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Glory Box
Portishead
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- Album
- Dummy
- Released
- 1994
- Genres
- trip hop, downtempo
- Length
- 5:09
- Tempo
- 120 BPM
- Label
- Polydor Associated Labels
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About this song
"Glory Box" is the final track on Portishead's album Dummy and is one of the group's best-known songs. It is notable for its use of "Ike's Rap II" by Isaac Hayes, a sample that became popular in trip-hop and hip-hop. The song is described as a grand finish to the album and one of the highest points in the group's career.
What it's about
The song tells a haunting story about romance and womanhood. It is carried by searing guitars and eerie vocals.
Fun facts
- Samples “Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love by Isaac Hayes”.
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “LOVGONE by RAWINTHEVOID”.
- Covered 13 times, including “Glorybox by Author & Punisher”.
- Written by Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Isaac Hayes.
- Produced by Adrian Utley and Portishead.