"Soldier"
Single by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne
from the album Destiny Fulfilled
Released	December 7, 2004
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	Rich Harrison
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Destiny's Child singles chronology "Lose My Breath" (2004) "Soldier" (2005) "Girl" (2005) T.I. singles chronology "U Don't Know Me" (2004) "Soldier" (2005) "ASAP/Motivation" (2005) Lil Wayne singles chronology "Earthquake" (2004) "Soldier" (2005) "Get Your Shine On" (2005) Alternate cover

"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 Canada and Denmark and number 3 in the United States, where it became the group's ninth and final consecutive top hit, number 4 in the UK, which makes T.I.'s & Lil Wayne's first top 5 hit in the UK and peaked within the top 5 in New Zealand, 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. The was sampled for "Grillz" by Nelly, Paul Wall, and Ali & Gipp. This was also sampled for the song "Body Marked Up" by Willy Northpole.

"Soldier" was performed by Beyoncé on the Beyoncé Experience tour. It was performed as a remix in a Destiny's Child medley. The remix contained a sample of the Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)."

A pregnant Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's sister, Lloyd, Bow Wow, Ginuwine, rapper Ice Cube and WC made cameo appearances 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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[edit] Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals - Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams
• 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

[edit] Tracklist

Soldier, Pt. 1

1. Soldier (Album Version)
2. Soldier (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)
3. Soldier (Maurice's Nu Beat Mix)
4. Soldier (Danny Howells & Dick Trevor's Kinkyfunk Mix)
5. Lose My Breath (Peter Rauhofer's Breathless Club Mix)

Soldier, Pt. 2

1. Soldier (Radio Edit)
2. Soldier (Maurice's Nu Anthem Mix)
3. Soldier (Danny Howells & Dick Trevor's Kinkyfunk Mix)
4. Soldier (JS Remix)
5. Soldier (Promitonal SHRT Form Video)

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