Gloria (Umberto Tozzi song)#Charts 2

Umberto Tozzi first recorded "Gloria" in 1979, using the word "Gloria" and the fragment of a melody sung with that word from Ludwig van Beethoven's setting of the Latin Mass, Missa solemnis.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8 |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing his original 'Gloria' in Italian |date=April 2010 |via=YouTube |access-date=1 April 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} The love song{{Cite web |url=http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Gloria-Gloria.html |title=Translation of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from Italian to English |publisher=Lyrics Translate}} stayed four weeks at number one in both Switzerland and—in a translated version—Spain. That same year, Tozzi's "Gloria" reached number four in Austria, number five in Belgium, number eight in West Germany and number 29 in the Netherlands.

In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new house mixes by Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney. The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAaQpBUQZ8 |title=Official music video of 'Gloria 2011' |via=YouTube |access-date=20 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}

Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" appeared on the respective soundtracks to the 2013 films The Wolf of Wall Street and Gloria.{{Cite web |url=http://theschleicherspin.com/2013/12/26/martin-scorseses-jackass-or-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ |title=Martin Scorsese's Jackass or The Wolf of Wall Street |website=The Schleicher Spin |date=26 December 2013}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/quiet-and-unpretentious-gloria-realistically-captivates/Content?oid=4871768 |title=Quiet & Unpretentious Gloria Realistically Captivates |work=Charleston City Paper |date=26 February 2014}} It was also played during the Parade of Nations in the 2019 Summer Universiade Opening Ceremony as Italy, the host nation of the Universiade at the time, entered the stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oasport.it/2019/07/live-universiadi-napoli-2019-in-diretta-ilaria-cusinato-sventola-il-tricolore-per-la-festa-del-pubblico-napoletano-insigne-accende-il-braciere-delle-universiadi/|title=LIVE Universiadi Napoli 2019 in DIRETTA: Ilaria Cusinato sventola il tricolore per la festa del pubblico napoletano, Insigne accende il braciere delle Universiadi!|date=4 July 2019}}

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| headline = 7-inch single

| title1 = Gloria

| length1 = 4:25

| title2 = Aria di lei

| length2 = 4:10

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{{Track listing

| headline = 12-inch single

| title1 = Gloria

| note1 = 12-inch disco mix

| length1 = 7:05

| title2 = Mama

| length2 = 5:07

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{{Track listing

| headline = 12-inch single {{nobold|(UK)}}

| title1 = Gloria

| note1 = English version

| length1 = 6:30

| title2 = Gloria

| note2 = Italian version

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Aria di lei

| length3 = 4:10

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{{Track listing

| headline = CD single {{nobold|– 2001 version}}

| title1 = Gloria

| note1 = 2001 version

| length1 = 4:57

| title2 = Gloria

| note2 = Remixland radio edit

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Gloria

| note3 = Remixland extended

| length3 = 5:39

| title4 = Gloria

| note4 = La Fabrique Du Sons dub remix

| length4 = 6:03

| title5 = Gloria

| note5 = Original version

| length5 = 4:55

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{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download {{nobold|– 2011 remixes}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJE9OCA/ |title=Gloria 2011: Umberto Tozzi |website=Amazon |date=5 July 2011}}

| title1 = Gloria 2011

| note1 = Club edit

| length1 = 4:09

| title2 = Gloria 2011

| note2 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian radio mix

| length2 = 4:25

| title3 = Gloria 2011

| note3 = Sorrentino & Zara English radio mix

| length3 = 4:25

| title4 = Gloria 2011

| note4 = Club mix

| length4 = 7:13

| title5 = Gloria 2011

| note5 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian extended mix

| length5 = 6:12

| title6 = Gloria 2011

| note6 = Sorrentino & Zara English extended mix

| length6 = 6:27

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• Umberto Tozzi – vocals, chorus
• Greg Mathieson – conductor, piano, keyboards
• Barry Morgan – drums
• Mats Björklund – guitar
• Les Hurdle – bass
• Filarmonica Di Monaco – strings
• Euro Cristiani – chorus

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=2018|note=sales since 2009|accessdate=8 May 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=1980|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish_certifications_for_1979-1990.pdf/file |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=913 |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}}}

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The first English rendering of the song{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfh96y4G9nM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/cfh96y4G9nM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing the original 'Gloria' in English |date=8 July 2011 |via=YouTube |access-date=8 July 2011}}{{cbignore}} was recorded by its original English-language lyricist Jonathan King in November 1979, which reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11916/jonathan-king/ |title=Jonathan King {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=9 February 2021}} Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".{{Cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sepc7415 |title=Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (English Version) / Aria Di Lei |website=45cat |access-date=25 June 2013}}

In Jonathan King's English lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.

