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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.[1][2] The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report and stayed in the chart for 19 weeks.

"Soldier Of Fortune"
Single by John Paul Young
from the album One Foot in Front
Released	1983
Genre	New wave, synthpop
Length	3:58 (single edit) 4:34 (album version) 5:09 (extended version)
Label	Innovative Communication/I.C. Records
Songwriter(s)	John Capek, Marc Jordan
Producer(s)	John Capek
John Paul Young singles chronology
"Oh No No" (1982) "Soldier Of Fortune" (1983) "War Games" (1984)

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.

Track listing

1. Soldier of Fortune (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 4:34
2. The Sirens (John Paul Young, Warren Morgan) – 4:06
3. Soldier of Fortune (J. Capek, M. Jordan) (Extended) – 5:09

Personnel

• Rick Lewis – cover
• SNB – mastering
• Tony Beuttel – engineer, mixing, producer (track: 2)
• Mike Stavrou – engineer
• John Capek – producer (tracks: 1)
• John Paul Young – producer (track: 2)
• Warren Morgan – producer (track: 2)

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3]	17

Other recordings

The song was also recorded by The Manhattan Transfer on their 1983 album Bodies and Souls. Cowriter Marc Jordan released two separate versions of the song, one on the soundtrack album of the film Youngblood and another, featuring a slower arrangement, on his 1987 album Talking Through Pictures.

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