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Die Another Day (song)
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"Die Another Day" is the theme to the James Bond
film of the same name
recorded by Madonna
. The single was released in late 2002, marking Madonna's 20th career anniversary, and peaked at number eight in the United States
and number three in the United Kingdom
, selling 167,863 copies - making it the most successful Bond theme since Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill
." The song was later included on her 2003 studio album, American Life
, and her 2009 compilation album, Celebration
. The song received a nomination for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song; but lost to "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
" by Britney Spears
.
in the key of C minor
with string arrangements written by Michel Colombier
. The single was released worldwide on October 22, 2002 as the lead single from American Life, Madonna's ninth album.
The song was chosen to be featured as the theme song for the James Bond
movie Die Another Day
. It was featured in its soundtrack. The song was later released on Madonna's ninth studio album
American Life (2002). Then in 2009, the single version was featured on her third greatest hits
album Celebration
(2009). Die Another Day was the most successful Bond theme-song since the 1980s. "Die Another Day", the single, marked Madonna's 20th anniversary in the music business; Madonna's first single, "Everybody", had been released in October 1982.
None of Die Another Days melody was employed by David Arnold
in the development of the motion picture score. Instead, the instrumentals of the song's Dirty Vegas Mix can be heard during one scene of the film. Some of the remixes of the song feature bonus spoken word vocals by Madonna. She performed "Die Another Day" as part of her 2004 Re-Invention Tour and used it as a video interlude in the Sticky & Sweet Tour
(2008). A live performance of the song is included on Madonna's live CD I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
(2005). According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 175,000 copies there.
called the track "pneumatic (and) hook-deficient" Ken Tucker wrote for Entertainment Weekly
that the song is a "flat James Bond" and that it "was neither Madonna Classic nor Diet Madonna With Lemon." James Hannaham from Spin
was positive, writing that it's a "brilliant, melodramatic song, that sounds like a stoic response to a world gone mad. While a spooky orchestra scrapes away, Mirwais struggles to defuse a Moog-synthesizer bomb before it explodes, and Madonna declares, "It's not my time to go." Dan Gennoe wrote for Yahoo! Music
that "With the style to content ratio weighed heavily in style's favour, it's hard not to see her one dimensional club tracks as trying too hard to be too clever; especially when teeth grindingly unBond Bond theme 'Die Another Day' bodypops into view." Stylus Magazine
called it "a great slice-and-dice hit of fucked-up electroclash
".
Critical opinion of the song widely varies as evidenced by the fact that it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song as well as for a Golden Raspberry Award
for Worst Original Song
in 2002. In an official MORI
poll in the UK for the Channel 4 program James Bond's Greatest Hits, the song was voted 9th most popular James Bond
theme by the general public. Those polled aged 24 and under voted it their number 1 favorite Bond song. Incidentally, while Die Another Day, the film, marked the 40th anniversary of the James Bond
franchise.
The song peaked #1 in 12 different countries, including an 8 week stint at #1 on the World Music Charts. The song became Madonna's 35th US Top 10 hit peaking at number 8. In Oceania
, the song peaked at number five in Australia, staying in the charts for nineteen weeks and peaked at number twenty-two in New Zealand, staying in the charts for three weeks .
was directed by Traktor, a Swedish
directing team, and filmed from August 22–27, 2002 at Hollywood Center Studios
in Hollywood, California. The video features references to Honey Ryder (from 1962's Dr No), Rosa Klebb
and Blofeld
's white Persian cat
(from 1963's From Russia With Love
), Oddjob and Jill Masterson
(from 1964's Goldfinger
), Tee Hee's metal arm from the 1973 Live and Let Die
, Francisco Scaramanga
's golden gun from 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun
, as well as a spacesuit, a fencing battle in a Venetian glass factory, and a Jaws-like man with metal teeth, all referencing 1979's Moonraker
, and even contains a reference to Luke Skywalker
's lightsaber
battle with Darth Vader
in The Empire Strikes Back. And from the film of the same name, the opening titles torture scene with General Moon, a portrait of the then-Bond Pierce Brosnan
from a fight scene with Gustav Graves
, and the dual role (in black and white fencing costumes) played by double agent Miranda Frost, herself a protege of Verity, played in the film by Madonna herself. The very end of the video has sparked some discussion as Madonna appears to escape Houdini-like from the electric chair, leaving behind only a smouldering chair with a Hebrew
expression לאו, a phrase that can be interpreted as "great escape" or "freedom," one of the "72 Names of God," used in the Kabbalah
. The video ends with the gun barrel sequence, as Madonna throws open the doors of the torture facility in her escape. The total production costs for the video were over $6,000,000, making it the second most expensive music video ever made, after "Scream
" by Michael Jackson
and Janet Jackson
.
