Glad All Over
| "Glad All Over" | ||||
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| Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
| from the album Glad All Over (Dave Clark Five album) | ||||
| B-side | "I Know You" | |||
| Released | November 1963 | |||
| Format | Vinyl | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Label |
Columbia DB 7154 (UK)[1] Epic 9656 (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Clark, Mike Smith[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Clark[1] | |||
| The Dave Clark Five singles chronology | ||||
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"Glad All Over" is a song written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith and recorded by The Dave Clark Five.[1] In January 1964, it became the British group's first big hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart.[2] In April 1964, it reached number 6 on the American U.S. pop singles chart, becoming the first British Invasion hit by a group other than The Beatles. It was also number one in Ireland, number 3 in Australia[3] and number 2 in Canada.[3] It reached number 4 in the Netherlands[4] and number 16 in Germany.[5] "Glad All Over" was the second-best selling single of 1964 in the U.K. (behind "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles).[6]
In 1993, "Glad All Over" was reissued as a single in the UK, coupled with "Good Old Rock ’n ’Roll" and "Having a Wild Weekend". The record reached number 37.
"Glad All Over" featured Smith leading unison group vocals, often in call and response style, a saxophone line used not for solo decoration but underneath the whole song, and a big, "air hammer" beat that underpinned the wall of sound production known as the "Tottenham Sound".
Use by football and rugby teams and in adverts
Crystal Palace Football Club adopted the song as their anthem in the 1960s. It is played at the start of all home games, and after full time (when Palace win). The chorus is played after home goals, before the goalscorer's name is read out. It is also sung by fans as a chant. On Saturday 10 February 1968 The Dave Clark Five played "Glad All Over" live at Crystal Palace's home, Selhurst Park. A cover version, sung by the squad at the time, was released as part of their FA Cup run (where they reached the final of the competition) in 1990.[7]
Blackpool have also used Glad All Over, played after a home goal is scored, since 2008, and other English Football League teams Rotherham United, Port Vale and Swindon Town have followed suit. It has also been used by Scottish Football League club Partick Thistle when they score a goal. Woking FC have played the song as part of their celebrations at score a goal.[8]
The Welsh Rugby Football Club, Pontypridd, began using the song in 2004 to herald the points scored when converting a try, kicking a penalty or scoring a drop goal. This is in contrast to the Chumbawamba song "Top of the World (Ole Ole Ole)" used when Pontypridd score a try.
Covers
Suzi Quatro recorded it on her Rock Hard album in 1980 (second track on the album).[9] It was also the second single from the album and reached chart positions in Scandinavia and Germany (peaking as number 70 on chart 100).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74–5. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ↑ See List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DC5 Worldwide Discography". Thedc5.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ↑
- ↑ "Jahreshitparade Deutschland 1964". Killersoft.at. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ↑ "The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1964". Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace are Glad All Over to have gold disc". Croydon Advertiser. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ↑ "Songs Of The Stands: Crystal Palace F.C. - "Glad All Over"". Songsofthestands.blogspot.co.uk. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 785–6. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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| Preceded by "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles |
UK number-one single 16 January 1964 |
Succeeded by "Needles and Pins" by The Searchers |
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