Soldier Boy (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Soldier Boy


Artist = The Shirelles
from Album = Baby It's You
B-side = "Love Is a Swingin' Thing"
Released = 1962
Format = 7" single
Recorded = Bell Sound Studios New York
Genre =
Length = 2:42
Label = Scepter
Writer = Luther Dixon, Florence Green
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =

#1 (U.S. Pop)

#3 (U.S. R&B)

#23 (UK)

Last single = "Baby It's You"
(1962)
This single = "Soldier Boy"
(1962)
Next single = "Welcome Home Baby"
(1962)

"Soldier Boy" is the name of a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Green. The song was released as a single by The Shirelles in 1962 and met with great success, topping the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics are a profession of the singer's love for the titular soldier boy in which she promises to remain true to him while he's away. This song is also widely listened to in various Chicano communities of the United States. Due to the popularity of the song, many Chicano gang members adopted the song's name as their moniker, primarily in the southern California barrios such as East Los AngelesFact|date=August 2008.