Soldiers of Misfortune (song)

"Soldiers of Misfortune" is the lead single from Filter's fourth studio album, Anthems for the Damned. It premiered on Myspace on February 25, 2008 and was released to radio stations on March 18, 2008. "Soldiers of Misfortune" was added to Amazon MP3 and iTunes on April 29, 2008.

The song is described by singer Richard Patrick as a "sardonic anti-war/pro-troops song." Its first-person narrative was inspired by a letter from Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, a Filter fan who had enlisted in the Army National Guard to get his college tuition paid; in his final year of college, he was shipped off to Iraq where he died from an improvised explosive device attack after only two months of duty.

Music video

The video for the song features the band performing while shots of soldiers and war are shown, as well as plastic soldiers shooting each other.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	27

References

Filter

Richard Patrick Jonathan Radtke Tim Kelleher Bobby Miller Frank Cavanagh Brian Liesegang Matt Walker Steve Gillis Alan Bailey Geno Lenardo Mitchell Marlow John Spiker Rob Patterson Mika Fineo Jeff Friedl Phil Buckman Jeff Fabb

Studio albums	Short Bus Title of Record The Amalgamut Anthems for the Damned The Trouble with Angels The Sun Comes Out Tonight

Remix albums	Remixes for the Damned

Compilations	The Very Best Things (1995–2008)

Singles	"Hey Man Nice Shot" "(Can't You) Trip Like I Do" "One" "Welcome to the Fold" "Take a Picture" "Where Do We Go from Here" "Soldiers of Misfortune" "Happy Together" "Gimme All Your Lovin'" "What Do You Say"

Related articles	Discography Army of Anyone The Damning Well

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