Billie Eilish Hums, Belts, And Channels 007 On Her James Bond Theme Song

Billie Eilish's James Bond theme song is here, and despite what the world wide web may have predicted, it is not just a reworking of "Bad Guy" titled "Bond Guy." (Duh.)


For "No Time To Perish — the song written for the upcoming Bond film of the same name — Eilish decided on a moody, intense ballad along the lines of as soon as The Party's Over." Although because the 007 is involved, she and her brother/producer/co-writer, Finneas, upped the drama by giving her haunting vocals a sweeping, atmospheric backdrop. "You were never on my side / Fool me once, fool me twice," Eilish sings over a haunting piano melody. Right now you'll never visualize me cry / There's just no time to perish


It's danger. It's drama. It's Bond. (James Bond.)


No Time to Die hits theaters on April 10 and features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final appearance because the franchise's titular hero. Craig's tenure because the secret agent has given us some of the darkest films in the franchise's history; he is a wounded Bond who's as melancholy as he is swaggering — which makes Eilish's brooding brand of pop a fantastic fit for this era of 007.


In a press release, Eilish mentioned, "It feels crazy to be a segment of this in each way. Have the ability to score the theme song to a film that is piece of such a legendary series is a large honor. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I'm still in shock." Finneas added, "Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we've been dreaming about doing our entire lives. ... We feel so so lucky to play a little role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007."


Eilish's "No Time To Perish is the latest in a long line of Bond theme songs. Soon after Shirley Bassey set the regular in 1964 with "Goldenfinger," Adele, Madonna, Chris Cornell, and Tina Turner are among the artists who have contributed their own themes for the iconic franchise. Eilish is currently the youngest artist in history to record a Bond song, plus it could mean she'll return to the Academy Awards stage next year, immediately after having just attended the awards show last weekend. Soon considering that, Adele and Sam Smith both took residence Oscars for the theme songs they wrote and sang for the previous two 007 films.


The new song also follows a high-profile, momentum-building few weeks for Eilish. In January, the 18-year-old performed at the Grammys, where she took house five awards and became the youngest artist to sweep the big four categories. Then, last weekend, she and Finneas took the Oscars stage to soundtrack the "In Memoriam" segment with a soulful cover of the Beatles' "Yesterday." Next up, she's readying her Where Do We Go? Would Tour, which kicks off on March 9. Got all that?!