Die Another Day (song)

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"Die Another Day"
Single by Madonna
from the album Die Another Day
Released October 22, 2002
Format 12", CD
Recorded 2002
Genre Dance-pop, electroclash
Length 4:38 (album version)
3:30 (radio edit)
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Producer Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Certification 2x Platinum (CRIA)[1]
Gold (ARIA)
Madonna singles chronology
"What It Feels Like for a Girl"
(2001)		 "Die Another Day"
(2002)		 "American Life"
(2003)
James Bond theme chronology
"The World Is Not Enough"
(1999)		 "Die Another Day"
(2002)		 "You Know My Name"
(2006)
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"Die Another Day" is the theme to the James Bond film of the same name by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The single was released in late 2002 by Warner Bros. Records and marked Madonna's 20th anniversary from her first album release in 1983. It peaked at number eight in the United States[2] and remained as her last top 10 hit until "Hung Up" (2005). The song peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, selling 175,000 copies.[3] The song was included on the soundtrack album of the same name and later included on her 2003 studio album, American Life and her 2009 greatest hits compilation, Celebration.

Madonna has included the song on two of her world tours; the first being the 2004 Re-Invention World Tour and again as a video interlude on the 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour, this time a new music video was filmed incorporating the theme of Madonna as a professional boxer and the music was remixed. During the 2012 MDNA Tour, Madonna performed an exclusive club date at L'Olympia for only 2,576 fans and mixed "Die Another Day" with new song "Beautiful Killer". This mash-up was only performed on this date of the tour.

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Background and composition [edit]

The song was co-written and co-produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï in the key of C minor[4] with string arrangements written by Michel Colombier.[5] The single was released worldwide on October 22, 2002.

The song was chosen to be featured as the theme song for the James Bond movie Die Another Day. It was featured in its soundtrack. The song was later released on Madonna's ninth studio album American Life (2003). Then in 2009, the single version was featured on her third greatest hits album Celebration (2009). Die Another Day was the most successful Bond theme-song since the 1980s. "Die Another Day", the single, marked Madonna's 20th anniversary in the music business; Madonna's first single, "Everybody", had been released in October 1982.

No part of Die Another Day's melody was employed by David Arnold in the development of the motion picture score. Instead, the instrumentals of the song's Dirty Vegas Mix can be heard during one scene of the film. Some of the remixes of the song feature bonus spoken word vocals by Madonna. She performed "Die Another Day" as part of her 2004 Re-Invention Tour[6] and used it as a video interlude in the Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008). A live performance of the song is included on Madonna's live CD I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2006). According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 175,000 copies there.[7]

Critical reception [edit]

The song received an amount of mixed reviews. Stephen Thompson writing for The A.V. Club called the track "pneumatic (and) hook-deficient"[8] Ken Tucker wrote for Entertainment Weekly that the song is a "flat James Bond" and that it "was neither Madonna Classic nor Diet Madonna With Lemon."[9] James Hannaham from Spin was positive, writing that it's a "brilliant, melodramatic song, that sounds like a stoic response to a world gone mad. While a spooky orchestra scrapes away, Mirwais struggles to defuse a Moog-synthesizer bomb before it explodes, and Madonna declares, "It's not my time to go."[10] Dan Gennoe wrote for Yahoo! Music that "With the style to content ratio weighed heavily in style's favour, it's hard not to see her one dimensional club tracks as trying too hard to be too clever; especially when teeth grindingly unBond Bond theme 'Die Another Day' bodypops into view."[11] Stylus Magazine called it "a great slice-and-dice hit of fucked-up electroclash".[12]

Critical opinion of the song widely varies as evidenced by the fact that it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song as well as for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song in 2002.[13] In an official MORI poll in the UK for the Channel 4 program James Bond's Greatest Hits, the song was voted 9th most popular James Bond theme by the general public. Those polled aged 24 and under voted it their number 1 favorite Bond song.

