Gloria
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"Gloria" is a 1982 dance-pop hit song by American singer Laura Branigan that became one of her signature tracks and a major international success.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloria (Laura Branigan song) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dance clubs in the 1980s
ⓘ
early MTV era ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gloria (Umberto Tozzi song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Living a Lie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationAustralia | Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationCanada | Platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUS | Platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardAdultContemporary | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
Giancarlo Bigazzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umberto Tozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1980s pop music ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "Gloria, you're always on the run now" ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:50 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Giancarlo Bigazzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevor Veitch NERFINISHED ⓘ Umberto Tozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Laura Branigan's signature tracks
ⓘ
major international chart success in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| originalCountryOfSong | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| performer | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Mathieson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack White (music producer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | uptempo ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | power pop vocal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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