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"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group the Shirelles. Released as a single in 1962, it met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. [ 1 ]
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"Soldier" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child, featuring American rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne, for the group's final studio album Destiny Fulfilled (2004). The artists wrote the song with Sean Garrett and Rich Harrison who produced it with the latter co-produced it with Beyoncé.
The song is anti-war but pro soldier, featuring explicit references to the Normandy invasion in World War II: "The ocean is on fire, ... 42. The Shirelles, "Soldier Boy"
Soldier Boy is a World War I era song released in 1915. D.A. Esrom wrote the lyrics. Theodore Morse composed the music. [1] Leo Feist, Inc. of New York, New York published the song. Artist Harry Lewis designed the cover art for the sheet music. On the cover, there are three cartoon soldiers. One has his head turned to kiss a woman behind him. [2]
The song led Soulja Boy to sign with Collipark's imprint on Interscope Records, who released the final, professionally-recorded song on May 2, 2007 in the U.S.; a global release followed on June 27. Soulja Boy stated in a 2007 interview that prior to his Interscope deal he did not realize the song would "catapult [him to fame]".
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Finally, a breakthrough came for the group when Rose, who rejected every other song the Four Fellows offered, choose Jones's composition "Soldier Boy". In July 1955, "Soldier Boy" was released, and became a smash R&B hit, reaching number four on the Billboard R&B charts, where it lingered for 15 weeks.