Glory Glory (football chant)
| "Glory Glory, Leeds United" | |
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| Single by Ronnie Hilton and The Leeds United AFC | |
| A-side | Glory Glory Leeds United |
| B-side | We Shall Not Be Moved |
| Released | 1968 |
| Format | 7" Single |
| Genre | Singalong, Football |
| Length | 2:43 |
| Label | Columbia DB8506 |
| Writer(s) | Trad Arr. Ronnie Hilton |
| "Glory Glory Man United" | ||||
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| Single by Manchester United | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format | 7" Single | |||
| Recorded | 1983, At Strawberry Studios, Stockport | |||
| Genre | Pop, Football | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | EMI 5390 | |||
| Writer(s) | Frank Renshaw | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Tattersall | |||
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"Glory Glory" is a terrace chant sung in association football in the United Kingdom. It uses the tune of the American Civil War song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", with the chorus "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" – the chant replaces "Hallelujah" with the name of the favoured team. The chant's popularity has caused several clubs to release their version as an official team song.
Hibernian were the first known team to appropriate the tune as a football chant, with the release of a record by Hector Nicol in the 1950s ("Glory Glory to the Hibees"). The same underlying tune was used in "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur", which can be traced back to 1960. Tottenham's version was recorded as the B-side for the 1981 FA Cup single, "Ossie's Dream".
"Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur" was a song that became synonymous with Spurs in the 1960s. The song can be heard during any match at White Hart Lane, and even at Spurs away matches that a large number of Tottenham supporters are attending.
"Glory Glory Leeds United" was released as a single (Columbia DB8506) by Ronnie Hilton in 1968 to celebrate Leeds's recent League Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup successes, which are referenced in the lyrics. The song's lyrics also reference former player, Billy Bremner and Don Revie. The lyrics also mention Mike Summerbee and George Best in the opening. In the absence of any official release by the team, the song became the unofficial Leeds 1970 FA Cup Final song.
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