Soldier of Love (Sade song)
"Soldier of Love" | ||||
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Single by Sade | ||||
from the album Soldier of Love | ||||
B-side | "Flow" | |||
Released | 8 December 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:57 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Sade singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Soldier of Love" on YouTube |
"Soldier of Love" is the first
The track won the
Background
The song was written by Sade Adu along with the other band members and recorded by the end of the summer in 2009.
Critical reception
"Soldier of Love" has been received positively from the music critics, who praised the band's comeback.
Chart performance
The single was serviced to radio stations on Tuesday, 8 December, and after only one day of airplay in the chart's tracking week of 19 December 2009 "Soldier of Love" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[11] Since then, it has peaked at number-6 on the chart, making it the band's first top-ten appearance on the chart since "Kiss of Life" peaked at number-ten in 1993.
The track debuted at number 11 on the Urban Hot AC chart, making it the highest debut of the decade and the third highest all-time on the Urban Hot AC chart.[12] It debuted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song peaking at number 52, and remaining on the chart for 11 weeks.[13] The song became the band's first number-one on the U.S. Adult R&B chart. The song rose 3–1 in its sixth week, marking the chart's speediest ascent to the top spot since Anita Baker topped the chart in under five weeks with "You're My Everything" in 2004.[14]
"Soldier of Love" became the first ever vocal to hit number-one on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 countdown.[citation needed] Each of the tally's 45 previous leaders had been instrumentals.
Music video
The "Soldier of Love"
Singles
5:58 | |||
2. | "Flow (from the album Lovers Rock)" | S. Adu, S. Matthewman, P. S. Denman, A. Hale | 4:34 |
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No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Soldier of Love (Radio Edit)" | S. Adu, S. Matthewman, P. S. Denman, A. Hale | 4:33 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | 8 December 2009[12] | Airplay | Epic Records |
12 January 2010[36] | Digital download, CD single | ||
United Kingdom | 8 February 2010[37][38] | Digital download, vinyl | Sony Music |
References
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- ^ "Music Reviews: "Soldier of Love"". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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- ^ "Soldier of Love : Sade : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Rolling Stone: 50 Best Songs of 2010". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Chart Beat Thursday: "Glee" Cast, Colbie Caillat, Sade". Billboard.com. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Sade's New Single "Soldier of Love" Makes Radio History - NCBuy.com Music News". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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- ^ "Chart Beat Thursday: Vampire Weekend, Train, Shakira". Billboard. 21 January 2010.
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- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Smooth Jazz Airplay Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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