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glittering prize


composers
Words And Music: Simple Minds


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing


background
Oddly the band considered Glittering Prize to be the runt of the New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) litter. Derek once mentioned to Charlie that he'd heard a Muzak version in a London supermarket. The guitarist was surprised: "God, it's bad enough when we do it."

Despite the band's feelings towards the track, it was selected as the second single from the set, appearing in the single's chart just before the release of the album.

"In the summer of '82, the UK pop charts were seemingly awash with very new and innovative pop songs all written by young artists, many of whom were destined for bigger things. Glittering Prize is among that collection" - Jim

"Last week we were in Holland rehearsing the tour. And I came in a wee bit late as usual. (Lead singers are allowed to be late). And I came in as the band were playing Glittering Prize - obviously without me. And I just heard the track in a way I'd never heard it before and it sounded fantastic. And it struck me that it was a much better pop song than I ever knew it was. And I was really, really delighted. And it's one of the songs I'm really looking forward to playing on the tour." - Jim, Sunday Herald interview, 2008.




lyrics
Shine on, shine the light on me,
In all of my life so that much more I see.
In the light of his love, In the light of reflection,
Oh what a world,
Or sometimes oh so it seems.
Eyes in the skies,
In that silver gift friendship,
A glittering prize,
Is it the prize of lost loves.

They can remember quiet sides of midnight,
They can remember the attraction of fame,
Like a glittering prize,
I saw up on a clear day,
First taking hearts,
Then our last breath away.

Always came a time - time was on our side,
We were spending time - we were staring out,
Catch me in a dream - Captured all in heart,
We were spending time - we were staring out,
Could there ever be - ever more than one?
It's called an act of love,
Can you you never stop?

Shine on, shine the light on me,
In all of my life, so much more I see.
Like a glittering prize,
I saw you up on a clear day.
First taking heart, then our last breath away.

Only on a clear day, coming into our lives.

See it in the eye - satellite skies,
We were spending time - we were staring out,
Take in, take in more - the endless breath away,
We were spending time - we were staring out,
Could there ever be - ever more than one?
It's called an act of love,
Can you you never stop?

Always on a clear day,
Crashing into our lives,
Is it the price of love,
Like a glittering prize.
Always on a clear day,
Crashing into our lives,
With your love,
Only on a clear day.



discography
Edit (3:58)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize 7" single Glittering Prize 81/92 Instore CD Glittering Prize 81/92 LP Glittering Prize 81/92 MC Glittering Prize 81/92 CD Glittering Prize 81/92 DCC Glittering Prize 81/92 Australian MC The Promised CD The Best Of ... (Sampler) Selections From The Best Of The Best Of Simple Minds CD1 Promo The Best Of The Best Of SACD The Best Of Night Of The Proms Special Remastered Edition Black And White 050505 Russian CD Gift Pack Limited Edition Greatest Hits + CD The Best Of Donna Moderna cover CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + Promo CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + Promo CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + 2CD Celebrate: The Greatest Hits + 3CD

Theme (4:03)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize 7" single

Album Version (4:33)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize French promotional 7" single New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) MC New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Promo LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Limited Edition LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) US Longbox CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Canadian Limited Edition LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) New Zealand LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Yugoslavian LP New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) CD All The Things... Canadian Promo MC New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) LP (Virgin Budget Reissue) New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) MC (Virgin Budget Reissue) New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Reissue CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster Promo CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster Limited Edition CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) Remaster CD Early Gold Promo CD Early Gold CD Early Gold US Promo CD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) SACD X5 Album Sampler X5 New Gold Dream Promo CD X5 Five Album Set

Club Mix (4:57)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize 12" single Glittering Prize German 12" single Themes Volume Two Theme Six: Glittering Prize CD Theme Six: Glittering Prize MC The Platinum Collection CD Themes 5-8 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five X5 New Gold Dream Promo CD X5

