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{{short description|1979 single by Umberto Tozzi}}
{{Infobox single
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
| Name = Gloria
{{Infobox song
| Cover = Umberto-tozzi-gloria.jpg
| Border = | name = Gloria
| Alt = | cover = Umberto-tozzi-gloria.jpg
| Caption = | alt =
| caption = Picture sleeve (including the Italian release)
| Artist = ]
| Album = | type = single
| A-side = | artist = ]
| B-side = "Aria di lei" | album = Gloria
| Released = {{Start date|1979}} | B-side = Aria di lei
| released = {{Start date|df=y|1979|06}}
| Format = 7", 45rpm
| Recorded = 1979 | recorded =
| studio = Union Studios Munich
| Genre = ], ], ]
| genre = {{hlist|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/11092/the-1980s-singer-with-a-voice-that-rivalled-celine-dions|title=The 1980s Singer With a Voice That Rivalled Celine Dion's|date=24 August 2018|website=AnOther}}</ref>|]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/02/10/chilean-film-gloria-celebrates-power/23399176007/|title=Chilean film 'Gloria' celebrates power of vibrant woman in midlife|magazine=The Columbus Dispatch|date=14 February 2014|access-date=30 August 2023|quote=He came upon Umberto Tozzi’s original Italian Euro-disco version of the song Gloria, known to many Americans through Laura Branigan’s 1982 hit cover.}}</ref>}}
| Length = {{Duration|m=05|s=04}}
| Label = CBS Records | length = {{Duration|m=4|s=25}}
| label =
| Writer = {{Ubl|] and ] {{small|(Italian lyrics)}}|] {{small|(English translation)}}}}
* ]
| Producer = Umberto Tozzi
* ]
| Certification =
| Chronology = | writer =
| Last single = {{Ubl|"]"|(1978)}} * Umberto Tozzi
* ]
| This single = {{Ubl|'''"Gloria"'''|(1979)}}
* ] {{small|(English translation)}}
| Next single = {{Ubl|"Tozzi"|(1980)}}
| Misc = | producer = Umberto Tozzi
| prev_title =Qualcosa qualcuno
| prev_year =1979
| next_title =]
| next_year =1980
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|8Zs7VWqNGHg|''Gloria''}} by Umberto Tozzi (official audio). ] (5:05 minutes)
| type = single
| header = Music videos}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|mWSvlR3igCM|''Gloria''}} by Umberto Tozzi, in English. 12-inch single (stereo). ] (7:11 minutes)
| header = no}}
}} }}
{{For|other songs of the same name|Gloria#Songs{{!}}Gloria}}


"'''Gloria'''" is a ] that became an international hit. The song was originally written and composed in ] by ] and ], and afterwards translated to ] by ]. With ]'s ] of the song, "Gloria" sold over two million singles in the ] alone. "'''Gloria'''" ({{IPA|it|ˈɡlɔːrja}}) is a 1979 ] written and composed in Italian by ] and ], and first translated to English by ]. A 1982 ] by American singer ], with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US ] and has been certified platinum by the ] (RIAA).


==Umberto Tozzi song== ==Umberto Tozzi version==
===Background=== ===Background===
Umberto Tozzi recorded the first version of "Gloria" in 1979;<ref name="utozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8 |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing his original 'Gloria' in Italian |publisher=] |accessdate=April 1, 2010}}</ref> that summer Tozzi's recording entered the ] Top Ten for a stay of sixteen weeks, six of them at #2. It spent four weeks at #1 in both ] and – in a translated version – ]. That same year saw Tozzi's "Gloria" achieve hit status in ] at #4, ] at #3 on the French chart, the ] at #21, ] at #3, and ] where the track reached #8.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/8w9fef.htm/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110914100100/http://tsort.info/music/8w9fef.htm |title=Song artist 746 - Umberto Tozzi |publisher=The World's Music Charts |archivedate=September 14, 2011}}</ref> ] first recorded "Gloria" in 1979, using the word "Gloria" and the fragment of a melody sung with that word from ]'s setting of the Latin Mass, ].<ref name="utozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8 |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing his original 'Gloria' in Italian |date=April 2010 |via=] |access-date=1 April 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> The ]<ref name="utozzigloria"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Gloria-Gloria.html |title=Translation of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from Italian to English |publisher=Lyrics Translate}}</ref> stayed four weeks at number one in both Switzerland and—in a translated version—Spain. That same year, Tozzi's "Gloria" reached number four in Austria, number five in Belgium, number eight in West Germany and number 29 in the Netherlands.<ref name="TozziUltratop"/>


In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new ] mixes by ] and Jason Rooney.<ref name="Gloria 2011"/> The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi.<ref name="housegloria">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAaQpBUQZ8 |title=Official music video of 'Gloria 2011' |via=YouTube |access-date=20 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
The original Umberto Tozzi's "Gloria" is a ],<ref name="utozzigloria"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Gloria-Gloria.html |title=Translation of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from Italian to English |publisher=Lyrics Translate |accessdate=2014}}</ref> as is the first ] rendering of the song,<ref name="utozzijkinggloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfh96y4G9nM |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing the original 'Gloria' in English |publisher=] |accessdate=July 8, 2011}}</ref> recorded by its original English-language lyricist, ], in November 1979;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8530 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110813182301/http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8530 |title=Chart Stats - Jonathan King - Gloria |publisher=Chart Stats |archivedate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> Umberto Tozzi later recorderd and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sepc7415 |title=Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (English Version) / Aria Di Lei |publisher=45cat |accessdate=June 25, 2013}}</ref> He also re-recorded the song with ]'s English-language lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 release, ''The Best of Umberto Tozzi''.


