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Battle Cry (Shontelle song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Battle Cry'" is the third and final single released by Barbadian singer Shontelle from her album 'Shontelligence' (2008). It was the third single taken from the album following "T-Shirt" and "Stuck with Each Other". The song was sent to radio as the third single in the US on June 9, 2009 and was released in the UK as a digital single bundle on August 10, 2009.
Song information
Shontelle has since announced on her official Twitter page that "Battle Cry" will still be released as the album's third single, stating that "Battle Cry is up next baby!".[https://twitter.com/Shontelle_Layne/status/1974999398 Twitter message on May 30, 2009]
The song was released as a promo single in the U.S. on October 21, 2008, for the Barack Obama compilation album. The song was accompanied with a music video featuring Shontelle and various clips in tribute to President Obama. The song failed to chart in the United States. Nearly a year later, on June 9, 2009, the song was released in the US as the third single from the album, and right before its release the official video was filmed, and has been released in the UK, and was released in the US in July, 2009.
Speaking of the song's background in February 2009 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, Shontelle stated: "While I always loved 'Battle Cry' in its own right as a power anthem and for its really inspirational theme, for me the coolest thing about it now is that we actually got a call from Barack Obama's people saying they'd heard the song, they felt its theme really suited their campaign, and that they'd love to feature it on their fundraising record 'Yes We Can; Voices Of A Grass Roots Movement'! You know, as soon as they told me that, I was like 'You don't even have to ASK! You can use ANY of my songs for ANYTHING to do with Barack Obama!'!"[http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/388/shontelle_randbs_the_next_big_thing/ Shontelle interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2009]
Music video
In October 2008 Shontelle released a "Battle Cry" tribute video for Barack Obama on YouTube as it was featured on the compilation album 'Yes We Can: Voices of Grass Roots Movement'.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAloKzXTwFE Shontelle - "Battle Cry" - Barack Obama Tribute Music Video (HQ)]
In May 2009, she shot the official music video for the single release in Los Angeles, California with video director Jessy Terrero. On June 26, Shontelle's official music video for Battle Cry premiered on her official fansite.[http://shontelleonline.com/2009/06/26/shontelle-battle-cry-music-video-premiere-uk-version/ Shontelle - "Battle Cry" - Official Music Video [U.K Version]
Track listings
;UK Digital Single[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002K3KYY2 Battle Cry: Shontelle: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads]
#"Battle Cry" (UK Radio Edit)
#"Battle Cry" (Ill Blu Remix)
;UK Digital Single EP [https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=327307460&s=143444 Shontelle - Battle Cry - EP][http://www.7digital.com/artists/shontelle-(1)/battle-cry-1/ Shontelle - Battle Cry EP]
#"Battle Cry" (UK Radio Edit)
#"Battle Cry" (Ill Blu Remix)
#"Battle Cry" (Lee Hazard Mix)
Charts
Radio and release history
References
Category:2009 singles
Category:Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero
Category:Shontelle songs
Category:Songs written by Wayne Wilkins
Category:Songs written by Polow da Don
Category:2009 songs
Category:Motown singles
Category:SRC Records singles
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