"The Warrior" is a song by American rock band Scandal featuring Patty Smyth, from their debut and sole studio album, Warrior, written by Holly Knight and Nick Gilder.

The music video for the song was directed by David Hahn.

The song was used as the opening theme to both the 2017–2019 Netflix television series GLOW, and the 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off television series Knuckles.

[3][4] Co-writer Holly 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.