Extended Theme (4:57)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize 12" single Glittering Prize German 12" single Themes Volume Two Theme Six: Glittering Prize CD Theme Six: Glittering Prize MC Themes 5-8 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

Live Version (5th January 1985) (4:28)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Mixed by: Callum Malcolm and Simple Minds

Promised You A Miracle Live MC Promised You A Miracle Live 12" Promised You A Miracle Live US Promo 12" Themes Volume Three Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle CD Theme Fifteen: Promised You A Miracle MC Themes 15-17 Promo CDR Themes Volume One - Five

Remix (7:17)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh

Glittering Prize 12" acetate
Session (4:22)
Producer: John Sparrow
Engineer: Mike Robinson
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
Recorded: 26th Aug 82
Broadcast: 13th Sep 82

Silver Box Promo CDR #2 Silver Box

DVD-Audio Extended Mix (4:39)
Producer: Pete Walsh
DVD-Audio Producer: Ronald Prent

New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) DVD-Audio

Live Version (3:45)
Recorded: Black And White Tour 2006
Mixed By Jez Coad

Simple Minds Live Volume Two

Live Version (8th November 2009) (4:20)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (18th November 2009) (4:22)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (19th November 2009) (4:24)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (22nd November 2009) (4:22)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (23rd November 2009) (4:32)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (24th November 2009) (4:19)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (28th November 2009) (3:02)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:47)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (11th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player Limited Edition Boxed Gold USB Stick

Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Boxed USB Stick Boxed MP3 Player

Live Version (10th June 2011) (2:37)
Recorded: Bedgebury Pinetum And Forest, Gouldhurst, Kent, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Double CD

Live Version (16th June 2011) (2:38)
Recorded: Hampton Court Palace Festival, London, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Triple CD Simple Minds Live Limited Edition Double CD

Live Version (25th June 2011) (2:38)
Recorded: Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Simple Minds Live Triple CD

Live Version (16th July 2011) (2:44)
Recorded: City Rocks, Inverness, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Simple Minds Live Triple CD

Live Version (31st July 2012) (4:13)
Recorded: Villa Bellini, Catania, Sicily
Recorded by: Olivier Gerard
Mixed by: Olivier Gerard
Engineered by: Rudy Coclet

5X5 Live Promo CD 5X5 Live




downloads
Live Version (16th Feb 06) (4:23)
Recorded: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Recording Engineer: Patrick Demoustier
Mixed By Jez Coad, Charlie Burchill and Andy Gillespie

Black And White Live Bundle #3

Live Version (8th November 2009) (4:20)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (18th November 2009) (4:22)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (19th November 2009) (4:24)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (22nd November 2009) (4:22)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (23rd November 2009) (4:32)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (24th November 2009) (4:19)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (28th November 2009) (3:02)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:47)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (11th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download

Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:48)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online

Concert Online Download




videography
Theme Edit (0:39)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh


Glittering Prize 81/92 video
Edit (3:58)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh


Glittering Prize promo video Seen The Lights - A Visual History Promo DVD Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) DVD-Audio

Live Version Edit (20th November 1982) (1:04)
Recorded: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Live Engineer: Pete Walsh


Glittering Prize 81/92 video

Live Version (20th November 1982) (5:36)
Recorded: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Live Engineer: Pete Walsh


Seen The Lights - A Visual History Promo DVD Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona Promo DVD Seen The Lights - Live In Verona DVD




live history
New Gold Tour: 1982-1983
Tour Du Monde: 1983-1984
Barrowlands: 1985
Once Upon A Time Tour: 1985-1986
The Floating World Tour: 2002
Alive And Kicking Tour: 2003
Festival Tour: 2004
Black And White Tour: 2006
Australian Tour: 2007
Celebrate 30 Years Live Tour: 2008
30 Years Live European Tour: 2009
Graffiti Soul Tour: 2009
Australian Tour: 2010
Greatest Hits Forest Tour: 2011
Australia: 2011
5X5 Tour: 2012
Festival Tour: 2012
Australia: 2012
A Concert In The Gardens: 2012