Glorious (Andreas Johnson song) explained

Glorious
Cover:	Andreas Johnson - Glorious.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Andreas Johnson
Album:	Liebling
B-Side:	Submerged
Length:	3:27
Label:	WEA
Producer:	Peter Kvint
Prev Title:	Seven Days
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	The Games We Play
Next Year:	1999

"Glorious" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Andreas Johnson, released as a single in April 1999 on the WEA label. It is from Johnson's second album, Liebling (1999). In early 2000, the song peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom.

"Glorious" was used as the main theme for Sky Sports Premier League shows Ford Super Sunday and Ford Football Special from August 2000 to May 2001. The song was later used on television advertisements for Vauxhall, Volvo, and in 2004, for Nutella,^[1] thus allowing the song to re-enter the French Singles Chart at a peak of number 16.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Glorious" – 3:29
2. "Submerged" – 8:33

CD maxi

1. "Glorious" – 3:27
2. "Submerged" – 4:41
3. "Honeydrop" – 3:49

CD maxi (US release)

1. "Glorious" (Num edit) – 3:44
2. "Glorious" (Num club mix) – 9:23
3. "Glorious" (Num dub) – 8:05
4. "Glorious" (Hybrid mix) – 9:44
5. "Glorious" (Ice Pop remix) – 5:42
6. "Glorious" (Mystic Slow remix) – 4:21

• Contains" two videos of "Glorious" (original version) and "Glorious" (Num edit)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	13
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[3]	27
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	154
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	66

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Sweden	April 1999	CD	WEA	^[7]
Germany	18 October 1999	Maxi-CD
United Kingdom	24 January 2000			^[8]
United States	12 March 2001	Adult album alternative radio	Reprise	^[9]
	7 May 2001	Hot adult contemporary radio		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: King, Alex P. . Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes . Pascal . 2004 . Paris . 349 . French . 2-35019-009-9.
2. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 7. 11. 12 February 2000. 10 November 2020.
3. News: Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (17.2–24.2 2000). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 12. 18 February 2000. 10 November 2020.
4. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 17. 8. 13. 19 February 2000.
5. Web site: Jaarlijsten 1999. nl. Dutch Top 40. 11 May 2022.
6. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 1999. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 10 November 2020.
7. Web site: Diskographi. Warner Music Sweden. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20011130102644/http://www.warnermusic.se/artist.php3?arg=diskografi&artist_id=1. 30 November 2001. 4 September 2023.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting 24 January, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 25. 22 January 2000. 28 July 2021.
9. Adult Alternative: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1392. 133. 9 March 2001.
10. Hot AC: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1400. 129. 4 May 2001.