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Toy Soldiers (song)
1989 single by Martika
This article is about the Martika song. For the song by Eminem, see Like Toy Soldiers.
"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989.
It was her only song to top the charts in the United States, reaching the number-one on BillboardHot 100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika.
Its music video was directed by Jim Shea.
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Background
Martika wrote the song about a friend who was battling a cocaine addiction. "I was a little hesitant because I had only written two songs before and they were light songs. I came up to Michael and said I wanted to write about drugs.
It was the first time I got the nerve to write about something that was scary for me to talk about, so I did."[3&
