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Martika

Toy Soldiers

1988 · via Eminem

Martika’s 1988 recording of “Toy Soldiers” is the earliest release on file. Martika shares the writing credit with Michael Jay. Also recorded by Kirari (released 2000), NICOTINE (released 2004) and Vision (released 1998), among 16 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Eminem’s “Like Toy Soldiers” (2004) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Martika had it first, back in 1988, and she shares the writing credit with Michael Jay, so the voice and the song come from the same person. Put her record on before his and you can hear the bones he built on.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Michael Jay and Martika.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1988.

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Eminem’s “Like Toy Soldiers” (2004) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

16 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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