"I Got Soul" is a 2009

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by charity group War Child UK, recorded by Young Soul Rebels. It was released on 19 October 2009. It is a cover of

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' " All These Things That I've Done". A spokesman for War Child UK said, "We're using the track, based on the hook line 'I Got Soul, But I’m Not A Soldier' to draw attention to the 300,000 children who sadly are."

Music video

The music video is set in the studio where the song was recorded. It mainly features the Young Soul Rebels singing but also has clips of children in poverty, symbolizing what War Child charity is for. The cover art for the single also flashes up occasionally, as does the War Child logo.Music Video
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Young Soul Rebels

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