Who Sang “View to a Kill”
“A View to a Kill” is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985.
It was a stand-alone single, created for the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and it remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to #2 for 3 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, held off the top spot by “19″ by Paul Hardcastle. In 1986, John Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for A View to a Kill.
The song was the last track that the original five members of Duran Duran recorded together until their reunion sixteen years later, in 2001. It was played at their final 1985 performance together, at Live Aid in Philadelphia.
Complete List of James Bond Songs - Composers - Performers
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Film |
Year |
Score composer |
Title song |
Composed by |
Performed by |
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Dr. No |
1962 |
Monty Norman |
“James Bond Theme” |
Monty Norman |
John Barry & Orchestra |
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From Russia with Love |
1963 |
John Barry |
“Opening Titles: James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love/James Bond Theme” |
Lionel Bart |
John Barry Matt Monro |
|
Goldfinger |
1964 |
“Goldfinger“ |
Leslie Bricusse |
Shirley Bassey |
|
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Thunderball |
1965 |
“Thunderball“ |
John Barry |
Tom Jones |
|
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You Only Live Twice |
1967 |
“You Only Live Twice“ |
Leslie Bricusse |
Nancy Sinatra |
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service |
1969 |
“We Have All the Time In The World“ |
John Barry |
Louis Armstrong |
|
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Diamonds Are Forever |
1971 |
“Diamonds Are Forever“ |
John Barry |
Shirley Bassey |
|
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Live and Let Die |
1973 |
George Martin |
“Live and Let Die“ |
Paul McCartney |
Paul McCartney & Wings |
|
The Man with the Golden Gun |
1974 |
John Barry |
“The Man with the Golden Gun“ |
John Barry |
Lulu |
|
The Spy Who Loved Me |
1977 |
Marvin Hamlisch |
“Nobody Does It Better” |
Marvin Hamlisch |
Carly Simon |
|
Moonraker |
1979 |
John Barry |
“Moonraker“ |
John Barry |
Shirley Bassey |
|
For Your Eyes Only |
1981 |
Bill Conti |
“For Your Eyes Only“ |
Bill Conti |
Sheena Easton |
|
Octopussy |
1983 |
John Barry |
“All Time High“ |
John Barry |
Rita Coolidge |
|
A View To a Kill |
1985 |
“A View To A Kill“ |
John Barry |
Duran Duran |
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The Living Daylights |
1987 |
“The Living Daylights“ |
John Barry |
a-ha |
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Licence to Kill |
1989 |
Michael Kamen |
“Licence to Kill“ |
N. Michael Walden |
Gladys Knight |
|
GoldenEye |
1995 |
Éric Serra |
“GoldenEye“ |
Bono |
Tina Turner |
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Tomorrow Never Dies |
1997 |
David Arnold |
“Tomorrow Never Dies“ |
Sheryl Crow |
Sheryl Crow |
|
The World Is Not Enough |
1999 |
“The World Is Not Enough“ |
David Arnold |
Garbage |
|
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Die Another Day |
2002 |
“Die Another Day“ |
Madonna |
Madonna |
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Casino Royale |
2006 |
“You Know My Name“ |
David Arnold |
Chris Cornell |
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Quantum of Solace |
2008 |
“Another Way to Die“ |
Jack White |
Jack White |