In 2013, Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" was a soundtrack selection for two distinct films, '']''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theschleicherspin.com/2013/12/26/martin-scorseses-jackass-or-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ |title=Martin Scorcese's Jackass or The Wolf of Wall Street |publisher=The Schleicher Spin |date=December 26, 2013}}</ref> and the 2013 film ''].''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/quiet-and-unpretentious-gloria-realistically-captivates/Content?oid=4871768 |title=Quiet & Unpretentious Gloria Realistically Captivates |publisher=Charleston City Paper |date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" appeared on the respective soundtracks to the 2013 films '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theschleicherspin.com/2013/12/26/martin-scorseses-jackass-or-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ |title=Martin Scorsese's Jackass or The Wolf of Wall Street |website=The Schleicher Spin |date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/quiet-and-unpretentious-gloria-realistically-captivates/Content?oid=4871768 |title=Quiet & Unpretentious Gloria Realistically Captivates |work=Charleston City Paper |date=26 February 2014}}</ref> It was also played during the Parade of Nations in the ] Opening Ceremony as ], the host nation of the Universiade at the time, entered the stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oasport.it/2019/07/live-universiadi-napoli-2019-in-diretta-ilaria-cusinato-sventola-il-tricolore-per-la-festa-del-pubblico-napoletano-insigne-accende-il-braciere-delle-universiadi/|title=LIVE Universiadi Napoli 2019 in DIRETTA: Ilaria Cusinato sventola il tricolore per la festa del pubblico napoletano, Insigne accende il braciere delle Universiadi!|date=4 July 2019}}</ref>


===Summary of English lyrics=== ===Track listings===
{{col-begin}}
In his song of ]'s translated lyrics, ], who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.<ref name="utozzijkinggloria"/>
{{col-2}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 7-inch single
| title1 = Gloria
| length1 = 4:25
| title2 = Aria di lei
| length2 = 4:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12-inch single
| title1 = Gloria
| note1 = 12-inch disco mix
| length1 = 7:05
| title2 = Mama
| length2 = 5:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12-inch single {{nobold|(UK)}}
| title1 = Gloria
| note1 = English version
| length1 = 6:30
| title2 = Gloria
| note2 = Italian version
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Aria di lei
| length3 = 4:10
}}

{{col-break}}

{{Track listing
| headline = CD single {{nobold|– 2001 version}}
| title1 = Gloria
| note1 = 2001 version
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Gloria
| note2 = Remixland radio edit
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Gloria
| note3 = Remixland extended
| length3 = 5:39
| title4 = Gloria
| note4 = La Fabrique Du Sons dub remix
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Gloria
| note5 = Original version
| length5 = 4:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download {{nobold|– 2011 remixes}}<ref name="Gloria 2011">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJE9OCA/ |title=Gloria 2011: Umberto Tozzi |website=] |date=5 July 2011}}</ref>
| title1 = Gloria 2011
| note1 = Club edit
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Gloria 2011
| note2 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian radio mix
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Gloria 2011
| note3 = Sorrentino & Zara English radio mix
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Gloria 2011
| note4 = Club mix
| length4 = 7:13
| title5 = Gloria 2011
| note5 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian extended mix
| length5 = 6:12
| title6 = Gloria 2011
| note6 = Sorrentino & Zara English extended mix
| length6 = 6:27
}}
{{col-end}}

===Personnel===
* ] – vocals, chorus
* ] – conductor, piano, keyboards
* ] – drums
* ] – guitar
* ] – bass
* ] – strings
* ] – chorus

===Charts===
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===Charts and certifications===
{{Multicol}}
====Weekly charts==== ====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|- |-
!Chart (1979) ! scope="col"| Chart (1979–1980)
!Peak<br />position ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|- |-
! scope="row"| Australia (])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=45 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref><br>{{small|''English version''}}
|Australian Singles Chart
| 46
| style="text-align:center;"|46
|- |-
{{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true}}
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts">{{Cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Umberto+Tozzi&titel=Tu |title="Tu" in various singles charts |publisher=Austrian Charts |accessdate=January 8, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
{{single chart|Flanders|5|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021|refname="TozziUltratop"}}
|Belgian Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|- |-
! scope="row"| Italy ('']'')<ref name=cha>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=]|language=it|access-date=4 November 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Gloria".</ref>
|Dutch Top 40
|2
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch40|21|artist=Umberto Tozzi|rowheader=true}}
|French Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch100|29|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}}
|German Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|- |-
! scope="row"| South Africa (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html |title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts T |website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921205253/http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html |archive-date=21 September 2018}}</ref><br>{{small|''English version''}}
|Italian Singles Chart
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- |-
! scope="row"| Spain (])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref><br>{{small|''Spanish version''}}
|Spanish Singles Chart
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true}}
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
{{single chart|West Germany|8|songid=582|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=3 March 2020}}
|} |}
{{Multicol-break}} {{col-2}}


====Year-end charts==== ====Year-end charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (1979)
!Peak<br />position
|- |-
! scope="col"| Chart (1979)
|Swiss Singles Chart
! scope="col"| Position
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1979 |title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1979 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
|Italian Singles Chart
| 17
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|- |-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1979 |title=Jaaroverzichten 1979 – Singles |language=nl |publisher=] |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
|Austrian Top 40
| 40
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|- |-
! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1979 |title=Scweizer Jahrehitparade 1979 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
|Belgian Singles Chart
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|- |-
! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1979 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1979 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
|German Media Control Charts
| 36
| style="text-align:center;"|50
|} |}
{{col-end}}


===Certifications===
====Sales and certifications====
{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|nocert=yes|salesamount=367,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=922 |title=Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles |publisher=Info Disc |language=French |accessdate=August 21, 2013}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=2018|note=sales since 2009|accessdate=8 May 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|relyear=1980|award=Gold|salesamount=50,000|certref=<ref name="Spanish certifications 1979-1990">{{Cite book |url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 |title=Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979-1990 |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |language=Spanish |isbn=8480486392}}</ref>|autocat=yes}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=1980|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish_certifications_for_1979-1990.pdf/file |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=913 |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
{{Multicol-end}}


