Adele unveils James Bond theme 'Skyfall' - listen
Published Oct 5 2012, 00:10 BST | By Justin Harp
Adele has debuted her new track 'Skyfall'.The song, from the upcoming James Bond movie of the same name, premiered on French radio on Thursday (October 4) before it was officially unveiled at 0:07 (UK time) today.
'Skyfall's debut comes days after a 90-second clip of the song leaked online, with the track drawing comparisons to Dame Shirley Bassey's iconic Bond themes.
Adele co-wrote 'Skyfall' with producer Paul Epworth. The duo previously collaborated on the chart-topping single 'Rolling in the Deep'.
The track's premiere marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the very first James Bond film Dr No.
Adele previously admitted that she was initially "a little hesitant" to record a Bond theme, but ultimately "fell in love" with the Skyfall script.
"It was also a lot of fun writing to a brief, something I've never done which made it exciting," she explained, adding: "I'll be back combing my hair when I'm 60 telling people I was a Bond girl back in the day I'm sure."
Photo gallery - 10 classic James Bond themes:
1. Shirley Bassey - 'Goldfinger' (1965)
Dame Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever', the Carly Simon recording of 'Nobody Does It Better' and Paul McCartney's 'Live and Let Die' have become enduring pop music classics.
Skyfall - starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem - debuts on October 26 in the UK and on November 9 in the US.
> Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Duran Duran: Top 10 Best Bond Themes
> 10 greatest James Bond title sequences: Casino Royale, GoldenEye, more
Watch a trailer for Skyfall below:
it sounds just like The World is Not Enough vs Casino Royale... same chord sequence as latter, same predictable-type melody as former; but the last theme was awful- vague improvement because its Adele.
October 5th 2012 at 5:18pm
zzzz sorry i nodded off and forgot I was even listening.
October 5th 2012 at 2:24pm(+1 like)
Love it! go Adele!
October 5th 2012 at 1:49pm
it starts fine but becomes pretty pedestrian. the lyrics are clumsy and bland. plus the pronounciation of "skyfoe" and "crumboes" is beyond irritating
October 5th 2012 at 1:28pm(+1 like)
Yes, why doesn't someone tell her to enunciate ? She's no Karen Carpenter.
October 7th 2012 at 5:22pm
I actually like it, its no Diamonds are forever, or Live and Let Die, but I like it, its the best Bond theme tune of the Daniel Craig era.
October 5th 2012 at 12:59pm
well, that's a lie, quantum of solace theme tune kicks ass compared to this
October 5th 2012 at 5:01pm
Obviously a Jack White/Alicia Keys fan, well Im not, therfore its not a lie, just an opinion
October 5th 2012 at 10:01pm