Soldier (Erykah Badu song)

"Soldier"
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
Released	2008
Recorded	2007
Studio	Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) [1] Luminous Sound Recording (Dallas, TX) [1]
Genre	R&B
Length	5:04(album version)
Label	Universal Motown, Control Freaq
Songwriter(s)	Erykah Badu, Karriem Riggins, T. Barlage, W. Ennes, H. Waterman, G. Willemse
Producer(s)	Karriem Riggins
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Honey" (2007) "Soldier" (2008) "Window Seat" (2010)

"Soldier" is a song by Erykah Badu released as the second single from her fifth album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) . The song was produced by Karriem Riggins. This was strictly a promotional single and did not have a commercial single release or music video. It prominently uses a melodic sample from the song "Theme" by Solution, a Dutch progressive rock band, along with a drum break from the song "Upon This Rock" by American saxophonist Joe Farrell. ^[2]

"Soldier" was chosen in a poll after Badu asked Okayplayer users to vote on the next single to be released from New Amerykah. ^[3]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Adult R&B Airplay	31 [4]
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	12 [5]

References

1. New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (CD liner). Erykah Badu. New York City: Universal Motown. 2008. B0010800-02.
2. "Soldier by Erykah Badu on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
3. Choose Erykah's Next Single
4. "Billboard Singles Chart". Billboard . Retrieved 2011-07-13.
5. "Billboard Singles Chart". Billboard . Retrieved 2011-07-13.