"Soldiers" is the second single from the album Hourly, Daily by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1996 and reached number 80 in the 1996 Triple J Hottest 100[1] and number 33 on the Australian charts.[2]
| "Soldiers" | ||||
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| Single by You Am I | ||||
| from the album Hourly, Daily | ||||
| Released | July 1996 | |||
| Studio | Q Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | rooArt | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Rogers | |||
| Producer(s) | You Am I | |||
| You Am I singles chronology | ||||
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Tim Rogers said that the song was "very consciously" recorded with "boppy" horns, rather than distorted guitars, reflecting the music the band was listening to at the time. "You Am I were rock for four years, but we wanted to make something different."[3]
The video clip directed by Andrew Lancaster won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Soldiers" – 2:31
- "Boulder Fair" – 2:12
- "Six" – 2:51
- "Count to Four" – 2:26
All songs by Tim Rogers.
"Boulder Fair", "Six" and "Count to Four" are all You Am I originals.
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 33 |
References
edit- ^ JJJ Hottest 100 1996
- ^ You Am I.com.au Archived October 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mathieson, Craig (July 1996). "talk about the passion". Juice (41). Sydney, NSW: Terraplane Press Pty Ltd: 14.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "You Am I – Soldiers". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 October 2022.