Glory of Love

Not to be confused with song written by Billy Hill for which see The Glory of Love (song).

"Glory of Love"
Single by Peter Cetera
from the album Solitude/Solitaire
Released	1986
Format	7"
Recorded	1985
Genre	Pop
Length	4:20
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Peter Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini
Producer	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 Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit song written by Peter Cetera, David Foster and Cetera's wife at the time, Diane Nini, and recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. The song was Cetera's first hit single and was included on his 1986 album, Solitude/Solitaire.

The single peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 2, 1986, remaining in that spot for two weeks. It also spent five weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. 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.

The version of the song as released as a single and on Cetera's album Solitude/Solitare is edited, missing the beginning eight-second section of the song's bridge (which is heard in the actual Karate Kid II film).

"Glory of Love" was the inspiration for "In Your Arms"', the love song from Camp Blood: The Musical.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

The song earned nominations in 1986 for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987 for "Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist."

It went on to win an ASCAP Award for "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" and a BMI Film & TV Award for "Most Performed Song from a Film."

Music video

The music video by Peter Cetera is set in a Dojo, with cut and fade scenes of the movie The Karate Kid, Part II throughout.

Cover versions

• The song was covered by New Found Glory on their 2000 album From the Screen to Your Stereo.
• A cover was also performed by Jessa Zaragoza and Dingdong Avanzado on Zaragoza's 2000 album Ibigay Mo Na.
• Australian boyband North covered the song, which was released as their first single from their 2004 self-titled debut album, reaching number one on the Asian music charts.^{[citation needed]}
• Japanese pop artist Melody included the song on her third album Ready to Go! (2007).
• Venezuelan pop vocal band Voz Veis included an acapella version of the song on their live acoustic album Una Noche Común y Sin Corriente (2009). In this cover, the lyrics were shorten from the original one.
• In 2011, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks as part of a medley that recapped Fringe episode 3.21, "The Last Sam Weiss."
• In 2011, Canadian artist Karl Wolf greatly sampled on the song in his released single "Ghetto Love" featuring Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. The single was released in Canada on Universal Republic.
• Filipina singer, Jolina Magdangal performed "The Glory of Love" on 31 March 2011 at Wells Fargo Day 2011.

References in other media

• In one episode of the recurring Saturday Night Live sketch "Jarrett's Room", DJ Johnathan Feinstein (played by Seth Meyers), plays a sample of "Glory of Love" to open for each walk-on character. He admits that the Karate Kid, Part II soundtrack was the only music he had since he had to pack up his dorm to move out of the residence halls.

References

Preceded by "Your Wildest Dreams" by The Moody Blues	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single July 19, 1986 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Words Get in the Way" by Miami Sound Machine
Preceded by "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single August 2, 1986 – August 9, 1986	Succeeded by "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
Preceded by "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna	Canadian RPM number-one single August 23, 1986 - August 30, 1986	Succeeded by "Mad About You" by Belinda Carlisle