Glory of Love

"Glory of Love"
Song

"Glory of Love" is a popular song written by Peter Cetera, David Foster and Cetera's ex-wife Diane Nini, and recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. The song was Cetera's first hit single and was included on his 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire, and it was also featured on the soundtrack for the movie The Karate Kid, Part II.

The single peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 2, 1986, remaining in that spot for two weeks. It also spent five weeks atop the US adult contemporary chart. The song achieved similar success in other countries, peaking at #3 in the UK, where it was the 26th best-selling single of 1986.

Awards

The song earned nominations in 1987 for an Academy Award for Best Song and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist.

It went on to win an ASCAP Award for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures and a BMI Film & TV Award for Most Performed Song from a Film.

Trivia

• Cetera has stated that "Glory of Love" was originally written for the movie Rocky IV, and after the song was passed on, it was picked up by the producers for The Karate Kid, Part II

• "Glory of Love" was featured on an episode of Yes, Dear.
• "Glory of Love" was featured in the 2nd episode of Miss Guided, titled "Hot Sub".
• "Glory of Love" was the inspiration for "In Your Arms"', the love song from "Camp Blood: The Musical".

Cover versions

• The song was covered by New Found Glory on their 2000 album From the Screen to Your Stereo.
• A cover was also performed by Jessa Zaragoza and Dingdong Avanzado on Zaragoza's 2000 album Ibigay Mo Na.
• Australian boyband North covered the song, which was released as their first single from their 2004 self-titled debut album, reaching #1 on the Asian music charts.
• Australian Pop Singer Anthony Callea sang the song on Australian Idol in 2004 when he was a contestant.
• Japanese pop artist melody. included the song on her third album READY TO GO! (2007).