a ha The Living Daylights Extended Version Vinyl 12 Inch More Info Below
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"The Living Daylights" is the theme song from the 1987 James Bond film of the same name, performed by Norwegian 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).
Released 22 June 1987 Recorded 1987 Length
Extended Version 12 Inch
Label Warner Bros. Song writer(s)
Pål Waaktaar
John Barry
Producer(s)
Jason Corsaro
Magne Furuholmen
Pål Waaktaar
John Barry
Waaktaar stated that although Barry produced the track, he never contributed to the songwriting process and should not have been credited as such.[2] (The band Duran Duran made similar claims after they worked briefly with Barry on the theme to the previous Bond film, "A View to a Kill", in 1985.) The situation grew even more tense when Harket and company informed the producers they would not attend the London premiere. "We fell out with [Bond composer] John Barry, and also the whole Bond Broccoli people [the producers], because we didn't come to the premiere in London. We informed them that, on the date that they had set, we were booked fully in Japan for a big tour. We couldn't make it." The Bond camp assumed A-ha would change their minds. "They didn’t think we were serious. And we didn't show up. They went ballistic. They pulled the song from the American version."[6] However, Waaktaar has also said: "I loved the stuff he [John Barry] added to the track. I mean, it gave it this sort of really cool string arrangement. That's when it, for me, started to sound like a Bond thing."
"The Living Daylights" was released in the summer of 1987. The song peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number one in Norway.
The song remains one of A-ha's most played songs in live concerts and has often been extended into a "sing-along" with the audience, as featured on the live album How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head. In live performances, Waaktaar often included the main James Bond Theme in his guitar solo.[citation needed]
Evan Cater of AllMusic said the song was "a strong sample of Seven and the Ragged Tiger-influenced Europop, enhanced by Morten Harket's powerhouse falsetto vocals."[8]
South African heavy metal band The Narrow released a cover version in 2005.
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