US 2 x 12" promo vinyl (PRO-A-101005)
UK 2 x 12" vinyl (W 0595 T)
US 2 x 12" vinyl (42492-0)
EU 12" vinyl (9362 42492-0)
US 7" vinyl (7-16684)
US CD single (5439-16681-2)
EU CD single (9362 42494-2)
US Maxi-CD (42492-2)
Japanese CD single (WPCR-11398)
EU Maxi-CD (9362 42492-2)
AU CD single 1 (9362-42492-2)
German CD single (9362 42495-2)
Australian CD single 2 (9362-42495-2)
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film of the same name
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
recorded by Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. The single was released in late 2002, marking Madonna's 20th career anniversary, and peaked at number eight in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and number three in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, selling 167,863 copies - making it the most successful Bond theme since Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill (song)
"A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985.It was a stand-alone single, created for the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and it remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to #2 for 3 weeks on the UK...
." The song was later included on her 2003 studio album, American Life
American Life
American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on April 22, 2003 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The album produced in its entirety by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï featured references to many parts of American culture...
, and her 2009 compilation album, Celebration
Celebration (Madonna album)
Celebration is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, and the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, The Immaculate Collection and GHV2...
. The song received a nomination for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song; but lost to "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. The song was written by Dido, with additional writing and song production by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Spears' third studio album, Britney . It was released on February 5, 2002 by Jive Records, as the...
" by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
Background and composition
The song was co-written and co-produced by Madonna and Mirwais AhmadzaïMirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï, more commonly known as Mirwais, is a Paris based record producer and songwriter. He was born in Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. He is a leader in the French style of progressive electronic dance music and progressive electronica...
in the key of C minor
C minor
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The harmonic minor raises the B to B. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with naturals and accidentals as necessary.Its key signature consists of three flats...
with string arrangements written by Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.- External links :*...
. The single was released worldwide on October 22, 2002 as the lead single from American Life, Madonna's ninth album.
The song was chosen to be featured as the theme song for the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
movie Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
. It was featured in its soundtrack. The song was later released on Madonna's ninth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
American Life (2002). Then in 2009, the single version was featured on her third greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album Celebration
Celebration (Madonna album)
Celebration is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, and the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, The Immaculate Collection and GHV2...
(2009). Die Another Day was the most successful Bond theme-song since the 1980s. "Die Another Day", the single, marked Madonna's 20th anniversary in the music business; Madonna's first single, "Everybody", had been released in October 1982.
None of Die Another Days melody was employed by David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
in the development of the motion picture score. Instead, the instrumentals of the song's Dirty Vegas Mix can be heard during one scene of the film. Some of the remixes of the song feature bonus spoken word vocals by Madonna. She performed "Die Another Day" as part of her 2004 Re-Invention Tour and used it as a video interlude in the Sticky & Sweet Tour
Sticky & Sweet Tour
The Sticky & Sweet Tour was the eighth worldwide concert tour by American singer Madonna to promote her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It began in August 2008 and was Madonna's first tour from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation. The tour was announced in February 2008, with...
(2008). A live performance of the song is included on Madonna's live CD I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret is the title of an American documentary film that follows pop singer Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour. It premiered on MTV on October 21, 2005 and was released commercially in a CD+DVD package on June 20, 2006 by Warner Bros. Records...
(2005). According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 175,000 copies there.
Critical reception
The song received an amount of mixed reviews. Stephen Thompson writing for The A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
called the track "pneumatic (and) hook-deficient" Ken Tucker wrote for Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
that the song is a "flat James Bond" and that it "was neither Madonna Classic nor Diet Madonna With Lemon." James Hannaham from Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
was positive, writing that it's a "brilliant, melodramatic song, that sounds like a stoic response to a world gone mad. While a spooky orchestra scrapes away, Mirwais struggles to defuse a Moog-synthesizer bomb before it explodes, and Madonna declares, "It's not my time to go." Dan Gennoe wrote for Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
that "With the style to content ratio weighed heavily in style's favour, it's hard not to see her one dimensional club tracks as trying too hard to be too clever; especially when teeth grindingly unBond Bond theme 'Die Another Day' bodypops into view." Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
called it "a great slice-and-dice hit of fucked-up electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
".
