Another Way to Die
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| Single by Jack White featuring Alicia Keys | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Quantum of Solace and As I Am: The Super Edition | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | September 30, 2008 (U.S.) October 20, 2008 (Europe) |
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| Format | CD single, digital download, 7" single |
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| Recorded | 2007; Sputnik Sound, Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Third Man, J, XL | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jack White | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Jack White | ||||||||||||||||
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"Another Way to Die" is a song by American rock musician and singer Jack White (of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather) and American R&B/soul singer Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace,[1][2] it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song is first single from As I Am: The Super Edition.
The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals—is the first duet in the Bond film series[1] and was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards, with director P. R. Brown.[3] It was also nominated for Best Song at the 2008 Critics' Choice Awards.[4] The song won Best Original Song at the Satellite Awards 2008.[5]
The single was released as a limited edition 7" single of 6,000 copies[6] in the U.S. on September 30, 2008 by White's label Third Man Records,[7] and in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2008 by XL Recordings.[8] It was also released as a downloadable song for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour on November 7, 2008.[9] An instrumental version of the song was also used in a Coca-Cola commercial, as Coca-Cola Zero is being used to promote the film.[10]
Roughly the first two minutes of the song were first played on September 13, 2008 on the radio show Siglo 21 on Radio 3 in Spain.[11] The song premiered on British radio on September 18, 2008 on BBC Radio 1's The Jo Whiley Show. Newsbeat described the reaction from listeners who e-mailed their opinions as mixed.[12] On October 3, 2008 the music video premiered on Channel 4.
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[edit] Background
White wrote and produced the song and he plays the guitar, drums and piano, while Keys provides vocals, becoming the first duet in Bond theme history.[13] The pair filmed a video for the song in Toronto on September 6, 2008, whilst Keys was at the Toronto International Film Festival promoting her film The Secret Life of Bees while White was there with It Might Get Loud, a documentary on the electric guitar.[14][15] Initial reviews of the song were mixed, with some critics anticipating that the song could grow in popularity the more it was played on radio and performed live. Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis had previously been rumored as the vocalists for the Bond theme.[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song was released on Yahoo! Video on September 29, 2008, and directed by P. R. Brown. It has since made its way onto YouTube and other video sharing sites. It can also be seen on the DVD of the film. It features White singing and playing both guitar and the drums. Keys sings and plays piano in the video. Video effects and CGI are in the background featuring wavy lines and use of dawn and dusk. A shot of Daniel Craig as James Bond appears in the very last shot, which appeared in the theatrical trailer for the film. The video was announced as a nominee for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards.
In the opening titles to the theatrical film, the song begins when Bond fires a bullet. He roams the desert aiming his gun in every direction, and slowly the sand dunes he has been patrolling become nude women in silhouette. Aside from the desert theme, there are also visual cues of the night sky, and lines of celestial navigation seen, as well as various handgun silhouettes. The main colors used in the video are black, blue, and orange.
[edit] Chart performance
On September 28, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-six on downloads alone, and peaked at nine. Also, it became Keys' first chart-topper in Finland, and charted inside the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland. In Canada it debuted at number fifteen on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue dated October 18, 2008, based on a large number of downloads.
In the United States it debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 29, 2008, spending one week only on the chart.
In Australia the single made its way into the top forty, peaking at number twenty-nine for the week of December 1, 2008. "Another Way to Die" was the first James Bond theme song to feature on a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist, compiled almost every year since 1989; in 2008 the song was ranked the eighty-seventh most popular.
[edit] Track listing
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- CD and 7" single
- "Another Way to Die" – 4:23
- "Another Way to Die" (Instrumental) – 4:23
[edit] Personnel
Credits are taken from the record sleeve.[16][17]
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[edit] Charts and certifications
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Dead by X-mas" by Big Daddy & Rockin' Combo |
Finnish Singles Chart number-one single November 12, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Kuka mä oon" by Oliver |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Donahue, Ann (July 29, 2008). "Alicia Keys, Jack White Team For Bond Theme". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/1003832786.story. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ^ Hiatt, Brian (October 2, 2008). "Jack White and Alicia Keys: Bond's New Duo". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23064110/jack_white_and_alicia_keys_bonds_new_duo. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". Grammy Awards. http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "14th Annual Critics Choice Awards – Nominees – Best Song". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/critics_choice_awards/_2009/nominees.jhtml?id=bestsong. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ^ "2008 13th Annual SATELLITE Awards". International Press Academy. http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "Another Way To Die by Jack White & Alicia Keys". Norman Records. http://www.normanrecords.com/records/102349. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
- ^ "Jack White (2) & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Jack-White-2-Alicia-Keys-Another-Way-To-Die/release/1572389. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Jack White: Alicia Keys: Another Way To Die". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=864543. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "MI6 Confirms Activision's 007 Status -- Quantum of Solace Video Game Makes Retail Debut". IGN. October 31, 2008. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/925/925887p1.html. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (September 11, 2008). "Coca-Cola launches ad featuring Jack White's Quantum of Solace music". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2008/sep/11/advertising.jamesbond. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ "Another Way To Die – Extracto de radio (Audio y Letra)" (in Spanish). Archivo 007. September 15, 2008. http://64.131.75.92/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1221489555&archive=&start_from=&ucat=9&. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "James Bond theme gets first play". Newsbeat. BBC News Online. September 18, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7622000/7622911.stm. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ Bray, Elisa (September 19, 2008). "First Listen: Another Way To Die, James Bond Theme, Jack White and Alicia Keys". The Independent. Independent News & Media. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/first-listen-another-way-to-die-james-bond-theme-jack-white-and-alicia-keys-935406.html. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- ^ Houpt, Simon (September 6, 2008). "Alicia Keys on Bond and Bees". The Globe and Mail. CTVglobemedia. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080906.WBfilmfest20080906135135/WBStory/WBfilmfest. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Jack White, The Edge, Jimmy Page film for Toronto". NME. IPC Media. August 18, 2008. http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/39041. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Images for Jack White (2) & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1572389. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ^ "Images for Jack White (2) & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1516615. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jack White & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die". Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Jack+White+%26+Alicia+Keys&titel=Another+Way+To+Die&cat=s. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Another Way to Die – Alicia Keys/Jack White". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/alicia-keys-jack-white/another-way-to-die/11994229. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "RADIO TOP100 Oficiální" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=146432&sec=fbee0ca40b267f5d272031afb132c7e8. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Jack White & Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/WHITE%2CJACK+%26+KEYS%2CALICIA/Another+Way+To+Die/single. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Irish Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 6 November 2008". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=45. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna" (in Slovak). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145287&sec=9ee18b2d9f7dd249499134acd5af361f. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Alicia Keys & Jack White – Another Way To Die". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34042. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 2008" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/2008_single.asp. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Single Jahrescharts 2008" (in German). Media Control. MTV Germany. December 16, 2008. http://www.mtv.de/charts/Jahrescharts2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com - Swiss Year-End Charts 2008". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2008". The Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "Guld og platin 2009" (in Danish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. January 28, 2009. http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=262. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
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| Preceded by "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell |
James Bond theme song Quantum of Solace |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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