The Living Daylights (song)

"The Living Daylights"
Standard European picture sleeve
Single by A-ha
from the album The Living Daylights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Stay on These Roads
Released22 June 1987 (1987-06-22)[1]
Recorded1987
GenrePop[2]
Length
  • 4:14 (soundtrack version)
  • 4:46 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
A-ha singles chronology
"Manhattan Skyline"
(1987)
"The Living Daylights"
(1987)
"Stay on These Roads"
(1988)
James Bond theme singles chronology
"A View to a Kill"
(1985)
"The Living Daylights"
(1987)
"Licence to Kill"
(1989)
Audio sample

"The Living Daylights" is the theme song from the 1987 James Bond film of the same name, performed by Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. It was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. A revised version of the song was included on the band's third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988).

  1. ^ Strickland, Andy (20 June 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 17. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Ehrlich, David (2 November 2015). "James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 January 2024.