Glory

E1041

single song

"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.

Aliases (1)

Selma (original motion picture soundtrack) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
artist	Common → John Legend →
associatedWith	Selma (2014 film) →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Song → Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song → Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media →
composer	Common → John Legend →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	widely acclaimed →
describedAs	civil rights anthem →
firstPerformanceLocation	United States →
genre	R&B → gospel → hip hop →
hasMusicVideo	yes →
inspiredBy	American civil rights movement →
label	Columbia Records →
language	English →
livePerformanceAt	87th Academy Awards ceremony →
livePerformanceBy	Common → John Legend →
musicVideoFeatures	footage from Selma (2014 film) →
notableFor	connection between historical and contemporary civil rights struggles → powerful commentary on racial injustice →
partOf	Selma (original motion picture soundtrack) →
performer	Common → John Legend →
recordedBy	Common → John Legend →
releaseContext	end credits of Selma →
releaseYear	2014 →
subjectOf	social and political analysis in music criticism →
theme	civil rights → racial justice →
vocalist	Common → John Legend →
writer	Che Smith → Common → John Legend → John Stephens → Lonnie Lynn →
writtenFor	film Selma →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Common → John Legend → John Roger Stephens →	notableWork
Selma (2014 film) →	featuredSong
Common →	notableSong
Glory ("Selma (original motion picture soundtrack)") →	partOf