"Starship Trooper" is a song written by British musicians Jon Anderson,
Steve Howe and Chris Squire, which first appeared on Yes' 1971 album
The Yes Album. The song is in three parts, "Life Seeker", "Disillusion"
and "Würm". "Life Seeker" was released as a single on the B-side of
the UK release of "Your Move".
Anderson was aware of the title of Starship Troopers, the 1959 novel by
Robert A. Heinlein, and from that got the idea of a "Starship Trooper"
who was "another guardian angel and Mother Earth". The song was
constructed from pieces of music written separately by Anderson,
Howe and Squire. Anderson was the primary author of "Life Seeker".
Squire wrote most of the "Disillusion" section; this section had
earlier been used with slightly different lyrics as the bridge for
the song "For Everyone", with Squire providing the lead vocals.
Howe had written the instrumental "Würm" section while he was
in an earlier band (Bodast).
The Yes Album is the third studio album by English progressive rock
band Yes, released on 19 February 1971. It was the band's first album
to feature guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970. The
The LP was a critical success and peaked at #4 in the UK and #40 on the
US Billboard 200 album chart. It was a major commercial breakthrough
for the band, who had been at risk of being dropped by Atlantic Records
due to the commercial failures of their first two albums.
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