From The Vault: Destiny’s Child – ‘Soldier’

Published: Sunday 16th Nov 2014 by Joe

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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After rising to prominence with songs that defined girl power, ‘Soldier’ and its parent album continued the trend with a flair, maturity, and a real sense of womanhood.
With ten years having passed and the ladies now possessing their own success, “soldiers” and children, we can’t help but daydream about the prospect of new music, the themes attached, and above all how epic it’d be.
DC3 may have announced their disbandment during their last tour in 2005, yet we’re remain hopeful that a reunion could still happen. After all, their destiny may be “fulfilled” as a full-time group, but there’s no reason it can’t be revisited, celebrated, and have additional chapters added in the future.
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  1. Eloviano November 16, 2014

    DC3 FOREVER !!!

  2. Sherry November 16, 2014

    I miss DC so much! I would kill to hear them harmonize together just one more time. They should do a reunion tour!

    • Ashley June 14, 2022

      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.

  3. Carmen November 16, 2014

    Love them. These kids don’t know Beys been nasty from day!

  4. S****** Blonde November 16, 2014

    They always be talkin that country slang, we like……It is me or Beyoncé looked her best during that time?

  5. Love Life November 16, 2014

    Oh my god! This song brings back so many memories from when I was in school!

  6. JOHNVIDAL November 16, 2014

    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…

    • Yawnce November 16, 2014

      point!

    • Jessica November 16, 2014

      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.

      • JOHNVIDAL November 17, 2014

        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.

  7. DanYiel Teflon November 16, 2014

    Dc3 serves & all the kids ARE MAD!! Congrads Tenitra ~>Kelendria ~>Beyoncé!!

  8. Jessica November 16, 2014

    Love this song. DC are a legendary girl band.

  9. Ethan November 17, 2014

    Kelly Rowland is STANDING in that pic…… Yasssssss

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