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"A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 6 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the 1985 James Bond movie ''A View to a Kill'', it became one of the band's biggest hits. It remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached number 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it also made it to number 2 for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart.〔Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited〕〔Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books〕 In 1986, composer John Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for ''A View to a Kill''. The song was the last track recorded by the most famous five member lineup of Duran Duran until their 2001 reunion. It was performed by the band at Live Aid in Philadelphia, their final performance together before their first split. Following Barry's death, the band paid tribute as their encore at the 2011 Coachella Festival, Simon Le Bon reappearing in a tuxedo for a pared-down version backed by an orchestra, before launching into the full, upbeat track. Bassist John Taylor told the crowd: "We lost a dear friend of ours this year – English composer John Barry. This is for him." ==About the song== The song was written by Duran Duran and John Barry, and recorded at Maison Rouge Studio and CTS Studio in London with a 60-piece orchestra. Duran Duran were chosen to do the song after bassist John Taylor (a lifelong Bond fan) approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party, and somewhat drunkenly asked "When are you going to get someone ''decent'' to do one of your theme songs?"〔Malins, Steve. (2005) ''Notorious: The Unauthorized Biography'', André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK (ISBN 0-233-00137-9). pp 161–162〕〔Paul Gambaccini Interview with John Taylor, 1985, ''Greatest'' DVD extras.〕 This inauspicious beginning led to some serious talks, and the band was introduced to Bond composer John Barry, and also Jonathan Elias (whom Duran Duran members would later work with many times). An early writing meeting at Taylor's flat in Knightsbridge led to everyone getting drunk instead of composing.〔Pattenden, Sian. "Blame It on Rio." ''Deluxe Magazine'', December 1998 (pp 125–129)〕 Singer Simon Le Bon said of Barry: "He didn't really come up with any of the basic musical ideas. He heard what we came up with and he put them into an order. And that's why it happened so quickly because he was able to separate the good ideas from the bad ones, and he arranged them. He has a great way of working brilliant chord arrangements. He was working with us as virtually a sixth member of the group, but not really getting on our backs at all."〔Leonard, Geoff. (Bond By Barry: The Story of James Bond Music. ) 〕 The song was finally completed in April 1985, and was released in May 1985. In the UK it entered the singles chart at No. 7 before peaking at No. 2 the following week, and remaining at that position for three weeks. In the US, it entered the charts at No. 45, and on 13 July it reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It remains the only Bond theme to do so. In November 2014, the James Bond site MI6 (revealed a previously unreleased ) 7:30 extended remixed 12" version of the song and it has since been mentioned on Duran Duran's website which suggests that it might be the real deal. MI6 claim that Steve Thompson created the 12" mix in Paris with the band, although John Taylor says "I don't remember hearing it at the time". The remix was added to (MI6-HQ's SoundCloud ). In a Super Deluxe Edition article dated November 22, 2014, Steve Thompson confirmed to an interviewer that he, Mike Barbiero and the band, with the exception of John Taylor, were in a Paris studio where they had made the 12" version of the song.〔http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/exclusive-steve-thompson-solves-mystery-of-a-view-to-a-kill-remix/#more-108189〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A View to a Kill (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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