The song received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 46th Grammy Awards but lost out to Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World."

Chart performance [edit]

The single spent 11 weeks at number one on the United States Billboard Singles Sales Charts and is her most successful title on the sales chart to date. It became the fifth best-selling dance single of the 2000s decade in the United States.[14] The song peaked #1 in 12 different countries. The song became Madonna's 35th US Top 10 hit, peaking at number 8. In Oceania, the song peaked at number five in Australia, staying in the charts for 19 weeks, and peaked at number 22 in New Zealand, staying in the charts for three weeks.[15]

Music video [edit]

Madonna in the "Die Another Day" music video, which cost over $6,000,000, making it the second most expensive music video ever made.

The music video was directed by Traktor, a Swedish directing team known for directing several TV advertisements, and filmed from August 22–27, 2002 at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California. The video features references to Honey Ryder (from 1962's Dr No), Rosa Klebb and Blofeld's white Persian cat (from 1963's From Russia With Love), Oddjob and Jill Masterson (from 1964's Goldfinger), Tee Hee's metal arm from the 1973 Live and Let Die, Francisco Scaramanga's golden gun from 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun, as well as a spacesuit, a fencing battle in a Venetian glass factory, and a Jaws-like man with metal teeth, all referencing 1979's Moonraker, and even contains a reference to Luke Skywalker's lightsaber battle with Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. And from the film of the same name, the opening titles torture scene with General Moon, a portrait of the then-Bond Pierce Brosnan from a fight scene with Gustav Graves, and the dual role (in black and white fencing costumes) played by double agent Miranda Frost, herself a protege of Verity, played in the film by Madonna herself. The very end of the video has sparked some discussion as Madonna appears to escape Houdini-like from the electric chair, leaving behind only a smouldering chair with a Hebrew expression לאו, a phrase that can be interpreted as "great escape" or "freedom," one of the "72 Names of God," used in the Kabbalah.[16] The video ends with the gun barrel sequence, as Madonna throws open the doors of the torture facility in her escape. The total production costs for the video were over $6,000,000, making it the second most expensive music video ever made, after "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.[17]

  • Director: Traktor (Mats Lindberg, Pontus Löwenhielm, Ole Sanders)
  • Producer: Jim Bouvet
  • Director of Photography: Harris Savides
  • Editor: Rick Russell
  • Production Company: Traktor Films

Track listings and formats [edit]

UK 2 x 12" promo vinyl (SAM 00721)[18]
US 2 x 12" promo vinyl (PRO-A-101005)[19]
  • A "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) – 10:08
  • B1 "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) – 6:59
  • B2 "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) – 7:27
  • C "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 9:25
  • D "Die Another Day" (Thee Die Another Dub) – 8:26
UK 2 x 12" vinyl (W 0595 T)[20]
US 2 x 12" vinyl (42492-0)[21]
EU 12" vinyl (9362 42492-0)[22]
  • A "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) – 10:08
  • B "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 9:25
  • C1 "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) – 6:59
  • C2 "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) – 7:27
  • D "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Dub) – 9:10
US 7" vinyl (7-16684)[23]
  • A "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  • B "Die Another Day" (Album Version) – 4:38
US CD single (5439-16681-2)[24]
  1. "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  2. "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) – 10:08
EU CD single (9362 42494-2)[25]
  1. "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  2. "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 9:25
  3. "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) – 6:59
US Maxi-CD (42492-2)[26]
Japanese CD single (WPCR-11398)[27]
EU Maxi-CD (9362 42492-2)[28]
AU CD single 1 (9362-42492-2)[29]
  1. "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  2. "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) – 10:08
  3. "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) – 6:59
  4. "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 9:25
  5. "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) – 7:27
  6. "Die Another Day" (Brother Brown's Bond-Age Club) – 7:51

German CD single (9362 42495-2)[30]

