"Glory Days"
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Born in the U.S.A.
Released	May 31, 1985
Format	7" single
Recorded	April or May 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	4:15
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)	Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt
Chart positions
#5 (U.S.) #17 (UK)
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"I'm on Fire" (1985)	"Glory Days"/"Stand On It" (1985)	"I'm Goin' Down" (1985)

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History

"Glory Days" was recorded in April or May 1982 (sources differ) during the first wave of Born in the U.S.A. sessions. Even though the album went through several different phases of what would be on it, "Glory Days" was always seen as one of the cornerstones. The song is a seriocomic tale of former star high school athlete who now ruefully looks back on his so-called glory days. The music is jocular, consisting of what Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh called "rinky-dink organ, honky-tonk piano, and garage-band guitar kicked along by an explosive tom-tom pattern." It also features a mandolin solo from Steven Van Zandt, one of the sideman's most noticeable instrumental contributions to the Springsteen studio canon. High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dave Marsh (born 1950) is an American music critic. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora. ... Steven van Zandt (born November 22, 1950 as Steven Lento in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician, actor, and radio disc jockey. ...

The single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts in the summer of 1985. It was the fifth of a record-tying seven Top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. In terms of visibility in American popular consciousness, it was the third most well-known song from the album, after "Dancing in the Dark" and "Born in the U.S.A."; Marsh named the second volume in his biography after it. The single did not fare as well in the UK, only making it into the Top 20; chartal experts speculated it was because the song's baseball references were unfamiliar. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Dancing in the Dark is an 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. ... Born in the U.S.A. is a 1984 song about the effects of the Vietnam War, written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...

No remixes were made for the song. A remix is an alternate version of a song, different from the original version. ...

Music video

The music video for the song was shot in late May 1985 in various locations in New Jersey, and was directed by filmmaker John Sayles, the third video he had done for the album. It featured a narrative story of Springsteen, playing the protagonist in the song, talking to his young son and pitching to a wooden backstop against an imaginary lineup (he eventually lost the game to Graig Nettles). Intercut with these were scenes of Springsteen and the E Street Band lip-synching the song in a bar (filmed at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey). Although he had left the band more than two years earlier, Steven Van Zandt was invited back to perform in this video ... but the two new members of the band, Nils Lofgren and Patti Scialfa, who had not been on the record at all, were also featured (such is the world of music videos). Springsteen then-wife Julianne Phillips made a cameo appearance at the baseball field at the end. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Photo of John Sayles by Robert Birnbaum John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York) is a fiercely independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, pitching is the act of throwing the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to make contact with it, or draw a walk. ... Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944 in San Diego, California) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and left-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1967-69), Cleveland Indians (1970-72), New York Yankees (1973-83), San Diego Padres (1984-86), Atlanta Braves (1987) and Montreal Expos... The E Street Band is a backing band that has toured and recorded with rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972. ... Maxwells is a music club in Hoboken, New Jersey that also has a restaurant and bar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nils Lofgren (born June 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... 23rd Street Lullaby (2004) is produced by Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Wino s Steve Jordan. ... Julianne Phillips (born Julianne Smith on May 13, 1960 in Lake Oswego, Oregon) is an American actress. ...

The video began airing on MTV in mid-June 1985 and went into heavy rotation. MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

Track listing

1. Glory Days - 4:15
2. Stand On It - 2:30

The B-side of the single, "Stand On It", was a mindless rocker that would later occasionally be brought out in encores of concerts.

Live performance history

"Glory Days" has been one of Springsteen's most played songs live. It became a mainstay of the first set on the 1984-1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour (prefaced by remarks in which Springsteen declared, "I hated high school!"), then went into the encores for the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express and 1992-1993 "Other Band" Tour, in the latter case serving as the "band introductions" song. It was given a rest for the 1999-2000 Reunion Tour, but then came back to appear in about half the shows on the 2002-2003 Rising Tour. Furthermore Springsteen often plays it in informal bar appearances, since it is one of his simpler songs for other musicians to pick up and play to. The Born in the U.S.A. Tour was the supporting concert tour of Bruce Springsteens massively popular Born in the U.S.A. album. ... The Tunnel of Love Express was a concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in 1988. ... The Bruce Springsteen and the Other Band Tour was a concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and a new backing band, that took place from mid-1992 to mid-1993. ... The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour was a lengthy, top-grossing concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in arenas over 1999 and 2000. ... The Rising Tour was a lengthy, worldwide, top-grossing concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in arenas and stadiums over 2002 and 2003. ...

In almost all instances, performances of "Glory Days" are accompanied by considerable Springsteen/E Street Band stage shtick, vamping on the outro, continuing the song on with false endings, everyone but the drummer and keyboard players coming out to stage front in a line, and so forth. A good example of the elongated concert "Glory Days" was on a highly-promoted July 30, 2002 appearance on The Today Show broadcasting from Asbury Park, New Jersey. Later in The Rising Tour, the song would become further extended by incorporating a long boogie-woogie piano solo from Roy Bittan. July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Map of Asbury Park in Monmouth County Asbury Park is a City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ... Roy Bittan (born July 2, 1949 in Rockaway Beach, New York) is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteens E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974. ...

References

• Born in the U.S.A. The World Tour (tour booklet, 1985), Tour chronology.
• Marsh, Dave. Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s. Pantheon Books, 1987. ISBN 0394546687.
• Brucebase recording sessions history
• Killing Floor song performance database