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Singer Sam Smith, 23, said that writing the theme song for new James Bond film
SPECTRE was a "top secret mission of my own", and that he eventually penned it in 20 minutes, reports
femalefirst.co.uk.
He was thrilled to be a part of
Writing's On The Wall, the official song for
SPECTRE, the 24th installment in the 007 franchise.
During a radio show on BBC Radio 1, Sam said: "I'm so relieved to actually talk about this. This has been a top secret mission of my own. I got called into the office with (producer) Barbara Broccoli and (director) Sam Mendes and they gave me the script, I read the script. They said, 'Have a go at the song'." (Also Read:
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"It's the quickest I've ever written a song - it took 20 minutes - and they loved it. I love the song so much," he added.
Of writing the
SPECTRE theme song, Sam tweeted:
Sam co-wrote the track with Grammy Award winner Jimmy Napes and is the first British male solo artist to record the Bond theme since Tom Jones'
Thunderball in 1965.
Writing's On The Wall will be released on September 25, while
SPECTRE will release in Britain on October 26 and in the US on November 6. In India, it will release on November 20.