Spectre (song)

"Spectre"
Song by Radiohead
A-side"Burn the Witch"
Released25 December 2015
Genre
Length3:19
Label
  • Self-released
  • XL
Producer(s)Nigel Godrich
Alternate cover
Original SoundCloud release cover

"Spectre" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 25 December 2015. It was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Radiohead recorded "Spectre", an orchestral ballad, for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre after another song they had submitted, "Man of War", was rejected. However, the producers instead used "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith, and "Spectre" went unused.

Radiohead released "Spectre" as a free download, their first release since 2011. It was also included as a B-side on the 2016 single "Burn the Witch" and the special edition of A Moon Shaped Pool. It received positive reviews.