Soldier (Destiny's Child song)

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"Soldier"
"Soldier" cover
Single by Destiny's Child
from the album Destiny Fulfilled
Released 2004-2005
Format CD single
12" maxi single
Digital Download
Genre R&B-Hip-Hop
Length 4:07
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Beyoncé Knowles
Kelly Rowland
Michelle Williams
Rich Harrison
T.I.
Lil' Wayne
Sean Garrett
Producer(s) Beyoncé Knwowles
Rich Harrison
Chart positions
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Lose My Breath"
(2004)
"Soldier"
(2004)
"Girl"
(2005)

"Soldier" is an R&B-Hip-Hop song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rich Harrison, Sean Garrett, T.I. and Lil Wayne for Destiny's Child's fourth studio album, Destiny Fulfilled (2004). It was produced by Knowles and Harrison and released as the album's second single in fall 2004. The song reached peaked at number 3 Australia and the United States, where it became the group's tenth and final consecutive top 10 hit, and peaked within the top 10 in New Zealand, the UK, Denmark, Ireland, Israel, Finland, Italy, Greece and Switzerland. The song also was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category and won the group a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Single by a Group, Band or Duo.

Ice Cube made a cameo appearance in the music video, which was filmed by Norwegian director Ray Kay and was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards under the category of Best Group Video.

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Charts 3
Austrian Singles Charts 25
Belgium Singles Charts 18
Brazil Hot 100 71
Canadian Singles Charts 26
Chinese Singles Charts 15
Danish Singles Charts 5
Dutch Singles Charts 10
Finnish Singles Charts 7
French Singles Charts 28
German Singles Charts 11
Greece Singles Charts 10
Irish Singles Charts 6
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Israel Singles Charts 6
Italian Singles Charts 7
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Charts 4
Norwegian Singles Charts 15
Portuguese Singles Charts 20
Spanish Singles Charts 12
Swedish Singles Charts 27
Swiss Singles Charts 10
UK Singles Charts 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 3
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
U.S. Hot Ringtones 7

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals - Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
  • Vocal production - Beyoncé Knwoles
  • Recorded by Jim Caruna at Sony Music Studios, NYC
  • Additional vocals recorded by Tom Tapley, Fabian Marasciullo
  • Audio mixing - Dexter Simmons
  • Additional pro tools editing - Rommel Nino Villanueva
  • Mastered by Tom Coyne

[edit] Official versions

  • "Soldier Part II" (feat Rohff)
  • "Soldier" (Remix) (feat Stack Bundles, Lil' Wayne & T.I)
  • "Soldier" (DJ Noodles Remix) (feat. T.I. & Trazz)
  • "Soldier" (JS Nu Soul Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Kardinal Beats Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Maurice's Joshua Nu Anthem Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Maurice's Joshua Soul Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Maurice's Joshua Nu Beat Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Danny Howell & Dick Trevor's Kinkyfunk Remix) (feat. T.I.)
  • "Soldier" (Grizz Blackmarket Remix) (feat. T.I. & Lil' Wayne)
  • "Soldier" (MGM Antiloop Confusion Mix)
  • "Soldier" (Bizarre Remix)
  • "Soldier" (Remix) (feat. B.G.)
  • "Soldier" (Remix) (feat. Bizarre of D-12)
  • "Soldier" (Gogh's In House Mix)