I Got Soul
"I Got Soul" is a 2009 charity single by charity group War Child UK, recorded by Young Soul Rebels. It was released on 19 October 2009. It is a cover of The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done". A spokesman for War Child UK said, "We're using the track, based on the hook line 'I Got Soul, But I’m Not A Soldier' to draw attention to the 300,000 children who sadly are."[1]
"I Got Soul" | ||||
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Single by Young Soul Rebels | ||||
Released | 19 October 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 3:57 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brandon Flowers | |||
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Music video
The music video is set in the studio where the song was recorded. It mainly features the Young Soul Rebels singing but also has clips of children in poverty, symbolizing what War Child charity is for. The cover art for the single also flashes up occasionally, as does the War Child logo.[2]
Young Soul Rebels
The Young Soul Rebels is the collective name of the artists who took part in the song:
- V V Brown
- Pixie Lott
- Tinchy Stryder
- N-Dubz
- Frankmusik
- Kid British
- Chipmunk
- MPHO
- Ironik
- Bashy
- London Community Gospel Choir
- McLean
- Ayak Thiik
- Egypt
- Domino Go
- Matt Hazell
- James Lough
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 19 |
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 10 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) | Position |
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UK Singles Chart[5] | 77 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Music Video at YouTube
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Got Soul". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 19 July 2010.