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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:44 pm | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:45 pm | |
| "Soldier of Love" is a single from the English recording group Sade. It premiered worldwide on December 8, 2009, and it was released on iTunes digitally on January 12, 2010. It is also the band's first new material in almost ten years, preceding their long awaited sixth studio album of the same name which was released worldwide on February 8, 2010. The song debuted at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the band's highest debut on the chart.[1] It has since peaked at #52, making it the band's highest-peaking single since 1992's "No Ordinary Love". | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:45 pm | |
| Background
The song was written by Sade Adu along with the other band members and recorded by the end of the summer in 2009. The song debuted at number 49 on the Billboard R&B charts on December 9, less than a day after premiering on Sade's website. The song has also been used to promote the final, sixth season of American TV series Lost, which premiered on February 2, 2010. | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:45 pm | |
| Critical reception
"Soldier of Love" has been received positively from the music critics, who praised the bands' comeback. Pitchfork Media hailed the singer's "incomparable voice, which sounds as passionately poised as it did on 1984's Diamond Life."[2] The Hollywood Reporter gave also a positive review, saying that "It may be just a taste of what's to come, but Sade's latest definitely has its listeners at attention."[3] Digital Spy rated the song four stars out of five, and described it as "a bit of revelation - a rich, atmospheric pop symphony".[4] Rolling Stone called it an "amazing ballad of utter emotional devastation" as well as "classic Sade - a cool and collected song about falling apart."[5] | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:45 pm | |
| Chart performance
The single was serviced to radio stations on Tuesday, December 8, and after only one day of airplay in the chart's tracking week of December 19, 2009 "Soldier of Love" debuted at #49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[6] | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:45 pm | |
| The track debuted at #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.[7] It also debuted at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 the song would peak within the top 50, and remain on the chart for eleven straight weeks.[8]. Since then, it has peaked at #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, officially making it their first top ten appearance on the chart since 1992 when their hit "No Ordinary Love" peaked at #9. The song became the band's first No. 1 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.[9] The single also peaked in #4 on the Greek Itunes Digital Chart.[10] | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| "Soldier of Love" also became the first ever vocal to hit #1 on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 countdown. Each of the tally's 45 previous leaders had been instrumentals | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| Music video
The "Soldier of Love" music video made its premiere onto the internet via Amazon.com on January 10, 2010. It was directed by famous British director Sophie Muller and choreographed by Fatima Robinson. The video, which is rich in odd symbolism, has left many viewers wondering what it means. It has a desert landscape and features soldiers dancing and marching along the song's beats, featuring Sade in a rodeo-esque style as she rides a white stallion, with smoldering and fiery explosions in the back. Sade has said that the soldiers in the video represent her emotions "in the battle ground of life".[11] | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| Singles
US Wal-Mart CD single No. Title Music Length 1. "Soldier of Love" S. Adu, S. Matthewman, P.S. Denman, A. Hale, P.A. Cook 5:58 2. "Flow (from the album Lovers Rock)" S. Adu, S. Matthewman, P.S. Denman, A. Hale 4:34 iTunes Edition No. Title Music Length 1. "Soldier of Love (Radio Edit)" S. Adu, S. Matthewman, P.S. Denman, A. Hale, P.A. Cook 4:33 | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| Chart (2010) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 47 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 9 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 84 Dutch Tipparade[15] 9 France (SNEP) Download Chart[16] 37 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[17] 9 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 23 Switzerland (Media Control AG)[20] 25 United Kingdom (Official UK Charts Company)[21] 123 US Billboard Hot 100[22] 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 6 U.S. Billboard Jazz Songs[24] 1 | |
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GiorgosBionic Moderator
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 18006 Ημερομηνία εγγραφής : 2010-01-10 Ηλικία : 29 Τόπος : Athens, Greece
| Subject: Re: Soldier of love Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:46 pm | |
| Release history
Country Date Format Label United States December 8, 2009[25] Airplay Sony Music January 12, 2010[26] Digital Download, CD Single United Kingdom February 8, 2010[27][28] Digital Download, Vinyl
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