A View to a Kill (song)

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"A View to a Kill" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 6 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the James Bond film of the same name and included on its accompanying soundtrack album, it became one of the band's biggest hits. It is the only James Bond theme song to have reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to number two for three weeks on the UK singles chart while stuck behind Paul Hardcastle's "19". The song was the last track recorded by the most well-known lineup of Duran Duran until their reunion in 2001 and was also performed by the band at Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985, their final performance together before their first split. The following year, composer John Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards for "A View to a Kill". Following Barry's death in 2011, the band paid tribute to him for their encore at the Coachella Festival later that...

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