GoldenEye (song)

This article is about the Tina Turner song. For the Jonas Berggren song formerly named "The GoldenEye", see The Juvenile.

"GoldenEye"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album GoldenEye: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the United Artists film and Wildest Dreams
ReleasedNovember 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
RecordedSeptember 1995[1]
StudioOlympic Sound (London, UK)
GenreElectronica[2]
Length
  • 4:41 (album version)
  • 3:30 (single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nellee Hooper
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Proud Mary"
(1993) 		"GoldenEye"
(1995) 		"Whatever You Want"
(1996)
James Bond theme singles chronology
"Licence to Kill"
(1989) 		"GoldenEye"
(1995) 		"Tomorrow Never Dies"
(1997)
Music video
"GoldenEye" on YouTube

"GoldenEye" is a song written by Irish musicians Bono and the Edge and performed by American singer Tina Turner. It served as the theme for the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. Produced by Nellee Hooper and released as a single on November 6, 1995, by Virgin (US) and Parlophone (UK), the track was a chart hit in Europe. It topped the Hungarian Singles Chart and reached the top five in Austria, Finland, France, Italy and Switzerland, as well as number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. "GoldenEye" was less successful outside Europe, reaching number 43 in Canada, number 63 in Australia, and number two on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The music video for the song was directed by Jake Scott.

  1. ^ Bego, Mark (July 29, 2005). Tina Turner: Break Every Rule. Taylor Trade. ISBN 9781461626022.
  2. ^ Slant Staff (October 4, 2021). "Every James Bond Theme Song Ranked". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 27, 2024. ...Nellee Hopper creates a musical tapestry fit for the electronica-saturated '90s without overindulging in technological gimmickry.