"No Time to Die" was written as the theme song for the 25th James Bond film of the same name. It is performed by Billie Eilish and was officially released on February 13, 2020, preceding the release of the film. A music video was later released on October 2, 2020.
Background[]
On January 14, 2020, it was announced in an interview with Variety that Eilish would be performing the titular theme song for No Time to Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise.[1] Eilish had also mentioned the song in a post on her Instagram.[2]
On February 9th, 2020, at the 92nd Academy Awards Eilish mentioned that the song would be a ballad.[3]
Behind the scenes, clips have been shared online of the orchestra recording their respective parts in the song. [4]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I should have known
I'd leave alone
Just goes to show
That the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe
We were a pair
But I saw you there
Too much to bear
You were my life, but life is far away from fair
Was I stupid to love you?
Was I reckless to help?
Was it obvious to everybody else?
[Chorus]
That I'd fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
[Verse 2]
I let it burn
You're no longer my concern
Faces from my past return
Another lesson yet to learn
[Chorus]
That I'd fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
[Refrain]
No time to die
No time to die
[Outro]
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
Video[]
Trivia[]
- This song made Eilish, then aged only eighteen, the youngest artist so far to record a theme song for a James Bond film.
- The premiere performance of this song was on February 18th, 2020 at the BRIT Awards.[5]
- "No Time to Die hit number 1 on the Official Singles Charts in its first week and entered at 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The movie of the same was set to be released on April 8, 2020, however, it was postponed to late September 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The song was written and recorded on October 10, 2019 during the When We All Fall Asleep, World Tour in Houston, Texas.
References[]
- ↑ https://variety.com/2020/film/news/billie-eilish-james-bond-hans-zimmer-no-time-to-die-1203466322/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TlTtVF8zD/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRsVIJxJYoM
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mY9HWpmi4/?igshid=191ag0d068hep
- ↑ https://twitter.com/billieeilish/status/1228109605189742592