The Unknown Soldier (song)

"The Unknown Soldier"
Single by the Doors
from the album Waiting for the Sun
B-side"We Could Be So Good Together"
ReleasedMarch 1968 (1968-03)
RecordedNovember 1967
StudioTTG Studios, Hollywood, California
GenrePsychedelia[1]
Length3:22
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)The Doors
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"Love Me Two Times"
(1967)
"The Unknown Soldier"
(1968)
"Hello, I Love You"
(1968)
Music video
"The Unknown Soldier" on YouTube

"The Unknown Soldier" is the first single from the Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun, released in March of that year by Elektra Records. An accompanying 16mm publicity film for the song featuring the band was directed and produced by Edward Dephoure and Mark Abramson. The song became the band's fourth Top 40 hit in the US, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained upon the Billboard Hot 100 list for eight weeks.

  1. ^ Nelson, Michael; Leas, Ryan (July 29, 2015). "The Doors Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved July 8, 2022.