"No Time to Die" | ||||
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Single by Billie Eilish | ||||
from the album No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
Released | February 13, 2020 | |||
Recorded | October – December 19, 2019 | |||
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Length | 4:02 | |||
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Billie Eilish singles chronology | ||||
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James Bond theme singles chronology | ||||
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No Time to Die on YouTube |
"No Time to Die" is the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name. Performed by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and written by Eilish and her brother and collaborator, Finneas O'Connell, the song features orchestration by Hans Zimmer and was produced by Finneas O'Connell and Stephen Lipson. It was released through Darkroom and Interscope Records on February 13, 2020.[1] Seventeen years old at the time of recording, Eilish is the youngest artist to have recorded a James Bond theme in the history of the franchise.[2][3]
"No Time to Die" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. It became Eilish's first number-one single in the UK and made her the first artist born in the 21st century to top the chart. The song is the second Bond theme overall to top the UK chart.[4] "No Time to Die" debuted and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]
"No Time to Die" received various accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making it the third-ever and third consecutive Bond theme to win the Academy Award (after "Skyfall" by Adele in 2012 and "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith in 2015). Eilish became the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award.