Die Another Day

"Die Another Day" is the theme to the James Bond film of the same name recorded by Madonna. It was Madonna's 20th anniversary of making hits. The single, released in late 2002, peaked at #8 in the US and #3 in the UK, selling 167,863 copies and making it the most successful Bond theme since Duran Duran's A View to a Kill. The song was later included on her 2003 album, American Life. Madonna’s “Die Another Day” is the theme song to the 2002 James Bond film of the same name, the twentieth entry in that film series. (And in which Madonna cameoed as a fencing instructor.) The glitchy electro-pop track was an unconventional composition for a Bond theme and proved controversial with some of the movie’s producers– as well as critics and Bond aficionados; nevertheless it was a was a commercial success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the charts in Canada, Spain, Italy and Romania and reaching the top-ten in several others. “Die Another Day” was nominated at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song. At the Grammy Awards of 2004, it was nominated for Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Music Video.

Die Another Day Lyrics (JAMES BOND) Madonna From The Album American Life (2003) Madonna [Verse 1] I'm gonna wake up, yes and no I'm gonna kiss some part of I'm gonna keep this secret I'm gonna close my body now [Pre-Chorus] I guess, die another day I guess, die another day I guess, die another day I guess, die another day [Chorus 1] I guess I'll die another day (another day) I guess I'll die another day (another day) I guess I'll die another day (another day) I guess I'll die another day [Spoken Ad Lib] Sigmund Freud Analyze this Analyze this Analyze this, this, this, this, this [Verse 2] I'm gonna break the cycle I'm gonna shake up the system I'm gonna destroy my ego I'm gonna close my body now [Ad-Lib] Uh! Uh! [Chorus 2] I think I'll find another way There's so much more to know I guess I'll die another day It's not my time to go For every sin, I'll have to pay A time to work, a time to play I think I'll find another way It's not my time to go [Verse 3] I'm gonna avoid the cliché I'm gonna suspend my senses I'm gonna delay my pleasure I'm gonna close my body now [Chorus 1: Variation] I guess, die another day I guess I'll die another day I guess, die another day I guess I'll die another day [Chorus 2: Variation] I think I'll find another way There's so much more to know I guess I'll die another day It's not my time to go [Ad-Lib] Uh! Uh! [Laughter] I need to lay down [Chorus 1: Variation] I guess, die another day I guess I'll die another day I guess, die another day I guess I'll die another day [Outro] Another day Another day Another day Another day Another day Another day Another day Produced By Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï Written By Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï Keyboards Mirwais Ahmadzaï Video Director Traktor Assistant Recording Engineer Simon Changer, Tim Lambert & Tom Hannen Label Maverick Recording Company & Warner Records String Arranger Michel Colombier Mixing EngineerMark “Spike” Stent String Engineer Geoff Foster ProgrammerMirwais Ahmadzaï ConductorMichel Colombier Recorded At Olympic Studios (London) Release Date October 22, 2002