Gloria

1981 single by U2
VisualArtwork single Q2051630
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Gloria

Summary

Gloria is a single[1]. Gloria ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gloria's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Gloria's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Gloria's genre is rock music[5].
  • Gloria followed Fire[6].
  • Gloria was followed by A Celebration[7].
  • Gloria was produced by Steve Lillywhite[8].
  • Among the performers on Gloria was U2[9].
  • Gloria's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • Gloria is part of October[11].
  • Gloria was published on October 5, 1981[12].
  • Gloria's lyricist is recorded as Bono[13].
  • Gloria's different from is recorded as Gloria[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • Genre(s): arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[16]

  • Community tags: arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a780cd7-a2fd-3eb3-bf5a-93f7c94c5ceb[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Gloria was performed by U2[9]. Gloria was produced by Steve Lillywhite[8].

Publication

Gloria was published on October 5, 1981[12]. Gloria's genre is rock music[5]. Gloria is part of October[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Gloria followed Fire[6]. Gloria was followed by A Celebration[7].

Why It Matters

Gloria ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2] Gloria has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gloria. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloria-q2051630
MLA “Gloria.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloria-q2051630.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gloria-q2051630_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gloria}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gloria-q2051630}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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