==Laura Branigan cover== ==Jonathan King version==
The first ] rendering of the song<ref name="utozzijkinggloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfh96y4G9nM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/cfh96y4G9nM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing the original 'Gloria' in English |date=8 July 2011 |via=YouTube |access-date=8 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was recorded by its original English-language lyricist ] in November 1979, which reached number 65 on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11916/jonathan-king/ |title=Jonathan King {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=] |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sepc7415 |title=Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (English Version) / Aria Di Lei |website=45cat |access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref>
{{Infobox single

| Name = Gloria
===Lyrical content===
| Cover = Laura Branigan - Gloria.png
In Jonathan King's English lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.<ref name="utozzijkinggloria"/>
| Border =

| Alt =
==Laura Branigan version==
| Caption = {{small|U.K. edition}}
{{Infobox song
| Artist = ]
| Album = ] | name = Gloria
| cover = Gloria Laura Branigan US vinyl 12-inch.jpg
| A-side =
| B-side = "Living a Lie" | alt =
| caption = Side A of the US 12-inch vinyl release, housed in a generic Atlantic sleeve instead of a picture sleeve
| Released = {{Ubl|{{Start date|1982|06}} {{small|(US)}}|{{Start date|1982|12}} {{small|(UK)}}}}
| type = single
| Format = {{Ubl|7", 45rpm {{small|(Single)}}|12", 33rpm {{small|(Disco version)}}}}
| Recorded = 1981 in ] | artist = ]
| Genre = ], ] | album = ]
| Length = {{Duration|m=04|s=50}} | B-side = "I Wish We Could Be Alone"
| released = {{Start date|1982|06}}
| Label = ] {{small|(ATL 11759)}}
| recorded = 1981
| Writer = {{Ubl|] and ] {{small|(original lyrics)}}|] and ] {{small|(cover lyrics)}}}}
| studio = Rusk Sound (Hollywood, California)
| Producer = ], Greg Mathieson
| genre = *]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=September 18, 1984 |title=MUSIC/NOTED IN BRIEF; ; Branigan's Top-40 Style At Avery Fisher Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/18/arts/music-noted-in-brief-branigan-s-top-40-style-at-avery-fisher-hall.html |quote= Miss Branigan, who appeared at Avery Fisher Hall on Friday, made her breakthrough several years ago with ''Gloria,'' one of the last hits produced in the ''Eurodisco'' style popularized by Donna Summer.|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzuEDwAAQBAJ&dq=blondie+call+me+euro+disco&pg=PT321|title=David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4683-1625-4 |access-date=29 August 2023|quote=The influence of Eurodisco was soon felt in America, where Moroder provided Blondie with their biggest US chart hit ('Call Me'), and Laura Brannigan would also hit Number One with a cover of the Italian pop hit 'Gloria'. |last1=Bullock |first1=Darryl W. |publisher=ABRAMS }}</ref>
| Certification =
*]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=February 16, 2018|title=Why Laura Branigan’s ‘Gloria’ Is the Perfect Song for an On-Screen Crime Scheme|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/laura-branigan-gloria-darren-crissy-assassination-gianni-versace-i-tonya-1202701882/|magazine=Variety|publisher=P-MRC Holdings|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>
| Chronology =
*]<ref name= "Breihan 2020">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Lionel Richie's "Truly|website= ] |date= Jun 22, 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2088222/the-number-ones-lionel-richies-truly/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= Laura Branigan’s strutting, stomping, mane-shaking synth-rock belter “Gloria” peaked at #2 behind “Truly".|accessdate= July 22, 2023}}</ref>
| Last single = {{Ubl|"All Night With Me"|(1982)}}
| length = {{unbulleted list|4:51 (album version)|3:50 (7-inch edit)|5:53 (12-inch mix)}}
| This single = {{Ubl|'''"Gloria"'''|(1982)}}
| label = ]
| Next single = {{Ubl|"]"|(1983)}}
| Misc = | writer = * ]
* ]
{{Extra music sample |filename=Laura Branigan - Gloria.ogg |format=] |type=single |title="Gloria"}}
* ]
| producer = ]
| prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative picture sleeve
| type = single
| cover = Laura Branigan - Gloria.png
| border =
| alt =
| caption = UK version of the international picture sleeve (zoomed-in from the cover art of the parent album)
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|nNEb2k_EmMg|"Gloria"}} by Laura Branigan (official music video). ] (3:51 minutes)}}
}} }}


===Background=== ===Background===
The ]' managing director Doug Morris suggested that ] works with producer ], who suggested that she records an English version of the ] hit "Gloria." Laura Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/lvsuncolumn_030703.pdf |title=Branigan knows value of familiar material |publisher=Laura Branigan website |date=July 3, 2003}}</ref> Laura Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was co-produced by White with Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the '']'' album. ]' managing director ] suggested that ] work with producer ], who suggested that she record an English version of Tozzi's hit "Gloria". Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/lvsuncolumn_030703.pdf |title=Branigan knows value of familiar material |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=3 July 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}}</ref> Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was produced by White and co-produced by Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the '']'' album. Tozzi also re-recorded the song with ]'s and Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 album ''The Best of Umberto Tozzi''.


Laura Branigan told ] that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario," but that this seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Laura Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by ], the contractor for the ''Branigan'' album, to which he also contributed guitar work; while Laura Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics. Branigan told '']'' magazine that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario", but that it seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by ], the contractor for the ''Branigan'' album, to which he also contributed guitar work; Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics.


