Glittering Prize
| "Glittering Prize" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Glittering Prize Theme" |
"Glittering Prize" is a 1982 hit single by the Scottish rock group Simple Minds, and released on their fifth studio album New Gold Dream, released the same year.
The song reached #16 in the UK and the top 20 in other countries including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and Sweden.[1][2]
A compilation album, released by Simple Minds in 1992, is named after the song, and is entitled Glittering Prize 81/92,[3]
Music video
The video continuously alternates between two main stages. The first one is set in a golden room where the band members (Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, and Mick MacNeil only), all dressed in black, perform the song. The other stage is set in a dark, museum-like room, under the surveillance of a napping security guard, and featuring hanging portraits of the band members' faces made of gold. A story unfolds in this latter stage as a young woman in a bikini and whose body is all painted in gold, stealthily penetrating the room and reaching out to a sarcophagus within which lies a pharaoh version of Kerr. After having touched his face and brought the other band members back to life she then drives away with them in a car. As the guard realises the burglary, the woman, now in the golden room, rests in a long chair and sips on a cocktail before the video ends.[4]
Chart positions
| Country | Positions |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #16 |
| Australia | #9 |
| Ireland | 11 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Sweden | 11 |
References
- ^ "Chart Stats - Glittering Prize". chartstats.com.
- ^ "Glittering Prize". allmusic.com.
- ^ Glittering Prize 81/92 Cassette Sleeve Notes by Brian Hogg, 1992
- ^ Simple Minds - Glittering Prize. YouTube. Retrieved 1 October 2011