Sade has been teasing fans for months with the prospect of new music. Her people last month even released the title and cover art to her new album, due out in February.

Now the wait is over for new music, and it appears Sade is forged in the heat of battle, ready to fight for your heart.

“Soldier of Love” -- the title track off the new album -- hit the airwaves today.

If the horns and the drums are a perfect complement to the chanteuse's voice, the guitar scratches are the perfect contrast.

For more than two decades, Sade has given us soulful, beautifully haunting tunes to fall in and out of love to, and “Soldier of Love” is sure to satisfy her fans until the album drops.

Do you agree?

Was “Soldier of Love” worth the wait?