In 2003, Laura Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/innewswkly_030820.pdf |title="Gloria" on Laura Branigan's life |publisher=Laura Branigan website |date=August 20, 2003}}</ref> In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/innewswkly_030820.pdf |title=The Lucky One |work=] |date=20 August 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}}</ref>


Branigan later released a ] re-recording of the song just a few months before her death. "Gloria 2004" was released with several remixes on 26 April 2004.
Subsequent releases of ]'s "Gloria" cover include ] released by herself; as well as "Gloria 2011" released by ] and Jason Rooney in July 2011, featuring Natasha Tozzi.<ref name="housegloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=BJAaQpBUQZ8 |title=Official music video of 'Gloria 2011' |publisher=] |accessdate=February 20, 2012}}</ref>


===Popular success=== ===Commercial performance===
"Gloria" attained its highest profile via a re-working featured on the 1982 album release '']'', the first released album by ]. Although another selection, "All Night With Me," was chosen as the album's lead-off single, Laura Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional TV appearances at the time of the album's release in early 1982,<ref name="veitchutozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE |title=Video of Laura Branigan's cover of 'Gloria' |publisher=] |accessdate=February 23, 2008}}</ref> and that track was released as a single in the summer, first becoming a ] favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to debut on the pop charts. The single reached #2 on the ] in ] for three weeks, ending November 27 through December 11. The most successful version of "Gloria"' was featured on the 1982 album '']'', the first album release by Laura Branigan. Although another track, "]", was chosen as the album's lead single, Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional television appearances at the time of the album's release,<ref name="veitchutozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/355Fk8drgZE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Laura Branigan's cover of 'Gloria' |date=23 February 2008 |via=YouTube |access-date=23 February 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the track was chosen as the album's second single in June 1982, first becoming a ] favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to enter the pop charts in July. The single reached number two on the ] on 27 November 1982, behind ]'s "]", and remained there the following two weeks, through 11 December—when Richie had been supplanted by ]'s "]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109200140/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-12-11|url-status=dead|title=Billboard Hot 100™|magazine=] |date=2 January 2013|archivedate=9 November 2016}}</ref>


"Gloria" earned Laura Branigan a nomination for the ] for the year 1982. The song remained in the ] for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act,<ref>{{Cite book |author=] |year=1991 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (July 10, 1982 - March 12, 1983) |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-079-2}}</ref> breaking the previous record mark. ]'s Top 100 ranked "Gloria" at #1. Certified platinum for sales of two million in the US alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in ] where it held the #1 position for seven consecutive weeks, from February 7 to March 21, 1983. "Gloria" also took Laura Branigan to the Top Ten charts in ] at #1, the ] at #6, ] at #4, ] at #9, ] at #6, and #36 in ]. "Gloria" earned Branigan a nomination for the ] for the year 1982. The song remained in the ] for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Joel Whitburn |year=1991 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (July 10, 1982 – March 12, 1983) |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-079-2|author-link=Joel Whitburn}}</ref> The song also topped '']'' magazine's chart.<ref name="cashbox"/> Certified platinum for sales of over two million in the United States alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in Australia where it held the top position for seven consecutive weeks, from 7 February to 21 March 1983. "Gloria" also reached number one in Canada, number four in Ireland, number six in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number nine in South Africa.{{fact|date=February 2023}}


===Notable inclusions=== ===Notable inclusions===
The song was played in the film '']'', but was not included on the film's soundtrack.
]'s cover of "Gloria" appeared in the musical drama '']'' in 1983. In a nod to her hit, Laura Branigan's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" performed on the '']'' Christmas special featured the background vocalists singing the name "Gloria," evoking both Laura Branigan's signature song and the Latin refrain of the Christmas carol "]."


The song was played in the live show '']'', included as episode 3x11 of ].
The cover song was incorporated into the score of '']'' in a scene where the character named Gloria performs a ] routine. The song was sung by Djalenja Scott and Carryl Thomas in Ruthie Stephens' 2008–09 national tour of the musical, and by ] and Hannah Levane in the 2010–11's play at ], where Charlotte Harwood assumed the role of Gloria.


Branigan's "Gloria" was also used as the signature tune of the ] radio show.
Laura Branigan's "Gloria" was featured on ], in the season five episode ] in 2014. The song is performed by main stars ], ], and a featured guest star ].

In January 2021, the song was heard playing during ]'s "Save America" rally, as captured in a video shared by ] The backstage video went viral after rally participants ]. Branigan's legacy manager Kathy Golik responded to the video, calling it "absolutely appalling to hear 'Gloria' being played in the background of a widely-circulating video of Pres. Trump given the tragic, unsettling, & shameful happenings that occurred at the US Capitol."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/9508594/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128080955/https://www.billboard.com/pro/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ |title=Laura Branigan Manager Calls Video of Trump Family Blasting 'Gloria' Before Right Wing D.C. Riots 'Absolutely Appalling' |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |magazine=Billboard |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Use by the St. Louis Blues====
The ]'s (NHL) ] began using Branigan's cover version of "Gloria" as its unofficial victory song when they went on a franchise-record 11-game winning streak during the ]; on January 6, a couple of Blues teammates were at a bar with a DJ, and according to defenceman ], "this one guy looked at the DJ and said, 'Keep playing "Gloria"!' so they kept playing it. Everyone would get up and start singing and dancing. We just sat back and watched it happen. Right there we decided we should play the song after our wins." The following day, goaltender ] made his first start for the Blues that season and won the game with a shutout.<ref name="Spiegel">Spiegel, Jackie. . sportingnews.com. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.</ref><ref name="nhl">{{cite web|last=Pinkert|first=Chris|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/gloria-the-story-behind-the-blues-new-old-postgame-victory-song/c-304750776|title=Gloria! The story behind the Blues new (old) postgame victory song|publisher=]|date=12 February 2019|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> The song was played at ] every time the Blues won a game in the season, leading to "Play Gloria!" becoming both a ] and victory chant for Blues fans. "Gloria" reappeared on the ] singles chart thanks to the trend, reaching number three after the Blues won the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Dustin |url=https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/play-gloria-st-louis-blues-victory-song-explained |title=How 'Gloria' Became the St. Louis' Song & Why Every Keeps Saying 'Play Gloria!' |website=] |date=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Branigan |first=Laura |user=laurabranigan |number=1139200893574877186 |title="Gloria" currently #3 on iTunes chart!!! @StLouisBlues @NHLonNBCSports ~ Kathy Golik, Other Half Entertainment #stlbues #PlayGloria #LauraBranigan #StanleyCupChampions2019 #TheVoiceThePassionThePower |date=13 June 2019 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> "Gloria" also re-entered the ] in the wake of the Blues' championship, landing at number 46 on the ] chart for the week of 22 June 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/laura-branigan/chart-history/hds/ |title=Laura Branigan Chart History (Digital Song Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>


