"The Warrior" is a song by Americanrock bandScandal featuringPatty Smyth, from their debut and sole studio album,Warrior, written byHolly Knight andNick Gilder. The song went to number seven in the United States and number one in Canada, as well as number one on the USRock Top Tracks chart, and won aBMI Airplay Award in 1984. It was also a hit in Australia, where it peaked at number six, and in New Zealand and South Africa, peaking at number 11 in both countries. The music video for the song was directed by David Hahn.
Co-writerHolly Knight said, "I think that idea of being a warrior had been inside me for a long time. I grew up in a somewhat 'dysfunctional' family where there was a lot of drama and fighting. I was always more interested in fighting FOR something rather than fighting with someone, and without being cognizant of it, it was a constant theme in my psyche, and hence, my songs."[3]
