Glad (song)

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"Glad"
"Glad" cover
Song by Traffic
from the album John Barleycorn Must Die
Released July 1970
Recorded Feb 1970-Apr 1970
Genre Rock
Length 6:59
Label Island
Writer(s) Steve Winwood
Producer(s) Chris Blackwell, Steve Winwood and Guy Stevens
John Barleycorn Must Die track listing
"Glad"
(1)
"Freedom Rider"
(2)

Glad is a song by the British rock band Traffic. It is featured as the first song on the 1970 album John Barleycorn Must Die. Glad is a completely instrumental composition, which is very jazzy, and as implied by the title, the song is very upbeat and happy. It was written by Steve Winwood and has a very distinctive riff with horns and piano. In 2006, it was sampled on the Christina Aguilera album Back to Basics, on the track Makes Me Wanna Pray.