2006Released
2:58

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Interesting facts and trivia about You Only Live Twice. By Songfacts®.

In the mid-1960s, Nancy Sinatra was popular enough to sing the theme song to a James Bond movie, which is entitled You Only Live Twice. While it didn't reach the chart heights of such theme songs as "Goldfinger" and "A View To A Kill," it remains fondly remembered by her fans and is featured on all of the James Bond them song compilations.

James Bond veteran John Barry wrote the music while the lyrics were by Leslie Bricusse, who had previously worked on the theme to Goldfinger. Sinatra's regular collaborator Lee Hazlewood produced the version that was released as a single.

The song was recorded on May 2, 1967 at the CTS Studios in Bayswater, London with a 60-piece orchestra. Sinatra was very nervous during the recording, and she needed about 25 takes before there was enough material for John Barry to create the final product.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of You Only Live Twice.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
89BPM

Album

The album You Only Live Twice is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released You Only Live Twice.
Boots Enterprises, Inc.
(C) 2006 Boots Enterprises, Inc.

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