Soldier_(Destiny's_Child_song)

Soldier (Destiny's Child song)

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"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.

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	3
Austrian Singles Chart	25
Belgium Singles Chart	18
Brazil Hot 100	59
Canadian Singles Chart	13
Chinese Singles Chart	6
Danish Singles Chart	5
Dutch Top 40	10
Finnish Singles Chart	7
French Singles Chart	28
German Singles Chart	11
Greece Singles Chart	5
Irish Singles Chart	6

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Italian Singles Chart	9
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	4
Norwegian Singles Chart	15
Romanian Singles Chart	18
Spanish Singles Charts	7
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	25
United World Chart	5