"Soldier Of Fortune" | ||||
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Single by John Paul Young | ||||
from the album One Foot in Front | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" maxi-single | |||
Genre | Electronic, pop | |||
Length |
3:58 (single edit) 4:34 (album version) 5:09 (extended version) |
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Label | Innovative Communication/I.C. Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Capek, Marc Jordan | |||
Producer(s) | John Capek | |||
John Paul Young singles chronology | ||||
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"Soldier of Fortune" is an electronic pop song by Australian pop singer John Paul Young, written by John Capek and Marc Jordan, and released in 1983. The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report and stayed in the chart for 19 weeks.
The song gained further prominence when it was picked as the theme song for the 1984 Disabled Olympics held in New York, and it also went on to be a hit in Germany.