Critical opinion of the song widely varies as evidenced by the fact that it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song as well as for a Golden Raspberry Award
Golden Raspberry Awards
A Golden Raspberry Award, or Razzie for short, is an award presented in recognition of the worst in movies. Founded by American copywriter and publicist John J.B. Wilson in 1981, the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day...
for Worst Original Song
2002 Golden Raspberry Awards
The 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 22, 2003 at the Sheraton Hotel in Santa Monica, California to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 2002. Pinocchio became the first foreign language film to be nominated for a Golden Raspberry for Worst Picture, and Madonna won...
in 2002. In an official MORI
MORI
Ipsos MORI is the second largest market research organisation in the United Kingdom, formed by a merger of Ipsos UK and MORI, two of the Britain's leading survey companies in October 2005...
poll in the UK for the Channel 4 program James Bond's Greatest Hits, the song was voted 9th most popular James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
theme by the general public. Those polled aged 24 and under voted it their number 1 favorite Bond song. Incidentally, while Die Another Day, the film, marked the 40th anniversary of the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
franchise.
Chart performance
The single spent 11 weeks at number one on the United States Billboard Singles Sales Charts and is her most successful title on the sales chart to date. It became the fifth best-selling dance single of the 2000s decade in the United States.The song peaked #1 in 12 different countries, including an 8 week stint at #1 on the World Music Charts. The song became Madonna's 35th US Top 10 hit peaking at number 8. In Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
, the song peaked at number five in Australia, staying in the charts for nineteen weeks and peaked at number twenty-two in New Zealand, staying in the charts for three weeks .
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Traktor, a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
directing team, and filmed from August 22–27, 2002 at Hollywood Center Studios
Hollywood Center Studios
Hollywood Center Studios is a company based in Los Angeles, California that provides stage facilities to television and movie production companies. Its sound stages, located at 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood, California, are steeped in Hollywood history...
in Hollywood, California. The video features references to Honey Ryder (from 1962's Dr No), Rosa Klebb
Rosa Klebb
Colonel Rosa Klebb is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the James Bond film and novel From Russia with Love. She was played by Lotte Lenya in the film version...
and Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and a supervillain from the James Bond series of novels and films, who was created by Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory. An evil genius with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond and is arguably...
's white Persian cat
Persian cat
The Persian is a longhaired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. Its name refers to Persia, the former name of Iran, where similar cats are found. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by...
(from 1963's From Russia With Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...
), Oddjob and Jill Masterson
Jill Masterson
Jill Masterton is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Goldfinger. For the film adaptation both she and her sister Tilly had their surname changed to Masterson. Jill Masterson was played by Shirley Eaton....
(from 1964's Goldfinger
Goldfinger (film)
Goldfinger is the third spy film in the James Bond series and the third to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1964, it is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title...
), Tee Hee's metal arm from the 1973 Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die (film)
Live and Let Die is the eighth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman...
, Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun. The film was so named because it described Scaramanga's possession of a golden gun....
's golden gun from 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun (film)
The Man with the Golden Gun is the ninth spy film in the James Bond series and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
, as well as a spacesuit, a fencing battle in a Venetian glass factory, and a Jaws-like man with metal teeth, all referencing 1979's Moonraker
Moonraker (film)
Moonraker is the eleventh spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clery, and Richard Kiel...
, and even contains a reference to Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
's lightsaber
Lightsaber
A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...
battle with Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
in The Empire Strikes Back. And from the film of the same name, the opening titles torture scene with General Moon, a portrait of the then-Bond Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
from a fight scene with Gustav Graves
Gustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
, and the dual role (in black and white fencing costumes) played by double agent Miranda Frost, herself a protege of Verity, played in the film by Madonna herself. The very end of the video has sparked some discussion as Madonna appears to escape Houdini-like from the electric chair, leaving behind only a smouldering chair with a Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
expression לאו, a phrase that can be interpreted as "great escape" or "freedom," one of the "72 Names of God," used in the Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
. The video ends with the gun barrel sequence, as Madonna throws open the doors of the torture facility in her escape. The total production costs for the video were over $6,000,000, making it the second most expensive music video ever made, after "Scream
Scream/Childhood
"Scream"/"Childhood" is the lead single from Michael Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I where "Scream" is the first song and "Childhood" is the tenth song on the second disc of the album HIStory Continues. The A-side, "Scream", is a duet with his younger sister...
" by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
and Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
.