===Track listings=== ===Track listings===
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*'''U.S. 7" single / digital 45'''
{{col-2}}
# "Gloria" – 4:50
{{Track listing
# "Living a Lie" – 3:41
| headline = 7-inch single
| title1 = Gloria
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = Living a Lie
| length2 = 3:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12-inch single
| title1 = Gloria
| note1 = Extended version
| length1 = 5:53
| title2 = Living a Lie
| length2 = 3:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 7-inch single {{nobold|(UK)}}
| title1 = Gloria
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = I Wish We Could Be Alone
| length2 = 3:18
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 7-inch single {{nobold|(Italy)}}
| title1 = Gloria
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = All Night with Me
| length2 = 3:52
}}
{{col-2}}


{{Track listing
*'''U.S. 12" single'''
| headline = CD single {{nobold|– The Remixes}}
# "Gloria" (Extended version) – 5:53
| title1 = Gloria '99
# "Living a Lie" – 3:41
| note1 = DJ-C radio edit
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Gloria '99
| note2 = DJ-C extended mix
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = Gloria '99
| note3 = Tinka's house mix
| length3 = 6:29
| title4 = Gloria '99
| note4 = Tinka's dub mix
| length4 = 6:31
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single {{nobold|– 2004 Mixes}}
| title1 = Gloria 2004
| note1 = Prodygee & Davis radio mix
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = Gloria 2004
| note2 = alternative radio version
| length2 = 3:38
| title3 = Gloria 2004
| note3 = S.A.D. radio mix
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Gloria 2004
| note4 = Prodygee & Davis remix
| length4 = 6:16
| title5 = Gloria 2004
| note5 = S.A.D. club mix
| length5 = 6:59
| title6 = Gloria 2004
| note6 = Prodygee & Davis club mix
| length6 = 6:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12-inch single {{nobold|– 2004 Mixes}}
| title1 = Gloria 2004
| note1 = Discotronix remix
| length1 = 7:01
| title2 = Gloria 2004
| note2 = Prodygee & Davis remix
| length2 = 6:16
| title3 = Gloria 2004
| note3 = S.A.D. club mix
| length3 = 6:59
| title4 = Gloria 2004
| note4 = Prodygee & Davis club mix
| length4 = 6:01
}}
{{col-end}}


===Personnel===
*'''UK 7" single'''
{{Div col}}
# "Gloria" – 4:50
* Laura Branigan – vocals
# "I Wish We Could Be Alone" – 3:18
* ] – synthesizer
* ] – background vocals
* ] – bass guitar
* ] – background vocals
* Jon Joyce – background vocals
* ] – guitar
* Greg Mathieson – synthesizer, keyboards
* Lisa Sarna – background vocals
* ] – background vocals
* Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
* ] – drums
* ] – guitar
* Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
{{Div col end}}


===Charts and certifications=== ===Charts===
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====Chart performance====

{| class="wikitable"
====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|- |-
!Chart (1982/1983) ! scope="col"| Chart (1982–1983)
!Peak<br />position ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|- |-
! scope="row"| Australia (])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=45 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|Australia Singles Chart
| 1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Flanders|32|artist=Laura Branigan|song=Gloria|rowheader=true}}
|Canadian Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=6926|rowheader=true|access-date=22 January 2021}}
|Ireland Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|- |-
! scope="row"| Finland (])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
|South African Singles Chart
| 22
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|- |-
{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}}
|]
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|- |-
{{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Laura Branigan|song=Gloria|rowheader=true}}
|U.S. '']'' Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|- |-
! scope="row"| South Africa (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html |title=SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts B |website=The South African Rock Encyclopedia |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215853/http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(B).html |archive-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>
|U.S. ]
| 9
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Laura Branigan|artistid=19930|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Laura Branigan|rowheader=true|access-date=22 January 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|28|artist=Laura Branigan|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=Laura Branigan|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| US '']'' Top 100 Singles<ref name="cashbox">{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19821127.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 27, 1982 |work=] |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518133051/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19821127.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|2|chartid=6193|rowheader=true|access-date=August 7 2024}}
|} |}
{{Multicol-break}} {{col-2}}


====Sales and certifications==== ====Year-end charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{Certification Table Top}}
|-
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|title=Gloria|artist=Laura Branigan|award=Platinum|certyear=1983|relyear=1982|salesamount=100,000}}
! scope="col"| Chart (1982)
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Gloria|artist=Laura Branigan|award=Gold|certyear=1983|relyear=1982|autocat=yes}}
! scope="col"| Position
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
|-
{{Multicol-end}}
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6167&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6167.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6167 |title=Top 100 Singles of 82 |magazine=RPM |volume=37 |issue=19 |date=25 December 1982 |page=17 |issn=0315-5994 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
| 14
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/hot-100-songs |title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1982 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
| 75
|-
! scope="row"| US Dance Club Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT81 |title=Talent in Action – Top Disco/Dance Singles/Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=94 |issue=51 |date=25 December 1982 |page=TIA-36 |issn=0006-2510 |via=]}}</ref>
| 35
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1982 – Top 100 Pop Singles |work=Cash Box |date=25 December 1982 |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812073122/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 26
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
====Chart succession====
|-
{{S-start}}
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
{{succession box
! scope="col"| Position
| before = "]" by ]
|-
| title = Canadian ] 100 number-one singles (Laura Branigan version)
! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://i.imgur.com/860ttad.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1983 |issue=497 |date=2 January 1984 |journal=] |via=]}}</ref>
| years = November 20, 1982
| 3
| after = "]" by ] and ]
|-
}}
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6699&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6699.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6699 |title=The Top Singles of 1983 |magazine=RPM |volume=39 |issue=17 |date=24 December 1983 |page=10 |issn=0315-5994 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
{{succession box
| 54
| before = "]" by ] and ]
|-
| title = ] Top 100 Singles number-one single (Laura Branigan version)
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|title= Top Selling Singles of 1983 |publisher= ] |access-date= 9 February 2021 |url= https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1983-12-31}}</ref>
| years = November 27, 1982
| 49
| after = "]" by ]
|-
}}
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/hot-100-songs |title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1983 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
{{succession box
| 56
| before = "]" by ]
|}
| title = Australian ] ] (Laura Branigan version)
| years = February 7, 1983 – March 21, 1983
| after = "]" by ] and ]
}}
{{S-end}}


