Gloryland was the
official song of the
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...
held in the
United States
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.
Instrumental version
The instrumental version, largely based on the traditional
spiritual song "
Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)
"Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, ...
", was performed by a formation named "Glory" with
Charles John Skarbek as producer, Richard Simon Blaskey as executive producer with Snake (Chris) Davis featured prominently playing on the saxophone.
It was released on Mercury Records for American distribution and PolyGram Records Inc. worldwide. The instrumental appears in the 1994 album released under the album entitled ''
Soccer Rocks the Globe''.
Tracks:
#"Gloryland"
#"Gloryland (Action Mix)"
#"Gloryland (Emotion Mix)"
#"In Gloria (Spanish Version)"
Vocal version
With added lyrics for the World Cup occasion,
Lyrics of "Gloryland" by Daryl Hall
/ref> "Gloryland" became a 1994 song by Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl Hall and John Oates (with guitarist and ...
and Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness is a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B and Hot Dan ...
. The song also appears on the official FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
album ''Gloryland World Cup USA 94
''Gloryland World Cup USA 94'' is a compilation album with various artists, released in 1994. This album is the official music album of the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. It has been also published under titles such as ''Soccer Roc ...
'' under the title ''Soccer Rocks the Globe''.
Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness also sang it at the opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup with lyrics. It was also used as the theme to ITV's coverage of the tournament.
Charts
See also
* List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems
FIFA World Cup anthems and songs are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. They are also ...
References
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1994 singles
American patriotic songs
FIFA World Cup official songs and anthems
Year of song unknown
Songwriter unknown
1994 FIFA World Cup
Daryl Hall songs
Mercury Records singles
PolyGram singles
Phonogram Records singles