▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁( AR IA ) ▁awarded ▁the ▁single ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁cert ification ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁for ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁" S old ier " ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁where ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁four ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁remained ▁at ▁that ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁three ▁weeks . ▁It ▁further ▁spent ▁the ▁following ▁four ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁chart ▁and ▁fell ▁off ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( RI AN Z ) ▁cert ified ▁it ▁gold ▁for ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" S old ier " ▁was ▁fil med ▁by ▁Norwegian ▁director ▁Ray ▁Kay ▁and ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁black - and - white , ▁becoming ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁clip ▁using ▁that ▁technique . ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁group ▁worked ▁with ▁Kay . ▁During ▁an ▁interview , ▁they ▁pra ised ▁him ▁for ▁shooting ▁the ▁scenes ▁in ▁a ▁fast ▁and ▁convenient ▁way , ▁further ▁describing ▁the ▁experience ▁as ▁" w onder ful ". ▁The ▁video ▁features ▁came o ▁appearances ▁by ▁seven ▁sing ers ▁and