===2004 release=== ====All-time charts====
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{{Infobox single
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| Name = Gloria 2004
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|-
| Alt =
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
| Caption =
| 386
| Artist = ]
|}
| Album =
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| Format = ], ]
| Recorded = 2003
| Genre = ], ]
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| Label = Dance Street
| Writer = ], ], ], ]
| Producer =
| Certification =
| Chronology =
| Last single = {{Ubl|"]"|(2004)}}
| This single = {{Ubl|'''"Gloria 2004"'''|(2004)}}
| Next single =
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}}


===Certifications===
] released a re-recording of "Gloria" in a ] style a few months before her death in August of 2004. The track was released as "Gloria 2004."
{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=1983}}
====Track listings====
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2006|certyear=2021|date=5 March 2021|id=17077-862-1|access-date=8 March 2021}}
*'''CD single'''
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=1995|date=3 May 1995}}
# "Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis radio mix) – 3:23
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
# "Gloria 2004" (Alternative radio version) – 3:38
# "Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. radio mix) – 4:09
# "Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis remix) – 6:16
# "Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. club mix) – 6:59
# "Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis club mix) – 6:01

*'''12" single'''
# "Gloria 2004" (Discotronix remix) – 7:01
# "Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis remix) – 6:16
# "Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. club mix) – 6:59
# "Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis club mix) – 6:01


==Other versions and inclusions== ==Other versions and inclusions==
===Early years===
*A ] rendering of "Gloria," titled "Dívka Gloria," was a local success for ] in 1980;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tn.nova.cz/zpravy/zajimavosti/zpivajici-bubenik-vita-vavra-zkousi-to-porad-dal.html |title=Zpívající bubeník Víťa Vávra: Jsem máma v domácnosti |publisher=TN.cz |date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> as well as for the ]n rendering of "Gloria" recorded by ] in the same year.
A Czech rendition of "Gloria", titled "Dívka Gloria", was a local success for ] in 1980;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tn.nova.cz/clanek/zpravy/zajimavosti/zpivajici-bubenik-vita-vavra-zkousi-to-porad-dal.html |title=Zpívající bubeník Víťa Vávra: Jsem máma v domácnosti |publisher=] |date=4 January 2012}}</ref> as well as for the Estonian rendering of "Gloria" recorded by ] in the same year. In 1982, ] released a ] version with lyrics by Claude Carrère and Jean Schmitt; the single, "Glori, Gloria" rose to number 8 in France on 15 January 1983.<ref>. Select the year 1983, and then the drop-down menu for 15/01/1983.</ref> Also in 1982, ] had a single release of "Gloria" with new German lyrics written by ], and production by ]. In 1983, ] recorded a Swedish rendering of "Gloria"—with lyrics by ]—for her album '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886146|title=Främling|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1983|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> and ] recorded a Finnish version of the song for her album ''Mikä Fiilis!''

*In 1982, ] recorded "Gloria" with ]'s lyrics, while ] had a single release of "Gloria" with new ] lyrics written by ]. As with ]'s version, the Valaitis version was produced by Jack White.


"Gloria" has been used internationally in television commercials for products as diverse as beer and flour; while another version of the song, amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and soundalike vocalist to Branigan, was used in an Australian TV commercial for the 1984 ].<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKFTPCgRs5g| title = Australian Ad Mitsubishi Cordia - 1984 | website=]| date = 15 December 2010 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*In 1983, ] recorded a 1982 ] rendering of "Gloria" – lyrics by ] – for her ''Främling'' album; while ] recorded a ] rendering of the song for her album ''Mikä Fiilis!''


Prior to the commercial success of Branigan's version in the United Kingdom, British singer ] recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album '']''. Australian singer ] also recorded "Gloria" for her 1983 covers album ''What a Feeling''.
*Another version of "Gloria", amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and complete with a soundalike vocalist to Laura Branigan, was used in an ]n TV commercial for the 1984 ].


===Later years===
*Prior to Laura Branigan's version repeating its ] success in the ], British singer ] recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album '']''.
] sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the ] sitcom '']'' (broadcast on 23 November 2000), performing the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985. Australian ] included "Gloria" on their ] in 2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}


] recorded a Spanish rendering of "Gloria" for his album ''A ritmo de clasicos'' in 2011, the same year that ] recorded another Spanish version of "Gloria" on his album '']''; the album lasted five weeks at number 1 in ], and earned quadruple-platinum status. Airing in December 2011, Sergio Dalma also performed the song on an ] special called ''Via Dalma'', where Tozzi was also among the guests.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/especiales-navidad/sergio-dalma-via-dalma/1280393/ |title=Sergio Dalma – Via Dalma, Especiales de Navidad |language=es |publisher=] |date=24 December 2011}}</ref> In 2012, Mexican singer ] recorded a version of the song and released it as the first single for her eponymous, Gloria Live album.
*] sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the ] sitcom '']'', which was broadcast in November 23, 2000. Reynolds performs the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985.


