Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen song)

"Glory Days"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Born in the U.S.A.
B-side"Stand on It"
ReleasedMay 31, 1985
RecordedMay 5, 1982
StudioPower Station studio, New York City
GenreRock[1]
Length
  • 4:15 (album version)
  • 5:31 (alternate mix)
  • 3:49 (single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"I'm on Fire"
(1985)
"Glory Days"
(1985)
"I'm Goin' Down"
(1985)
Music video
"Glory Days" on YouTube

"Glory Days" is a 1985 song by Bruce Springsteen and is the fifth single from his seventh studio album Born in the U.S.A.. It went to number 3 in Ireland, number 5 in the United States, number 15 in Belgium, number 17 in Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, number 18 in Italy, number 19 in Switzerland, number 20 in Sweden, number 24 in South Africa, number 25 in Austria, number 27 in Germany, number 29 in Australia and number 34 in New Zealand.

Track listing

  1. "Glory Days" – 4:15
  2. "Stand On It" – 2:30

The B-side of the single, "Stand On It", was a rocker occasionally brought out for encores at concerts. It was a late 1980s hit for country singer Mel McDaniel, and was also featured in the 1986 film Ruthless People and its accompanying soundtrack album.

References

  1. Pollock, Bruce (2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 978-1135462963.