| "Glittering Prize" | ||||
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| Single by Simple Minds | ||||
| from the album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) | ||||
| B-side | "Glittering Prize Theme" | |||
| Released | 16 August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | April 1982 – July 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes and Mick MacNeil | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Walsh | |||
| Simple Minds singles chronology | ||||
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"Glittering Prize" is a 1982 single release by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as the second single from their fifth studio album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (1982). The song reached number 16 in the United Kingdom,[3] but was more successful in Australia, New Zealand and Norway, where it reached the top 10.
A compilation album, released by Simple Minds in 1992, is named after the song, and is entitled Glittering Prize 81/92.[4]
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (1 January 2005). "New Gold Dreams 81-82-83-84: The Peak and Fall of New Pop". Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Faber & Faber. p. 408. ISBN 0-571-21570-X. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (2016). "Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 491.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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