Australian CD single 2 (9362-42495-2)[31]
  1. "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) – 3:27
  2. "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) – 10:08
  3. "Die Another Day" (Deep Sky Edit) – 4:06

Charts and certifications [edit]

Charts [edit]

Chart (2002) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[32] 5
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 4
Finnish Singles Chart 4
French SNEP Singles Chart 15
German Singles Chart 4
Greek Singles Chart[33] 2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[34] 19
Italian FIMI Singles Chart 1
Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 80
Japanese Oricon International Singles 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 22
Romanian Singles Chart[35] 1
Spanish Singles Chart[36] 1
Swedish Singles Chart 4
Swiss Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 8

Decade-end charts [edit]

Chart (2000–09) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Club Play[37] 18

End-of-year charts [edit]

End-of-year chart (2002) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[38] 60
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[39] 77
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[40] 65
French Singles Chart[41] 84
Italian Singles Chart[42] 4
Netherlands Singles Chart[43] 71
U.K. Singles Chart[44] 80
Swiss Singles Chart[45] 44

Certifications [edit]

Country Certifications
Australia Gold[46]
Belgium Gold[47]
Canada 2× Platinum[1]
France Silver[48]
Greece Gold[33]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – January 2003
  2. ^ "Madonna artist chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 
  3. ^ "Madonna Official Top 40". 
  4. ^ American Pop Female The-Sheet-Music-Store Retrieved 2008-03-12
  5. ^ Die Another Day Madonna official site Retrieved 2008-03-12
  6. ^ Re-Invention tour book Madonna official site Retrieved 2008-03-12
  7. ^ "Madonna: The Official Top 40". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  8. ^ Thompson, Stephen (April 23, 2011). "Madonna – American Life". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  9. ^ Tucker, Ken (April 25, 2003). "EW – MUSIC REVIEW – American Life (2003) Madonna". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  10. ^ Hannaham, James (April 24, 2003). "Madonna 'American Life' Madonna addresses a fearful nation.". Spin. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  11. ^ Gennoe, Dan (2003-04-23). "Madonna "American Life"". Yahoo! Music UK. Retrieved 2010-01-19. 
  12. ^ Madonna – American Life – Review – Stylus Magazine
  13. ^ The 23rd Annual Razzie Awards Golden Raspberry Award Foundation Retrieved 2008-03-12
  14. ^ Billboard Charts – Decade-end Singles – Dance Singles Sales
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "Madonna – Die Another Day". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10. 
  16. ^ The moth of Taurus: Iyar Kabbalah Centre Retrieved 2008-03-12
  17. ^ Welt Online
  18. ^ Madonna – Die Another Day (The Remixes)
  19. ^ Madonna – Die Another Day (The Remixes)
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  32. ^ "Pandora Archive". Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-10. 
  33. ^ a b Ελληνικό Chart
  34. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  35. ^ "Romanian Top 100" Please see "Issue 48" of the year 2002
  36. ^ "Hits of the World: Spain". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 114 (47): 84. 2002-11-23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
  37. ^ http://www.billboard.com/features/best-of-the-2000s-the-decade-in-charts-and-1004051233.story#/charts-decade-end/dance-club-play-songs?year=2009&begin=11&order=position
  38. ^ "Jahreshitparade 2002". Retrieved 2012-06-06. 
  39. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2002" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-06-06. 
  40. ^ "Rapports annuels 2002" (in French). Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-06-06. 
  41. ^ "Classement Singles". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Disque en France. 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  42. ^ "I singoli più venduti del 2002". Retrieved 2012-06-06. 
  43. ^ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - SINGLE 2002". Retrieved 6 June 2012. 
  44. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart-2002". 
  45. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2002". Retrieved June 6, 2012. 
  46. ^ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles
  47. ^ ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS
  48. ^ Disque en France

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"Electrical Storm" by U2		 Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single
October 26, 2002 – November 23, 2002		 Succeeded by
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