James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)
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"James Bond Theme" is American electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 musician Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

's remake of The James Bond Theme
James Bond Theme
The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since Dr. No. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film....

 used in the series of 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,...

 films. This remake was featured in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering...

and is also featured as the second track in Moby's compilation I Like to Score
I Like to Score
I Like to Score is a compilation album by American electronica musician Moby, featuring music of his that has appeared in various films. Every track on the album has appeared in films released in the 1990s, except for the song "Go"....

, a compilation of Moby's songs used in films. The song charted at number 8 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, besting "Go
Go (Moby song)
"Go" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the first single from his self-titled album. The single was a success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart....

"'s number 10 peak position on the 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 ...

 six years earlier.

The song features two samples of dialogue from the Bond films: 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...

 saying "Bond, James Bond.", and the conversation between Bond and Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger. His first name, Auric, is an adjective meaning of gold...

 in 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...

—"Do you expect me to talk" / "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."

Track listing

CD

CMute210 (UK)
  1. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)" – 3:13
  2. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Moby's Dance Edit)" – 4:30


12" vinyl

CDMute210 (UK)
  1. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)" – 3:13
  2. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Grooverider's Jeep Remix)" – 7:42
  3. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Da Bomb Remix)" – 7:51
  4. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (CJ Bolland Remix)" – 5:14
  5. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Dub Pistols Remix)" – 5:51
  6. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Dubble-Oh Heaven Remix)" – 6:07


7559-63904-2 (Australia)
  1. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Moby's Main Mix)" – 3:13
  2. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (CJ Bolland's Dubble-Oh Heaven Remix)" – 6:07
  3. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Danny Tenaglia's Twilo Mix)" – 11:57
  4. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Moby's Extended Mix)" – 5:50
  5. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Piet Blanc's Da Bomb Remix)" – 7:51
  6. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Danny Tenaglia's Acetate Dub)" – 7:41
  7. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Grooverider's Jeep Remix)" – 7:42
  8. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Bonus Beats)" – 2:01

12Mute210 (UK)
  1. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (LSG Mix)" – 8:05
  2. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Moby's Extended Mix)" – 5:50
  3. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Danny Tenaglia's Twilo Mix)" – 11:57


L12Mute210 (UK)
  1. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Grooverider's Jeep Remix)" – 7:42
  2. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Danny Tenaglia's Acetate Dub)" – 7:41
  3. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Dub Pistols Remix)" – 5:51
  4. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (CJ Bolland Remix)" – 5:14
  5. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Da Bomb Remix)" – 7:51
  6. "James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version) (Bonus Beats)" – 2:01


Limited 2x12" pack (4000 copies printed).

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
French Singles Chart 41
German Singles Chart 48
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 ...

8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

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