die day song die day theme song james_bond film american singer songwriter madonna song initially leaked internet early october prior official release prompting radio play track released commercially single october later included singer ninth studio album greatest hits compilation celebration following release previous bond single world mgm wanted high profile artist theme die day madonna choice wrote produced song french composer enlisted composer developing track went numerous changes madonna saw initial version film adapted song theme described metaphor destroying ego arranged die day home paris finished string sections los_angeles number die day mixture strings electronic editing madonna voice cutting main signal chorus die day received mixed responses music critics group reviewers favored departure traditional bond soundtracks panned production called nominated golden globe award best original song grammy awards best dance recording best short form music video song commercial success peaking number billboard hot selling dance song die day reached charts canada italy romania spain number countries worldwide music video directed developed independent video film contained bond influences depicts madonna prisoner torture chamber alternating scenes fencing duel good clad white evil clad black singer wounds inflicted mirrored imprisoned madonna end escapes chamber usage jewish religious texts objects music video led controversy judaism scholars deeming madonna included song world tours invention world tour video interlude background conception september attacks madonna introspective mood started writing songs studio album producer recording started late hold madonna shot film swept away malta starred west end play grabs meantime metro mayer mgm filming twentieth james_bond film die day directed previous film franchise world box office success earning million worldwide eponymous soundtrack single alternative rock group garbage failed gain commercial success united_states music management mgm went look high profile artist write perform title song die day madonna choice successful soundtrack singles recently beautiful stranger spy hit earned grammy award best song written visual media executive vice president explained choice artist taking chance madonna extraordinary track record written songs films perfect mid february sources film set revealed negotiations process madonna sing title song cameo appearance die day song deal confirmed mid march journalists reporting complex contract cost mgm million dollars including madonna fees music acting promotion single release music video writing development according mtv_news work began song following announcement french composer confirmed strings conductor worked madonna single don tell music madonna went demo tracks songs film sent demo mgm describing techno thing electronica piece rewritten accommodate film title according studio responded positively demo wanted change blended traditional james_bond music way track went according executive producer film madonna publicist initially confirmed title song film wilson explained singer saw rough film going use sort adapted song changed title die day concerned demo appear expressive abrupt endings satisfied madonna wrote chorus suitable film writing process explained madonna reason everybody wants theme song james_bond movie liked everybody likes thing right thought said know james_bond needs needs techno opening sequence die day played minutes film bond shown imprisoned tortured year prison camp korea departure normal title sequence previous bond films madonna faced difficulty making song blend theme die day understood idea opening scenes song accordingly lyrics like gon destroy ego analyze derived madonna interpretation film storyline told interviewer genre magazine lyrics destroying ego metaphor know fight good bad set inside universe bond die day adapted main score film song later added track list featured greatest hits album celebration recording composition song structure finished mgm sent los_angeles rough edit opening sequence film sent longer version demo create film score die day added lyrics went london conduct ensemble string players mixing recording tracks explained process philosophy reflected music sparse arrangements wanted minimalist production song time sound futuristic orchestra sections took track home paris complete arrangement string engineer recalled madonna wanted big brass denied madonna single frozen explained final version way structured song according mixing ideas master real strings played live audio files computer like real pieces fabric brilliant concluded madonna attended recording sessions london section song recalled composed perfectly rehearsals actual recording work expected prompting madonna grab telling crew sexy think sex die day number starting strings continues seconds madonna vocals starts lines gon secret gon close body follows editing voice keeps cutting main signal especially chorus guess die day strings gain prominence mark intermediate verse laugh madonna heard song ends electronic orchestra fading village_voice explained ending recalled snare drums bass usage songs genre describing fragments according sheet music published song set time signature common time fast tempo beats minute composed key minor madonna voice spanning die day follows basic sequence chord progression critical reception die day officially released united_states october supposed released october got leaked week prior radio stations website reported madonna members camp song claim wasn finished aired pop station new_york_city song received mixed reviews music critics author brien wrote biography madonna like icon techno composition vocals song theme spin positive review writing brilliant melodramatic song sounds like response world gone mad writing yahoo music felt songs gave prominence style substance die day result dimensional stylus magazine described song great slice hit negative review sal_cinquemani slant_magazine considered forward thinking believed record added track list ensure album devoid hit song described track hostile uneasy single club track bond theme billboard positive response saying electronic effects rendered madonna vocals non composition forward thinking music eighth studio album book madonna music author described felt editing allow song gain potential complimented strings chords concluded saying die day reveals decline songwriting quality early bond songs improvement world said line line album writing called track hook ken_tucker entertainment_weekly criticized song flat james_bond tune adding failed madonna classic los_angeles_times wall_street_journal panned song calling dumb variety called song new_york_times described madonna vocals enhanced reviewing die day song nominated award best original song lost hands built america 46th grammy awards nominated categories best dance recording best short form music video lost awards come world hurt die day nominated golden award worst original song madonna won trophy cameo film poll james_bond greatest_hits song voted ninth best came overwhelming number favorite age rock music critic daily_telegraph named fifth best james_bond theme song describing die day electro weird brutally modern original evocative dark heart bond plus madonna actually looks match bond bed battlefield rolling_stone listed seventh best bond song magazine list songs chart performance release radio united_states die day started receiving strong airplay major radio stations having spun times song garnered million audience impressions week debuting number billboard hot highest debut year debuted number mainstream number adult number