Written by Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid, this song takes on the privileged rich kids that can often be seen at New York City hotspots, dropping names and wearing very expensive clothes. Reid witnessed much of this entitlement culture when he played throughout the city before forming the band in 1984.
The English-style spelling of "Glamour" is consistent with the group's spelling of "Colour" in their moniker. Vernon Reid named the group after the introduction NBC used to announce their color programming: "The following program is brought to you in living color" (Reid sometimes attributed this to the Wonderful World of Disney open). Why the alternate spelling? "I thought the word colour was more interesting to look at when spelled with a U," he said.
After seeing Living Colour perform at the New York club CBGB's in 1986, Mick Jagger produced this song for the band along with "Which Way to America?" These two songs were used as demos for the band and helped Jagger convince Epic Records to sign the group. Jagger continued to support their efforts, and after Vivid broke out, he had the group open shows on the Rolling Stones 1989 Steel Wheels tour.
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