{{Infobox song

| name = Gloria

| cover = Gloria Laura Branigan US vinyl 12-inch.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Side A of the US 12-inch vinyl release, housed in a generic Atlantic sleeve instead of a picture sleeve

| type = single

| artist = Laura Branigan

| album = Branigan

| B-side = "I Wish We Could Be Alone"

| released = {{Start date|1982|06}}

| recorded = 1981

| studio = Rusk Sound (Hollywood, California)

| genre = *Eurodisco{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=September 18, 1984 |title=MUSIC/NOTED IN BRIEF; ; Branigan's Top-40 Style At Avery Fisher Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/18/arts/music-noted-in-brief-branigan-s-top-40-style-at-avery-fisher-hall.html |quote= Miss Branigan, who appeared at Avery Fisher Hall on Friday, made her breakthrough several years ago with Gloria, one of the last hits produced in the Eurodisco style popularized by Donna Summer.|work=The New York Times}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzuEDwAAQBAJ&dq=blondie+call+me+euro+disco&pg=PT321|title=David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4683-1625-4 |access-date=29 August 2023|quote=The influence of Eurodisco was soon felt in America, where Moroder provided Blondie with their biggest US chart hit ('Call Me'), and Laura Brannigan would also hit Number One with a cover of the Italian pop hit 'Gloria'. |last1=Bullock |first1=Darryl W. |publisher=ABRAMS }}

• post-disco{{cite magazine|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=February 16, 2018|title=Why Laura Branigan's 'Gloria' Is the Perfect Song for an On-Screen Crime Scheme|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/laura-branigan-gloria-darren-crissy-assassination-gianni-versace-i-tonya-1202701882/|magazine=Variety|publisher=P-MRC Holdings|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
• synth-rock{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Lionel Richie's "Truly|website= Stereogum |date= Jun 22, 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2088222/the-number-ones-lionel-richies-truly/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= Laura Branigan’s strutting, stomping, mane-shaking synth-rock belter “Gloria” peaked at #2 behind “Truly".|accessdate= July 22, 2023}}

| length = {{unbulleted list|4:51 (album version)|3:50 (7-inch edit)|5:53 (12-inch mix)}}

| label = Atlantic

| writer = * Umberto Tozzi

• Giancarlo Bigazzi
• Trevor Veitch

| producer = Jack White

| prev_title = All Night with Me

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Solitaire

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative picture sleeve

| type = single

| cover = Laura Branigan - Gloria.png

| border =

| alt =

| caption = UK version of the international picture sleeve (zoomed-in from the cover art of the parent album)

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{{External music video|{{YouTube|nNEb2k_EmMg|"Gloria"}} by Laura Branigan (official music video). Rhino Entertainment Company (3:51 minutes)}}

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Atlantic Records' managing director Doug Morris suggested that Laura Branigan work with producer Jack White, who suggested that she record an English version of Tozzi's hit "Gloria". Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went."{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/lvsuncolumn_030703.pdf |title=Branigan knows value of familiar material |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=3 July 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}} Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was produced by White and co-produced by Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the Branigan album. Tozzi also re-recorded the song with Trevor Veitch's and Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 album The Best of Umberto Tozzi.

Branigan told People magazine that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario", but that it seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by Trevor Veitch, the contractor for the Branigan album, to which he also contributed guitar work; Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics.

In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/innewswkly_030820.pdf |title=The Lucky One |work=In Newsweekly |date=20 August 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}}

Branigan later released a hi-NRG re-recording of the song just a few months before her death. "Gloria 2004" was released with several remixes on 26 April 2004.

The most successful version of "Gloria"' was featured on the 1982 album Branigan, the first album release by Laura Branigan. Although another track, "All Night with Me", was chosen as the album's lead single, Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional television appearances at the time of the album's release,{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/355Fk8drgZE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Laura Branigan's cover of 'Gloria' |date=23 February 2008 |via=YouTube |access-date=23 February 2008}}{{cbignore}} and the track was chosen as the album's second single in June 1982, first becoming a disco favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to enter the pop charts in July. The single reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on 27 November 1982, behind Lionel Richie's "Truly", and remained there the following two weeks, through 11 December—when Richie had been supplanted by Toni Basil's "Mickey".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109200140/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-12-11|url-status=dead|title=Billboard Hot 100™|magazine=Billboard |date=2 January 2013|archivedate=9 November 2016}}