hot airplay charts week song continued ascent airplay charts reaching number hot breakout track chart release single october prompted song jump position number hot madonna 35th single chart feat ahead beatles hits tying elvis_presley record artist singles hot spurred sales units hot singles number chart die day highest charting james_bond song number single view kill madonna highest charting song don tell peaked number february 44th single artist breaking tie entries single spent weeks number hot singles successful entry chart die day best selling dance single fifth best selling dance single 2000s decade additionally billboard declared die day madonna 33rd successful single hot according nielsen soundscan song sold digital downloads april making best selling titles released year downloads began contributing calculating ranks billboard hot canada song debuted number ultimately reached staying weeks song certified double platinum shipment copies australia song debuted peaked number australian_singles_chart staying total weeks obtaining gold australian_recording_industry_association aria shipment copies single successful new_zealand debuted peaked number staying total weeks united_kingdom die day entered singles chart number november kept spot remix single heaven song dilemma rapper featuring week song dropped number continued descent ultimately staying total weeks chart september song certified silver british_phonographic_industry bpi selling copies listed best selling single single successful europe reaching charts austria belgium flanders wallonia denmark finland germany greece netherlands norway sweden switzerland topping charts italy spain france song achieved silver certification shipping copies single pan european hot singles song debuted peaked number music video development music video directed swedish directing team known advertisements filmed august hollywood california total production costs video million million dollars making second expensive music video scream michael_jackson janet_jackson interview norwegian newspaper recalled madonna sent letter demo version die day team prague shooting music video thought joke letter long song sounded like explained asked london watch half finished version bond film producer later colleagues invited madonna london home discuss video summer compiled idea video madonna received daily feedback occasionally entertaining works extremely hard detail clear remained years use unprepared vague ideas disguised creativity place hide felt like nonsense fun going seen project brings contact interesting actors film music video developed independent madonna clip devoid footage bond film bond inspired portrayed madonna torture chamber prisoner fight sequences singer post production visual effects video london created invisible effects fighting sequences allowing madonna shoot characters explained shot video visual effects group lead artist directors want use shots scenes believed restricted creative freedom additional post production effects included composing fight sequence cohesive theme adding blood wounds inflicted madonna adding digital windows shots taken final shot showed characteristic gun barrel sequence bond films artist resolution shot tailored according specifications finally instead grading film print achieve cleaner images premiere video took place mtv channels worldwide october occurrence music channel history music video included enhanced single making video synopsis music video begins bruised madonna dragged soldiers dark corridor thrown chair torture chamber starts singing verse song captors laugh alternate scene shows people fencing inside white lit chamber black white madonna continues different objects torture chamber dancing repeats words soldiers catch head water people fencing masks revealed madonna surprised resume violent fighting black madonna white madonna stomach mirrored imprisoned madonna stomach chamber rides hanging chain ceiling mirror wall black madonna breaks open dark room throwing white madonna wall different artifacts bond films present room madonna fight madonna torture chamber wears arm hiding electric chair breakdown happens soldiers chair laughs kicks midst aggressive fighting white madonna takes shoots black madonna chest black madonna falls concurrently soldier pulls switch electric chair laugh loudly thinking madonna burnt smoke remnants found rush inspect chair closely notice letters burnt chair scratch head vision man laughing madonna shown running torture chamber opens door video ends gun barrel sequence reception analysis according author video employed identity splitting strategy fight referencing previous videos tactics employed like music don preach human nature authors book representing gender cultures analyzed violent imagery video madonna way portraying violence faced tumultuous marriage actor added video contrast independent artist end video sparked discussion words electric chair phrase interpreted great escape freedom according sydney morning herald scholars judaism jewish religious texts objects appearing video madonna advisors explained hebrew letters madonna displays roughly equivalent form names god denote diminishing ego connect joy according represented desire receive strengthening desire share woman don common practice wear regarded jews singer visit israel practice ultra orthodox jews protested trip saying madonna religion portrayal wearing arm jewish custom usually reserved men music video israeli advised singer trip singer continued visit graves jewish edge traditional burial place biblical rachel die day nominated film mtv_video_music_awards lost won soundtrack video year trophy awards live performances initial reports observer suggested madonna perform die day premiere film london royal albert hall happen years later performed die day invention world tour song included final performance set list holiday chosen instead die day included segment wearing circus themed designed dancers performed like choreography song backdrops displayed old man deathbed performance received favorably boston_globe explained abstract ballroom choreography die day elegant favored generation pop stars end performance madonna dancers tied singer electric chair raised high stage started singing lament performance die day included madonna documentary live album going tell secret chronicled tour years later die day added set list video interlude featured madonna boxer screen dancers performed faux boxing match video showed madonna technical knockout match blood screen madonna remixed song performance ended singer falling ground video emerged beneath stage jump slant_magazine felt video emphasized singer muscular arms adding run mill diva madonna willing dirty art gets lost backup dancers routine quick remind audience control noted die day performances minutes imagined parts larger madonna giving shout outs techno old school influences performance included live dvd release recorded madonna shows buenos_aires argentina december tour madonna performed exclusive club date paris fans mixed die day song twelfth studio album finishing performance human nature madonna wears coat opening music die day starts gun launches excerpts films french actor main inspiration shown drops mash performed date tour track listing formats credits personnel madonna lead vocals background vocals songwriter producer songwriter producer programming audio mastering london mark spike audio mixing audio strings arrangement strings engineer london assistant engineer assistant engineer assistant engineer marcus photography art direction design credits die day adapted single liner notes charts certifications
Die Another Day (song)