"Glorious" is a song by British singer and songwriter
Ella Henderson
Gabriella Michelle Henderson (born 12 January 1996), known as Ella Henderson, is an English singer. She competed in the ninth series of ''The X Factor UK'' in 2012, finishing in sixth place despite being a strong favourite to win. She signed ...
. The song was released as a digital download on 13 September 2019 as the lead single from her debut extended play, ''Glorious''. It's Henderson first release under
Atlantic Records after parting ways with
Syco Music
Syco Music is a defunct division of Syco Entertainment founded by British entrepreneur and record executive Simon Cowell. Originally founded as S Records, the label launched while Cowell was still employed by BMG, the label oversaw music relea ...
. The song did not enter the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, but peaked at number 40 on the Official Singles Sales Chart, which counts only paid-for sales in the UK. The song was written by Henderson,
Louis Schoorl
Louis Schoorl (born 23 December 1976) is a Dutch-born Australian songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Based in Sydney, Australia, Schoorl has written or produced for 5 Seconds of Summer, Taylor Henderson, Jessica ...
, Marco Daniel Borrero and
Natalie Dunn.
Background
Talking about the song, Henderson said, "Writing 'Glorious' was a mind-cleansing moment for me. It represents the first time I truly began to start celebrating everything I used to live in fear of. Learning to accept and love yourself for who you are can be difficult in this day and age. ‘Glorious’ stands for everything we should feel about ourselves – empowered and proud."
Charts
Release history
References
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2019 songs
Ella Henderson songs
Asylum Records singles
Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by Ella Henderson
Songs written by Louis Schoorl
Songs written by Nat Dunn
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