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}} }} "Soldier" is a song by American recording group Destiny's Child. It features American rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne who co-wrote the song along with group members Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams as well as Sean Garrett and Rich Harrison. Columbia Records released "Soldier" as the second single from Destiny's Child's fourth studio album ''Destiny Fulfilled'' (2004) on December 7, 2004. A Southern hip hop mid-tempo song, it lyrically describes each members' favorite type of male love interest. "Soldier" received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised its composition and the trio's vocal performances, but criticized the lyrical content. The song received a nomination in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards and won a Best R&B/Soul Single by a Group, Band or Duo award at the 2005 Soul Train Music Awards. A commercial success, "Soldier" peaked within the top five in six European countries and in Australasia further being certified gold in the countries in the latter region. In the US, it peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the Hot Dance Club Songs further receiving a gold certification. The black-and-white music video directed by Ray Kay featured cameo appearances by several rappers and singers. It was nominated at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards under the category of Best Group Video. The band performed "Soldier" on several televised appearances in 2004 and 2005 and included it on the set list of their final tour Destiny Fulfilled... And Lovin' It (2005). Both Beyoncé and Rowland performed the song during their solo tours after Destiny's Child's disbandment. The song was sampled in many songs by different artists, most notably by Nelly on his single "Grillz" (2005). ==Background and release== "Soldier" was written by the members of Destiny's Child – Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams along with Rich Harrison, Sean Garrett, Lil Wayne and T.I.. Its production was handled by Harrison, Rowland and Beyoncé. Rappers Lil Wayne and T.I. are also featured in the song; their contribution made them the only featured artists on the album.〔 Jim Caruana finished the recording of "Soldier" at Sony Music Studios in New York City in 2004. The song was mixed and mastered by Dexter Simmons and Tom Coyne respectively.〔 Garrett initially wrote "Soldier" in a taxi while going to the studio where the band worked on ''Destiny Fulfilled''; he sang the hook to the members afterwards and they liked it. Garrett further revealed about his collaboration with the group, "I loved how Destiny's Child evolved and became this really incredible pop group but I wanted to introduce them to the hood from the perspective of having the world look at them in a different way... What was great about that was they all liked guys from the streets. Each verse was a representation of the guy they were actually into." During an interview with MTV News, Rowland said that with "Soldier" each member wanted to talk about their preference for a man during their solo verses, the place where he lives and his physical appearance. Beyoncé stated that as the song had a "Southern feel" and beat, they wanted to collaborate with Lil Wayne and T.I. who according to her added "rawness, realness and edge to the song". During an interview in 2014, Lil Wayne discussed his contribution in the song, "That set me off. Them little eight bars right there, that got me there boy. If you ask me why, it was Beyoncé. That shit was big." "Soldier" was included on the group's compilation albums ''#1's'' (2005) and ''Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child'' (2012). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soldier (Destiny's Child song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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