On 12 June 2019, while in St. Louis, ] covered the song following the ]' win over the ] in the ].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Phish |author-link=Phish |user=Phish_FTR |number=1139006702274134017 |title=SET TWO: Gloria |date=13 June 2019}}</ref> In 2021 ] released a cover of the song on her EP ''Aisles''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Angel Olsen Announces New EP Aisles, Shares Cover of Laura Branigan's "Gloria"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-olsen-announces-new-ep-aisles-shares-cover-of-laura-branigan-gloria-listen/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Australian ] included "Gloria" on their ] in 2006.

*In 2010, ]n actress ] headlined a television series named "Gloria", named by the Laura Branigan song. In the series, Bae portrays an aspiring singer who gets her start and ascends to fame by singing a ] cover of song "Gloria".

*] recorded a ] rendering of "Gloria" for his 2011 album ''A ritmo de clasicos''. In the same year, ] recorded another Spanish version on his album '']''; the album lasted five weeks at #1 in ], and earned quadruple-platinum status. Dalma also performed the song on an ] special called ''Via Dalma'', which aired in December 2011. ] was among the guests, but Dalma sang the song as a solo.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/especiales-navidad/sergio-dalma-via-dalma/1280393/ |title=Sergio Dalma - Via Dalma, Especiales de Navidad |publisher=] |date=December 24, 2011}}</ref>

*] recorded a ] rendering of "Gloria" for his 2012 album ''Zingt zuiderse klassiekers''; the track reached #15 on the ] chart. ] performed "Gloria" as an opening number in concert, and recorded a studio version of Spanish lyrics completely different from the original, released in February 2012.


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1979 single by Umberto Tozzi

"Gloria"
Picture sleeve (including the Italian release)
Single by Umberto Tozzi
from the album Gloria
B-side"Aria di lei"
ReleasedJune 1979 (1979-06)
StudioUnion Studios Munich
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Umberto Tozzi
Umberto Tozzi singles chronology
"Qualcosa qualcuno"
(1979) 		"Gloria"
(1979) 		"Stella stai"
(1980)
Music videos
Gloria on YouTube by Umberto Tozzi (official audio). Warner Music Italy (5:05 minutes)
Gloria on YouTube by Umberto Tozzi, in English. 12-inch single (stereo). Vanguard Records (7:11 minutes)

"Gloria" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡlɔːrja]) is a 1979 love song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and first translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan, with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Umberto Tozzi version

Background

Umberto Tozzi first recorded "Gloria" in 1979, using the word "Gloria" and the fragment of a melody sung with that word from Ludwig van Beethoven's setting of the Latin Mass, Missa solemnis. The love song stayed four weeks at number one in both Switzerland and—in a translated version—Spain. That same year, Tozzi's "Gloria" reached number four in Austria, number five in Belgium, number eight in West Germany and number 29 in the Netherlands.

In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new house mixes by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney. The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi.

Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" appeared on the respective soundtracks to the 2013 films The Wolf of Wall Street and Gloria. It was also played during the Parade of Nations in the 2019 Summer Universiade Opening Ceremony as Italy, the host nation of the Universiade at the time, entered the stage.

Track listings

7-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria"4:25
2."Aria di lei"4:10
12-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria" (12-inch disco mix)7:05
2."Mama"5:07
12-inch single (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria" (English version)6:30
2."Gloria" (Italian version)4:25
3."Aria di lei"4:10
CD single – 2001 version
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria" (2001 version)4:57
2."Gloria" (Remixland radio edit)4:25
3."Gloria" (Remixland extended)5:39
4."Gloria" (La Fabrique Du Sons dub remix)6:03
5."Gloria" (Original version)4:55
Digital download – 2011 remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria 2011" (Club edit)4:09
2."Gloria 2011" (Sorrentino & Zara Italian radio mix)4:25
3."Gloria 2011" (Sorrentino & Zara English radio mix)4:25
4."Gloria 2011" (Club mix)7:13
5."Gloria 2011" (Sorrentino & Zara Italian extended mix)6:12
6."Gloria 2011" (Sorrentino & Zara English extended mix)6:27

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)
English version 		46
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 5
Italy (Musica e dischi) 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 29
South Africa (Springbok Radio)
English version 		7
Spain (AFYVE)
Spanish version 		1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 1
West Germany (GfK) 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 4
West Germany (Official German Charts) 36

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 25,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Jonathan King version

The first English rendering of the song was recorded by its original English-language lyricist Jonathan King in November 1979, which reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".

Lyrical content

In Jonathan King's English lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.

Laura Branigan version

"Gloria"
Side A of the US 12-inch vinyl release, housed in a generic Atlantic sleeve instead of a picture sleeve
Single by Laura Branigan
from the album Branigan
B-side"I Wish We Could Be Alone"
ReleasedJune 1982 (1982-06)
Recorded1981
StudioRusk Sound (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 3:50 (7-inch edit)
  • 5:53 (12-inch mix)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jack White
Laura Branigan singles chronology
"All Night with Me"
(1982) 		"Gloria"
(1982) 		"Solitaire"
(1983)
Alternative picture sleeve
UK version of the international picture sleeve (zoomed-in from the cover art of the parent album)
Music video
"Gloria" on YouTube by Laura Branigan (official music video). Rhino Entertainment Company (3:51 minutes)

Background

Atlantic Records' managing director Doug Morris suggested that Laura Branigan work with producer Jack White, who suggested that she record an English version of Tozzi's hit "Gloria". Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went." Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was produced by White and co-produced by Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the Branigan album. Tozzi also re-recorded the song with Trevor Veitch's and Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 album The Best of Umberto Tozzi.

Branigan told People magazine that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario", but that it seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by Trevor Veitch, the contractor for the Branigan album, to which he also contributed guitar work; Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics.

In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."

Branigan later released a hi-NRG re-recording of the song just a few months before her death. "Gloria 2004" was released with several remixes on 26 April 2004.

