Echoing this week’s TGJ Replay, today’s From The Vault pick is ‘Soldier’ by iconic-trio Destiny’s Child.
The second offering from the divas’ decade old ‘Destiny Fulfilled‘ LP, and follow up to club banger ‘Lose My Breath‘, ‘Soldier’ was helmed by ‘Crazy In Love‘ maestro Rich Harrison and written by the girls alongside lyricist extraordinaire Sean Garrett.
As a nod to the founding members’ Southern foundation, rappers T.I. and Lil’ Wayne are featured on the track, which at the time helped further cement their reputation as the next-big-things in Hip-Hop.
Like its predecessor, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 – as well as its Hot Hip-Hop/R&B – but had even more longevity becoming one of the biggest songs of the following year. It was a worldwide smash too peaking at #4 in the UK and reaching the 3rd position of the charts in Australia.
The Ray Kay directed video saw the trio yet again amping up the divatude, serving glam, grit, grown, and sexy. A black-and-white affair, the clip featured appearances from a heavily-pregnant Solange, Luke James, and Ice Cube and was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 2005.
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http://youtu.be/PE-3UXcIVj0
Hi! I’m Destiny’s Child http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E358X0clvFM
I mean WE ARE Destiny’s Child [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E358X0clvFM&w=420&h=315%5D
DC3 FOREVER !!!
I miss DC so much! I would kill to hear them harmonize together just one more time. They should do a reunion tour!
I miss them, too and to this day before I go to sleep I just have to go to YouTube and put on my favorite track from their ICONIC “Destiny Fulfilled” album which is “T-Shirt” so I won’t have trouble sleeping at night.
Love them. These kids don’t know Beys been nasty from day!
They always be talkin that country slang, we like……It is me or Beyoncé looked her best during that time?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aASCZgbJxC8
Oh my god! This song brings back so many memories from when I was in school!
Again??? LOLOL Sam you already paid tribute to this era a couple of days ago! Why you so obsessed? Dead at TGJ trying to force this album, music and material as iconic or classic LOL It´s just a good R&B album if you want. It stops there. You need to listen to more music and more genres hun.
Also, about “their own success”… you mean beyonce right? LOL It´s hilarious that you shde freaking Mariah Carey or Madonna but you say Michelle Williams LOL and Kelly Rowland are successful…
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Ugh get over it and go somewhere else! Im sure Sam (a professional, qualified music journalist) knows more than you. Death @ you telling them to expand their taste when they get paid to do this.
LOL Sam obviously doesn´t know more than some of us. Especially not a single thing out of the R&B world. Our mate @s****** blonde knows much more about music than Sam for example. He is living thanks to this, but he certainly doesn´t seem to know more than some of us. It´s obvious.
Dc3 serves & all the kids ARE MAD!! Congrads Tenitra ~>Kelendria ~>Beyoncé!!
Love this song. DC are a legendary girl band.
Kelly Rowland is STANDING in that pic…… Yasssssss