Claim: Peter Cetera was on an album.

`` Glory of Love '' is a 1986 song by Peter Cetera written and composed by Cetera , David Foster , and Cetera 's then-wife Diane Nini , and recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career . Featured in the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II , it was Cetera 's first hit single after he left the team , reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , and it was included on his 1986 album , Solitude/Solitaire , which Michael Omartian produced . -LRB- Cetera released this album to coincide with the theatrical release of The Karate Kid Part II . -RRB-   According to Cetera , he originally wrote and composed `` Glory of Love '' as the end title for the 1985 film Rocky IV , but was passed over by United Artists , and instead it was used as the theme for The Karate Kid Part II .   `` Glory of Love '' peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 2 , 1986 , remaining in that spot for two weeks . It also spent five weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart . The song achieved similar success in the UK , peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart , where it was the 26th best-selling single of 1986 .   The version released as a single and featured on Cetera 's album Solitude/Solitaire is edited , missing the beginning eight-second section of the song 's bridge which is heard in The Karate Kid Part II . He performed a shortened version of the song live at the 59th Academy Awards ceremony , which took place on Monday , March 30 , 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion .