"Glory of Love" is a song performed by American musicianPeter Cetera, which he wrote and composed with his then-wife Diane Nini, andDavid Foster.[1] The song was recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the bandChicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the filmThe Karate Kid Part II (1986), it was Cetera's first hit single after he left the band, reaching number one on the USBillboard Hot 100,[2] and it was included on his albumSolitude/Solitaire (1986), whichMichael Omartian produced.[3] It is also the second single to be released by Cetera, following "Livin' in the Limelight".
"Glory of Love" peaked at number one on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart on August 2, 1986, remaining in that spot for two weeks. It also spent five weeks atop the USAdult Contemporary chart.[4]Billboard ranked thepower ballad[5] as number fourteen on the Top Pop Singles of 1986,[6]: Y-21 and number four on the Top Adult Contemporary Singles of 1986.[6]: Y-27 The song achieved similar success in the UK, peaking at number three on theUK singles chart, where it was the26th best-selling single of 1986.[7]
"Glory of Love" made its first appearance on theBillboard Hot 100 in the US at number 62, for the week ending on June 7, 1986,[8][9] and debuted at number 59 on theCash Box Top 100 Singles chart that same date.[10] In the same issue,Cash Box also showed the single as a new release.[11]
The single has not been certified gold or platinum by theRIAA, although the album that it appeared on,Solitude/Solitaire, has been certified both gold and platinum.[12]
Cetera has said that he originally wrote and composed "Glory of Love" as the end title for the filmRocky IV (1985), but it was passed over byUnited Artists, instead ultimately being used as the theme forThe Karate Kid Part II (1986).[18][19]
The single of "Glory of Love" and the accompanying video were released in May 1986, while the album,Solitude/Solitaire, was released within days of the release of the film,The Karate Kid Part II, a month later.[20] Upon its release, the song was often incorrectly credited as being a new song performed by Cetera's former band Chicago owing to its similarity in style to many of the band's popular songs for which Cetera had been the lead vocalist.[21]
The music video by Peter Cetera is set in aJapanese martial arts dojo, with cut and fade scenes of the filmThe Karate Kid Part II throughout.[22][23] The video was directed by Peter Sinclair.[24]
The song "On the Line" which is on theB-side of the45 rpm single[25][26] is from Cetera's eponymously named first solo albumPeter Cetera, which was released in 1981.
"Glory of Love" was performed as the finale of the Irish stage showRiot in 2018 inSydney, Australia.[52]
"Glory of Love" plays while a woman runs over a man with a minivan in season 2, episode 3 of theNBC broadcast television series,Good Girls. The episode first aired on March 17, 2019.[53][54]
^Interview with Peter Cetera (YouTube). Singapore: Channel NewsAsia. September 13, 2013. Event occurs at 5:25.Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2016.
^Watts, Larry R.; Pitzonka, Bill (2017).The Very Best of Peter Cetera (audio CD liner notes). Peter Cetera. USA: Varese Sarabande Records. 302 067 470 8.
^Kent, David (1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 59.ISBN0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 19, 1988.
