"Glory of Love" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 2, 1986, remaining in that spot for two weeks. It also spent five weeks atop the US adult contemporary chart.[4] Billboard ranked the power ballad[5] as number fourteen on the Top Pop Singles of 1986,[6]: Y-21  and number four on the Top Adult Contemporary Singles of 1986.[6]: Y-27  The song achieved similar success in the UK, peaking at number three on the UK singles chart, where it was the 26th best-selling single of 1986.[7]

Release and reception

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"Glory of Love" made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US at number 62, for the week ending on June 7, 1986,[8][9] and debuted at number 59 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart that same date.[10] In the same issue, Cash Box also shows the single as a new release.[11]

The single has not been certified gold or platinum by the RIAA, although the record album that it appeared on, Solitude/Solitaire, has been certified both gold and platinum.[12]

The song earned nominations for an Academy Award for Best Original Song,[13] and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song.[14] It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist,[15] and went on to win an ASCAP Award for Most Performed Songs from a Motion Picture[16] and a BMI Film & TV Award for Most Performed Song from a Film.[17]

Background

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Cetera has said that he originally wrote and composed "Glory of Love" as the end title for the film Rocky IV (1985), but it was passed over by United Artists, instead ultimately being used as the theme for The Karate Kid Part II (1986).[18][19]

The single of "Glory of Love" and the accompanying video were released in May 1986, while the album, Solitude/Solitaire, was released within days of the release of the movie, The Karate Kid Part II, a month later.[20] Upon its release, the song was often incorrectly credited as being a new song performed by Cetera's former band Chicago owing to its similarity in style to many of the band's popular songs for which Cetera had been the lead vocalist.[21]

Cetera performed a shortened version of the song live at the 59th Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on Monday, March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.[13][21]

Music video

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The music video by Peter Cetera is set in a Japanese martial arts dojo, with cut and fade scenes of the movie The Karate Kid Part II throughout.[22][23] The video was directed by Peter Sinclair.[24]

Personnel

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Cover versions

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  • Australian boy band North covered the song, which was released as their debut single from their 2004 self-titled debut album North, charting in a number of Asian music charts.[citation needed]
  • In 2010, Canadian artist Zameer released an acoustic version of the song on his album From Under the Bleachers. The single reached number 73 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[25]

References in other media

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  • "Glory of Love" was performed as the finale of the Irish stage show Riot in 2018 in Sydney, Australia.[26]
  • "Glory of Love" plays while a woman runs over a man with a minivan in season 2, episode 3 of the NBC broadcast television series, Good Girls. The episode first aired on March 17, 2019.[27][28]

B-side

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The song "On the Line" which was on the B-side of the 45 rpm single[29][30] was from Cetera's eponymously named first solo album, Peter Cetera, which had been released in 1981.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Glory of Love"
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[31][32] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[33] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[34] 19
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[35] 1
Germany (GfK)[36] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[37] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 25
Norway (VG-lista)[40] 2
Panama (UPI)[41] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[44] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[46] 1

Year-end charts

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1986 year-end chart performance for "Glory of Love"
Chart (1986) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[47] 64
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[48] 16
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[49] 66
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[50] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[51] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[52] 14

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Glory of Love"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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