The creative background of "Glory Days"

From August 3 to 6, 1990, Beyond lead singer Huang Ka-kui traveled to Papua New Guinea with Radio Hong Kong’s “Love First Brigade” and witnessed first-hand the suffering of the local people due to war and famine. .

After returning to Hong Kong, Huang Jiaju read the story of Mandela being imprisoned in the newspaper, and he felt angry in his heart. Wong Ka-Kui believes that Mandela's spiritual connotation is about struggle and hope, which coincides with Beyond's hard-working background in Hong Kong, so Wong Ka-Kui composed the song "Glory Days".

Extended information

"Glory Days" is a song sung by the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. Wong Ka-kui composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the Cantonese version of the song, and the Mandarin version was written by Ho Kai-hong and Zhou Zhiping wrote the lyrics. The Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the song were included in Beyond's Cantonese album "Destiny Party" released in September 1990 and Mandarin album "Glory Days" released in April 1991.

This song is a work composed by Huang Jiaju for the South African black leader Nelson Mandela. In 1990, the song won the Top Ten Golden Song Award at the Top Ten Golden Song Awards Ceremony.