Glorious (The Pierces song)

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Single by The Pierces
from the album You & I
Released10 April 2011
Genre Pop
Length3:44
Label Polydor Records
Songwriter(s) James Levy
The Pierces singles chronology
"You'll Be Mine"
(2011)
"Glorious"
(2011)
"It Will Not Be Forgotten""
(2011)

"Glorious" is a single by Los Angeles-based band The Pierces. It is the second single released from their fourth studio album, You & I . It was released on 10 April 2011 as a Digital download. The song is a cover originally sung by US indie-pop/rock musician James Levy, who is also credited for playing guitar on The Pierces' version. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was uploaded to YouTube on April 21, 2011. [2]

Track listings

Digital download #1
  1. "Glorious" - 3:44
Digital download #2
  1. "Glorious" - 3:44
  2. "City On Fire" - 3:15

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [3] 176

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom10 April 2011 [4] Digital download Polydor Records
22 May 2011 [5]

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References

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