"Gloria" earned Branigan a nomination for the Best Pop Vocal Performance Female Grammy Award for the year 1982. The song remained in the Top 40 for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act.{{Cite book |author=Joel Whitburn |year=1991 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (July 10, 1982 – March 12, 1983) |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-079-2|author-link=Joel Whitburn}} The song also topped Cash Box magazine's chart. Certified platinum for sales of over two million in the United States alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in Australia where it held the top position for seven consecutive weeks, from 7 February to 21 March 1983. "Gloria" also reached number one in Canada, number four in Ireland, number six in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number nine in South Africa.{{fact|date=February 2023}}

In January 2021, the song was heard playing during Donald Trump's "Save America" rally, as captured in a video shared by Donald Trump Jr. The backstage video went viral after rally participants attacked the United States Capitol. Branigan's legacy manager Kathy Golik responded to the video, calling it "absolutely appalling to hear 'Gloria' being played in the background of a widely-circulating video of Pres. Trump [...] given the tragic, unsettling, & shameful happenings that occurred at the US Capitol."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/9508594/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128080955/https://www.billboard.com/pro/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ |title=Laura Branigan Manager Calls Video of Trump Family Blasting 'Gloria' Before Right Wing D.C. Riots 'Absolutely Appalling' |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |magazine=Billboard |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |url-status=live}}

The National Hockey League's (NHL) St. Louis Blues began using Branigan's cover version of "Gloria" as its unofficial victory song when they went on a franchise-record 11-game winning streak during the 2018–19 season; on January 6, a couple of Blues teammates were at a bar with a DJ, and according to defenceman Joel Edmundson, "this one guy looked at the DJ and said, 'Keep playing "Gloria"!' so they kept playing it. Everyone would get up and start singing and dancing. We just sat back and watched it happen. Right there we decided we should play the song after our wins." The following day, goaltender Jordan Binnington made his first start for the Blues that season and won the game with a shutout.Spiegel, Jackie. [https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/how-play-gloria-rallying-cry-st-louis-blues/psepudysi9zg1h4y0dsk88878 "How 'Play Gloria' became the rallying cry of the St. Louis Blues"]. sportingnews.com. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.{{cite web|last=Pinkert|first=Chris|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/gloria-the-story-behind-the-blues-new-old-postgame-victory-song/c-304750776|title=Gloria! The story behind the Blues new (old) postgame victory song|publisher=NHL|date=12 February 2019|access-date=8 May 2019}} The song was played at Enterprise Center every time the Blues won a game in the season, leading to "Play Gloria!" becoming both a meme and victory chant for Blues fans. "Gloria" reappeared on the iTunes singles chart thanks to the trend, reaching number three after the Blues won the Stanley Cup.{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Dustin |url=https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/play-gloria-st-louis-blues-victory-song-explained |title=How 'Gloria' Became the St. Louis' Song & Why Every Keeps Saying 'Play Gloria!' |website=Thrillist |date=10 June 2019}}{{cite tweet |last=Branigan |first=Laura |user=laurabranigan |number=1139200893574877186 |title="Gloria" currently #3 on iTunes chart!!! @StLouisBlues @NHLonNBCSports ~ Kathy Golik, Other Half Entertainment #stlbues #PlayGloria #LauraBranigan #StanleyCupChampions2019 #TheVoiceThePassionThePower |date=13 June 2019 |access-date=9 February 2021}} "Gloria" also re-entered the Billboard charts in the wake of the Blues' championship, landing at number 46 on the Digital Song Sales chart for the week of 22 June 2019.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/laura-branigan/chart-history/hds/ |title=Laura Branigan Chart History (Digital Song Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 February 2021}}

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| headline = 7-inch single

| title1 = Gloria

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Living a Lie

| length2 = 3:41

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| headline = 12-inch single

| title1 = Gloria

| note1 = Extended version

| length1 = 5:53

| title2 = Living a Lie

| length2 = 3:41

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{{Track listing

| headline = 7-inch single {{nobold|(UK)}}

| title1 = Gloria

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = I Wish We Could Be Alone

| length2 = 3:18

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| headline = 7-inch single {{nobold|(Italy)}}

| title1 = Gloria

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = All Night with Me

| length2 = 3:52

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| headline = CD single {{nobold|– The Remixes}}

