Soldier (Destiny's Child song)
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| Single by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne from the album Destiny Fulfilled |
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| Released | November 2, 2004 January 4, 2005 (re-issue) February 7, 2005 (part 2 EP) February 8, 2005 (remixes EP) |
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| 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, Clifford Harris, Dwayne Carter, Sean Garrett | |
| Producer | Beyoncé Knwowles, Rich Harrison | |
| Destiny's Child single chronology | ||
| "Lose My Breath" (2004) |
"Soldier" (2005) |
"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 peaked at number 1 in Australia and number 3 in the United States, where it became the group's ninth and final consecutive top hit, and peaked within the top 5 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.
Soldier was performed by Beyonce on the Experience tour. It was performed as a remix in a Destiny's Child medley. The remix contained a sample of the 2007 hit Crank That (Soulja Boy).
A pregnant Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's sister, Lloyd, Bow Wow, Ginuwine and rapper 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.
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- Lead vocals - Andrea, Chantal Mathews, Natalie Villao
- Vocal production - Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland
- 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
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