- Director: Traktor (Mats Lindberg, Pontus Löwenhielm, Ole Sanders)
- Producer: Jim Bouvet
- Director of Photography: Harris Savides
- Editor: Rick Russell
- Production Company: Traktor Films
Track listings and formats
UK 2 x 12" promo vinyl (SAM 00721)US 2 x 12" promo vinyl (PRO-A-101005)
- A "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) - 10:08
- B1 "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) - 6:59
- B2 "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) - 7:27
- C "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) - 9:25
- D "Die Another Day" (Thee Die Another Dub) - 8:26
UK 2 x 12" vinyl (W 0595 T)
US 2 x 12" vinyl (42492-0)
EU 12" vinyl (9362 42492-0)
- A "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) - 10:08
- B "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) - 9:25
- C1 "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) - 6:59
- C2 "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) - 7:27
- D "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Dub) - 9:10
US 7" vinyl (7-16684)
- A "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
- B "Die Another Day" (Album Version) - 4:38
US CD single (5439-16681-2)
- "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
- "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) - 10:08
EU CD single (9362 42494-2)
- "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
- "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) - 9:25
- "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) - 6:59
US Maxi-CD (42492-2)
Japanese CD single (WPCR-11398)
EU Maxi-CD (9362 42492-2)
AU CD single 1 (9362-42492-2)
- "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
- "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) - 10:08
- "Die Another Day" (Thee RetroLectro Mix) - 6:59
- "Die Another Day" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) - 9:25
- "Die Another Day" (Deepsky Remix) - 7:27
- "Die Another Day" (Brother Brown's Bond-Age Club) - 7:51
German CD single (9362 42495-2)
Australian CD single 2 (9362-42495-2)
- "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit) - 3:27
- "Die Another Day" (Dirty Vegas Main Mix) - 10:08
- "Die Another Day" (Deep Sky Edit) - 4:06
Official versions
- Album Version (4:38)
- Radio Edit (3:30)
- DJ TiëstoTiëstoTijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
mix (8:55) (Unreleased) - Dirty VegasDirty VegasDirty Vegas is a Grammy Award-winning British house music trio made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris on instruments and production and Steve Smith on vocals...
Main Mix (10:10) - Dirty Vegas Main Dub (9:10)
- Dirty Vegas Radio Edit (4:24) (Promo Only)
- ThunderpussThunderpussThunderpuss was the remix/productionteam of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Harris had previously worked as part of several music groups including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control and had also released several singles himself...
Club Mix (9:26) - Felix da HousecatFelix da HousecatFelix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
/Thee RetroLectro Mix (7:00) - Felix da Housecat/Thee RetroLectro Radio Edit (3:41) (Promo Only)
- Felix da Housecat/Thee Die Another Dub (8:33) (Promo Only)
- Brother BrownBrother BrownBrother Brown was a Danish house duo, consisting of Atle Rønne Thorberg and Henrik Olsen. In the later half of the 1990s and beginning of the 2000s, Brother Brown made numerous remixes, most significantly of Madonna and Pet Shop Boys. Three of their remixes reached No...
Bond-Age Club (7:51) - Brother Brown Bond-Age Dub (7:19) (Promo Only)
- Brother Brown Bond-Age Radio Edit (3:36) (Promo Only)
- DeepskyDeepskyDeepsky is an electronic music act based in Los Angeles. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Deepsky formed in 1992 when its two founding members, J. Scott Giaquinta and Jason Blum, met at the University of New Mexico...
Mix (7:29) - Deepsky Dub (7:35) (Promo Only)
- Deepsky Radio Edit (4:12)
- CalderoneVictor CalderoneVictor Calderone is a house music producer, DJ and remixer.-History:Raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, Calderone was introduced into New York City's nightlife by his older brother, Cesar, who was very active in the club music business. Calderone began to dabble with turntables and...
& Quayle Afterlife Mix (8:52) - Calderone & Quayle Afterlife Dub (10:08) (Promo Only)
- Richard "Humpty" VissionRichard VissionRichard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California....
Electrofried Mix (6:02) - Richard "Humpty" Vission Radio Edit (3:36)
- Re-Invention World Tour live audio from I'm Going to Tell You a SecretI'm Going to Tell You a SecretI'm Going to Tell You a Secret is the title of an American documentary film that follows pop singer Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour. It premiered on MTV on October 21, 2005 and was released commercially in a CD+DVD package on June 20, 2006 by Warner Bros. Records...
(4:03) - Sticky & Sweet TourSticky & Sweet TourThe Sticky & Sweet Tour was the eighth worldwide concert tour by American singer Madonna to promote her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It began in August 2008 and was Madonna's first tour from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation. The tour was announced in February 2008, with...
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Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Singles Chart |
5 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
4 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 4 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 15 |
| German Singles Chart | 4 |
| Greek Singles Chart Greek Albums Chart International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
2 |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 1 |
| Japanese Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Singles Chart |
80 |
| Japanese Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... International Singles |
1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 22 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
8 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was... |
8 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Gold |
| Belgium | Gold |
| Canada Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
2× Platinum |
| France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Silver |
| IFPI Greece Greek Albums Chart International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
Gold |