| title1 = Gloria '99

| note1 = DJ-C radio edit

| length1 = 3:30

| title2 = Gloria '99

| note2 = DJ-C extended mix

| length2 = 4:32

| title3 = Gloria '99

| note3 = Tinka's house mix

| length3 = 6:29

| title4 = Gloria '99

| note4 = Tinka's dub mix

| length4 = 6:31

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{{Track listing

| headline = CD single {{nobold|– 2004 Mixes}}

| title1 = Gloria 2004

| note1 = Prodygee & Davis radio mix

| length1 = 3:23

| title2 = Gloria 2004

| note2 = alternative radio version

| length2 = 3:38

| title3 = Gloria 2004

| note3 = S.A.D. radio mix

| length3 = 4:09

| title4 = Gloria 2004

| note4 = Prodygee & Davis remix

| length4 = 6:16

| title5 = Gloria 2004

| note5 = S.A.D. club mix

| length5 = 6:59

| title6 = Gloria 2004

| note6 = Prodygee & Davis club mix

| length6 = 6:01

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{{Track listing

| headline = 12-inch single {{nobold|– 2004 Mixes}}

| title1 = Gloria 2004

| note1 = Discotronix remix

| length1 = 7:01

| title2 = Gloria 2004

| note2 = Prodygee & Davis remix

| length2 = 6:16

| title3 = Gloria 2004

| note3 = S.A.D. club mix

| length3 = 6:59

| title4 = Gloria 2004

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• Laura Branigan – vocals
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
• Joe Chemay – background vocals
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar
• Jim Haas – background vocals
• Jon Joyce – background vocals
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Greg Mathieson – synthesizer, keyboards
• Lisa Sarna – background vocals
• Stephanie Spruill – background vocals
• Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Trevor Veitch – guitar
• Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=1983}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2006|certyear=2025|date=8 February 2025|id=17077-862-1|access-date=8 February 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=1995|date=3 May 1995}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Laura Branigan|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=25 April 2025}}

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A Czech rendition of "Gloria", titled "Dívka Gloria", was a local success for Vítězslav Vávra in 1980;{{Cite web |url=https://tn.nova.cz/clanek/zpravy/zajimavosti/zpivajici-bubenik-vita-vavra-zkousi-to-porad-dal.html |title=Zpívající bubeník Víťa Vávra: Jsem máma v domácnosti |publisher=TV Nova |date=4 January 2012}} as well as for the Estonian rendering of "Gloria" recorded by Mait Maltis in the same year. In 1982, Sheila released a French language version with lyrics by Claude Carrère and Jean Schmitt; the single, "Glori, Gloria" rose to number 8 in France on 15 January 1983.[http://www.top-france.fr/html/hebdo/cadre.htm Top-Hebdo single charts]. Select the year 1983, and then the drop-down menu for 15/01/1983. Also in 1982, Lena Valaitis had a single release of "Gloria" with new German lyrics written by Michael Kunze, and production by Jack White. In 1983, Carola Häggkvist recorded a Swedish rendering of "Gloria"—with lyrics by Ingela Forsman—for her album Främling,{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886146|title=Främling|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1983|access-date=3 October 2015}} and Mona Carita recorded a Finnish version of the song for her album Mikä Fiilis!

"Gloria" has been used internationally in television commercials for products as diverse as beer and flour; while another version of the song, amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and soundalike vocalist to Branigan, was used in an Australian TV commercial for the 1984 Mitsubishi Cordia.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/CKFTPCgRs5g Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161125164943/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKFTPCgRs5g Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKFTPCgRs5g| title = Australian Ad Mitsubishi Cordia - 1984 | website=YouTube| date = 15 December 2010 }}{{cbignore}}

Prior to the commercial success of Branigan's version in the United Kingdom, British singer Elkie Brooks recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album The Very Best of Elkie Brooks. Australian singer Julie Anthony also recorded "Gloria" for her 1983 covers album What a Feeling.

Debbie Reynolds sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (broadcast on 23 November 2000), performing the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985. Australian Young Divas included "Gloria" on their self-titled album in 2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

David Civera recorded a Spanish rendering of "Gloria" for his album A ritmo de clasicos in 2011, the same year that Sergio Dalma recorded another Spanish version of "Gloria" on his album Via Dalma II; the album lasted five weeks at number 1 in Spain, and earned quadruple-platinum status. Airing in December 2011, Sergio Dalma also performed the song on an RTVE special called Via Dalma, where Tozzi was also among the guests.{{cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/especiales-navidad/sergio-dalma-via-dalma/1280393/ |title=Sergio Dalma – Via Dalma, Especiales de Navidad |language=es |publisher=RTVE |date=24 December 2011}} In 2012, Mexican singer Gloria Trevi recorded a version of the song and released it as the first single for her eponymous, Gloria Live album.

On 12 June 2019, while in St. Louis, Phish covered the song following the St. Louis Blues' win over the Boston Bruins in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals.{{cite tweet |author=Phish |author-link=Phish |user=Phish_FTR |number=1139006702274134017 |title=SET TWO: Gloria |date=13 June 2019}} In 2021 Angel Olsen released a cover of the song on her EP Aisles.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Angel Olsen Announces New EP Aisles, Shares Cover of Laura Branigan's "Gloria"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-olsen-announces-new-ep-aisles-shares-cover-of-laura-branigan-gloria-listen/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}

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