I Got Soul
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"I Got Soul" is a 2009 charity single by charity group War Child UK
, recorded by Young Soul Rebels. It was released on October 19, 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 around the hook line ‘I Got Soul, But I’m Not A Soldier’ to draw attention to the 300,000 children who sadly are"
Tulisa from N-Dubz
sang Pixie Lott's lines during their performance of the song at the 2009 MOBO Awards.
War Child (charity)
War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...
, recorded by Young Soul Rebels. It was released on October 19, 2009. It is a cover of The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done
All These Things That I've Done
"All These Things That I've Done" is a song performed by The Killers, and written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers. The song appears on their debut album Hot Fuss. It was released as the third single in 2004 in the United Kingdom and as the fourth single in the United States...
". A spokesman for War Child UK said, "We're using the track, based around the hook line ‘I Got Soul, But I’m Not A Soldier’ to draw attention to the 300,000 children who sadly are"
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, symbolising what War Child charity is for. The cover art for the single also flashes up occasionally, as does the War Child logo.Young Soul Rebels
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- Ayak Thiik
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- Matt Hazell
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Tulisa from N-Dubz
N-Dubz
N-Dubz are a British hip hop group from Camden Town, London. The group consists of members Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer.N-Dubz were previously signed to Polydor Records before joining All Around the World Records...
sang Pixie Lott's lines during their performance of the song at the 2009 MOBO Awards.
Charts
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