Nobody's Soldier

Album: Unaired (2024)
Charted: 48 101
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Songfacts®:

  • "Nobody's Soldier" tackles the unnerving experience of watching global violence unfold in real time, a modern plight where the horrors of war are just a click away, invading our homes and minds. Hozier grapples with the mental toll of this constant exposure, rejecting the pressure to passively support conflicts and questioning his own role in this grim spectacle.
  • In a statement, Hozier dedicated the song to those who stand up for peace, urging others to speak out against the violence we've become too accustomed to viewing. As he put it, "It doesn't matter who you are... you wouldn't want to see any human being subject to the kind of terror we have been witnessing."
  • "Nobody's Soldier" is a track from Hozier's three-track Unaired EP. Originally just a loose concept, the song evolved into a blistering funk-rock anthem that marked a sharp turn after his chart-topping hit "Too Sweet."

    "'Too Sweet' is one of the most lighthearted, fun songs that I've ever put out," Hozier noted to Rolling Stone. "So part of me was like, 'Well, I better follow this up with an anti-war song.'"
  • Hozier wrote "Nobody's Soldier" with Stuart Johnson, Bekon, Chakra, Sergiu Gherman and Pete Gonzales, the same songwriting and production team behind "Too Sweet."
  • Hozier debuted "Nobody's Soldier" during his headline set at Lollapalooza 2024 on August 1, 2024.
  • "Nobody's Soldier" was Hozier's seventh #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Airplay chart, following "Take Me to Church," "Nina Cried Power," "Eat Your Young," "Francesca," his co-lead turn on Noah Kahan's "Northern Attitude," and "Too Sweet."

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