The Living Daylights (song)
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| Single by a-ha from the album Stay on These Roads |
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| B-side | "The Living Daylights" (Instrumental) | ||||||||||
| Released | June 22, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 1987 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Synthpop New Wave Alternative rock |
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| Length | 4:47 | ||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, John Barry | ||||||||||
| Producer | Jason Corsaro, Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, John Barry | ||||||||||
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"The Living Daylights" was the song performed by a-ha for the James Bond film of the same name. It was co-written by guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Bond composer John Barry.
Barry was listed on the credits as co-writer and producer, and the initial release of the song was his version. A second version of the song, re-worked by a-ha, later appeared on their third album, Stay on These Roads. Not surprisingly, the band prefers their version of the song to Barry's.
When interviewed on a late-night show in 1987, Barry said that he found working with the band exhausting secondary to the band's insistence on using their own version of the song for release. [1] In an interview with Hotrod Magazine, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen said that "[the band's] fight with Barry left a rather unpleasant aftertaste. Apparently he compared us to Hitlerjugend in a newspaper interview." [2] Waaktaar-Savoy claims that Barry never contributed to the creative process, and should not have his name on the credits. [1]
The music video, which was directed by Steve Barron, was shot at the 007 Stage in London, which was built specifically for the Bond franchise. [1]
The song has been a regular in a-ha concerts through the years and is often extended into a sing-along with the audience, as featured on the a-ha live album How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head.
[edit] Chart positions
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| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1987 | Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 3 | |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 | |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 8 | |
| British Singles Chart | 5 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 | |
| French Singles Chart | 3 | |
| German Singles Chart | 8 | |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c a-ha.com - the official a-ha site - The Living Daylights. a-ha.com - the official a-ha site. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ http://magnef.org/bibliography/hotrod-interview.pdf. magnef.org. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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