Commercial performance

The most successful version of "Gloria"' was featured on the 1982 album Branigan, the first album release by Laura Branigan. Although another track, "All Night with Me", was chosen as the album's lead single, Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional television appearances at the time of the album's release, and the track was chosen as the album's second single in June 1982, first becoming a disco favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to enter the pop charts in July. The single reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on 27 November 1982, behind Lionel Richie's "Truly", and remained there the following two weeks, through 11 December—when Richie had been supplanted by Toni Basil's "Mickey".

"Gloria" earned Branigan a nomination for the Best Pop Vocal Performance Female Grammy Award for the year 1982. The song remained in the Top 40 for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act. The song also topped Cash Box magazine's chart. Certified platinum for sales of over two million in the United States alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in Australia where it held the top position for seven consecutive weeks, from 7 February to 21 March 1983. "Gloria" also reached number one in Canada, number four in Ireland, number six in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number nine in South Africa.

Notable inclusions

The song was played in the film Flashdance, but was not included on the film's soundtrack.

The song was played in the live show Fame Looks at Music '83, included as episode 3x11 of Fame (1982 TV series).

Branigan's "Gloria" was also used as the signature tune of the Alan Jones radio show.

In January 2021, the song was heard playing during Donald Trump's "Save America" rally, as captured in a video shared by Donald Trump Jr. The backstage video went viral after rally participants attacked the United States Capitol. Branigan's legacy manager Kathy Golik responded to the video, calling it "absolutely appalling to hear 'Gloria' being played in the background of a widely-circulating video of Pres. Trump given the tragic, unsettling, & shameful happenings that occurred at the US Capitol."

Use by the St. Louis Blues

The National Hockey League's (NHL) St. Louis Blues began using Branigan's cover version of "Gloria" as its unofficial victory song when they went on a franchise-record 11-game winning streak during the 2018–19 season; on January 6, a couple of Blues teammates were at a bar with a DJ, and according to defenceman Joel Edmundson, "this one guy looked at the DJ and said, 'Keep playing "Gloria"!' so they kept playing it. Everyone would get up and start singing and dancing. We just sat back and watched it happen. Right there we decided we should play the song after our wins." The following day, goaltender Jordan Binnington made his first start for the Blues that season and won the game with a shutout. The song was played at Enterprise Center every time the Blues won a game in the season, leading to "Play Gloria!" becoming both a meme and victory chant for Blues fans. "Gloria" reappeared on the iTunes singles chart thanks to the trend, reaching number three after the Blues won the Stanley Cup. "Gloria" also re-entered the Billboard charts in the wake of the Blues' championship, landing at number 46 on the Digital Song Sales chart for the week of 22 June 2019.

Track listings

7-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria"4:50
2."Living a Lie"3:41
12-inch single
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria" (Extended version)5:53
2."Living a Lie"3:41
7-inch single (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria"4:50
2."I Wish We Could Be Alone"3:18
7-inch single (Italy)
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria"4:50
2."All Night with Me"3:52
CD single – The Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria '99" (DJ-C radio edit)3:30
2."Gloria '99" (DJ-C extended mix)4:32
3."Gloria '99" (Tinka's house mix)6:29
4."Gloria '99" (Tinka's dub mix)6:31
CD single – 2004 Mixes
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis radio mix)3:23
2."Gloria 2004" (alternative radio version)3:38
3."Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. radio mix)4:09
4."Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis remix)6:16
5."Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. club mix)6:59
6."Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis club mix)6:01
12-inch single – 2004 Mixes
No.TitleLength
1."Gloria 2004" (Discotronix remix)7:01
2."Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis remix)6:16
3."Gloria 2004" (S.A.D. club mix)6:59
4."Gloria 2004" (Prodygee & Davis club mix)6:01

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 32
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 22
Ireland (IRMA) 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 9
UK Singles (OCC) 6
US Billboard Hot 100 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 28
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 4
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 14
US Billboard Hot 100 75
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 35
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 26
Chart (1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 49
US Billboard Hot 100 56

All-time charts

Chart (1958–2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 386

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions and inclusions

Early years

A Czech rendition of "Gloria", titled "Dívka Gloria", was a local success for Vítězslav Vávra in 1980; as well as for the Estonian rendering of "Gloria" recorded by Mait Maltis in the same year. In 1982, Sheila released a French language version with lyrics by Claude Carrère and Jean Schmitt; the single, "Glori, Gloria" rose to number 8 in France on 15 January 1983. Also in 1982, Lena Valaitis had a single release of "Gloria" with new German lyrics written by Michael Kunze, and production by Jack White. In 1983, Carola Häggkvist recorded a Swedish rendering of "Gloria"—with lyrics by Ingela Forsman—for her album Främling, and Mona Carita recorded a Finnish version of the song for her album Mikä Fiilis!

"Gloria" has been used internationally in television commercials for products as diverse as beer and flour; while another version of the song, amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and soundalike vocalist to Branigan, was used in an Australian TV commercial for the 1984 Mitsubishi Cordia.

Prior to the commercial success of Branigan's version in the United Kingdom, British singer Elkie Brooks recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album The Very Best of Elkie Brooks. Australian singer Julie Anthony also recorded "Gloria" for her 1983 covers album What a Feeling.

Later years

Debbie Reynolds sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (broadcast on 23 November 2000), performing the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985. Australian Young Divas included "Gloria" on their self-titled album in 2006.

David Civera recorded a Spanish rendering of "Gloria" for his album A ritmo de clasicos in 2011, the same year that Sergio Dalma recorded another Spanish version of "Gloria" on his album Via Dalma II; the album lasted five weeks at number 1 in Spain, and earned quadruple-platinum status. Airing in December 2011, Sergio Dalma also performed the song on an RTVE special called Via Dalma, where Tozzi was also among the guests. In 2012, Mexican singer Gloria Trevi recorded a version of the song and released it as the first single for her eponymous, Gloria Live album.

On 12 June 2019, while in St. Louis, Phish covered the song following the St. Louis Blues' win over the Boston Bruins in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals. In 2021 Angel Olsen released a cover of the song on her EP Aisles.

See also

References

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