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"Gloria" is the opening track and second single from U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
's 1981 album, October. It features a chorus in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
, from the liturgical "Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Gloria in Excelsis Deo

"Gloria in excelsis Deo" is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology and the Angelic Hymn.The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria....
." It was one of their lowest-charting singles, peaking at #55 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
.

chorus "Gloria in te Domine / Gloria exultate" translates to "Glory in you, Lord / Glory, exalt [him]" with "exalt" in the imperative mood
Grammatical mood

Grammatical mood is one of a set of distinctive verb forms that are used to signal Linguistic modality.It is distinct from grammatical tense or grammatical aspect, although these concepts are conflated to some degree in many languages, including English and most other modern Indo-European languages, insofar as the same word patterns are used...
, a reference to Psalm
Psalms

Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible , included in the collected works known as the "Writings" or Ketuvim....
 30:2 (in te Domine, speravi).






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"Gloria" is the opening track and second single from U2
U2

U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
's 1981 album, October. It features a chorus in Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
, from the liturgical "Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Gloria in Excelsis Deo

"Gloria in excelsis Deo" is the title and beginning of a hymn known also as the Greater Doxology and the Angelic Hymn.The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria....
." It was one of their lowest-charting singles, peaking at #55 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
.

Lyrics

The chorus "Gloria in te Domine / Gloria exultate" translates to "Glory in you, Lord / Glory, exalt [him]" with "exalt" in the imperative mood
Grammatical mood

Grammatical mood is one of a set of distinctive verb forms that are used to signal Linguistic modality.It is distinct from grammatical tense or grammatical aspect, although these concepts are conflated to some degree in many languages, including English and most other modern Indo-European languages, insofar as the same word patterns are used...
, a reference to Psalm
Psalms

Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible , included in the collected works known as the "Writings" or Ketuvim....
 30:2 (in te Domine, speravi). The song also contains references to Colossians
Epistle to the Colossians

In the Christian New Testament, Colossians is an epistle written, according the text itself, by Paul the Apostle. The epistle addresses the church in Colossae, a rather insignificant Phrygian city near Ephesus in Asia Minor....
 2:9-10 ("Only in You I'm complete") and James
Epistle of James

The Epistle of James is a book in the Christianity New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", traditionally understood as James the Just, the brother of Jesus ....
 5:7-9 ("The door is open / You're standing there").

Live

"Gloria" has been played by U2 over 350 times. It debuted on the October Tour prior to the release of the album, and was introduced as "Gloria and Gloria" by Bono. It made appearances on every tour up to the Lovetown Town, after which it was not played for fifteen years until the Vertigo Tour where it made several sporadic appearances. It's last performance was on 14 December 2005.

Live recordings of the song appear on Under a Blood Red Sky
Under a Blood Red Sky

Under a Blood Red Sky is a live album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, produced by Jimmy Iovine and released in 1983. Along with its companion concert film, Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky, the release helped establish U2's reputation as a remarkable live band, making the band a popular live college rock act....
 and the Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky
Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky

Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by U2. It was the band's first video release, originally released in November 1984 on VHS and Betamax, and later on Video CD and Laserdisc....
 DVD.

Music video

The "Gloria" video, written and directed by Meiert Avis
Meiert Avis

Meiert Avis is an Irish music video, commercials, and feature film director, he has completed videos for artists such as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, and Josh Groban amongst many others....
, was filmed in October 1981 on a barge in Grand Canal Basin in Dublin, near Windmill Lane. "Gloria" was the first U2 music video that received heavy airplay on MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
. The video featured U2 playing on a barge while a crowd of onlookers danced. Neither the song or video has been included in any of the band's compilations.

Track listing

  1. "Gloria" (Album Version) – 4:12
  2. "I Will Follow
    I Will Follow

    "I Will Follow" is the opening track from U2's debut album, Boy . It was written by Bono after the tragic death of his mother, who died of a brain hemorrhage at the funeral of her father....
    " (Live from Boston, March 6, 1981) – 3:48


Chart positions

Chart (1981)Peak
position		Weeks
on Chart
Ireland Singles Chart104
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
554


See also

  • List of covers of U2 songs - Gloria