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"The Warrior"
Single by Scandal
from the album Warrior
ReleasedJune 1984
Genre
Length4:00
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Scandal singles chronology
"Win Some, Lose Some"
(1983) 		"The Warrior"
(1984) 		"Hands Tied"
(1984)

"The Warrior" is a song by American rock band Scandal featuring Patty Smyth, from the album Warrior, written by Holly Knight and Nick Gilder. The song went to number seven in the United States and number one in Canada, as well as number one on the US Rock Top Tracks chart, and won a BMI Airplay Award in 1984. It was also a hit in Australia, where it peaked at number six, and in New Zealand and South Africa, peaking in both countries at number eleven. The music video for the song was directed by David Hahn.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Patty Smyth Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1984". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1984". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Scandal – Warrior". Music Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
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