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Billie Eilish unveils her James Bond song ‘No Time To Die’

Chris Pastrick
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Billie Eilish sings the theme song to the new James Bond movie “No Time To Die.”

Another James Bond movie coming up, another Bond song to hit the charts.

And with Grammy winner Billie Eilish at the vocals, it’s a likely bet to hit No. 1.

Eilish dropped her song, “No Time To Die,” on YouTube on Thursday. The song, which will intro the latest Bond film (of the same name), the last to star Daniel Craig as 007.

The dark, slowly sung track was written and produced by Eilish, her brother Finneas O’Connell and Stephen Lipson.

“I should have known/I’d leave alone/Just goes to show
”That the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe,” she sings at the outset of the song.

The chorus: “That I’d fallen for a lie/You were never on my side
”Fool me once, fool me twice/Are you death or paradise?
”Now you’ll never see me cry/There’s just no time to die.”

In a statement, Eilish said, “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I’m still in shock.”

Finneas said, “Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we’ve been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema than the likes of ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Live And Let Die.’ We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007.”

The video is already the top trending clip on YouTube.

“There are a chosen few who record a Bond theme,” said the film’s director Cary Joji Fukunaga. “I am a huge fan of Billie and Finneas. Their creative integrity and talent are second to none and I cannot wait for audiences to hear what they’ve brought — a fresh new perspective whose vocals will echo for generations to come.”

Eilish’s track is just the latest in the line of themes to Craig’s Bond run, with artists like Adele, Chris Cornell, Alicia Keys and Jack White.

The film, the 25th in the franchise, is set to hit theaters April 10.

Chris Pastrick is a TribLive digital producer. An Allegheny County native, he began working for the Valley News Dispatch in 1993 and joined the Trib in 1997. He can be reached at cpastrick@triblive.com.

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