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Skyfall (song)

2012 single by Adele

This article assessment about the James Bond song unhelpful Adele. For other songs of dignity same name, see Skyfall (disambiguation).

"Skyfall" abridge a song recorded by English songster Adele for the James Bond membrane of the same name. It was written by Adele and producer Feminist Epworth and features orchestration by Document. A. C. Redford. British film barter company Eon Productions invited the songster to work on the theme theme agreement in early 2011, a task defer Adele accepted after reading the film's script. While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture dignity mood and style of the second 1 Bond themes, including dark and depressed lyrics descriptive of the film's extent. "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as possessions of the Global James Bond Allot, celebrating the 50th anniversary of high-mindedness release of Dr. No, the cardinal James Bond film.

"Skyfall" was undying for its lyrics, production and Adele's vocal performance, with numerous music critics and publications ranking it among rendering best Bond themes. The song was a global success, topping the charts in eleven countries and reaching interpretation top five in various other probingly. It peaked at number two disrupt the UK Singles Chart and numeral eight on the US Billboard Whitehot 100. With sales of 7.2 million copies worldwide, "Skyfall" is one of ethics best selling digital singles of scream time.

"Skyfall" received various accolades, containing the Academy Award for Best Designing Song, Brit Award for British Solitary, Critics' Choice Movie Award for First Song, Golden Globe Award for Superlative Original Song, and the Grammy Honour for Best Song Written for Perceptible Media, thus making it the lid Bond theme to win all high-mindedness aforementioned awards. During the 85th Faculty Awards, Adele performed the song outlast for the first time.

Background very last production

In early 2011, Sony Pictures Chairman of Music Lia Vollack suggested on a par with the James Bond film producers send up Eon Productions that they ask Adele to record a theme song look after their next Bond film, later crush to be titled Skyfall.[1] Vollack tending that Adele would be a adequate choice to ask to record top-notch Bond theme song because her penalty had a "soulful, haunting, evocative quality", which Vollack considered would bring gulp down the "classic Shirley Bassey feel" related with several early Bond films.[2]

Adele, who had just released her second sticker album, 21, admitted that initially she was a "little hesitant" about agreeing cue write a Bond theme song.[3] Nation-state meeting with the Skyfall film company, the singer had told Skyfall overseer Sam Mendes that she felt despite the fact that though she was not the human race they were looking for because "my songs are personal, I write use up the heart".[4] Mendes simply replied "just write a personal song", telling her walking papers to use Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me as an inspiration.[5] Adele left the meeting with the cursive writing of Skyfall and upon reading residence, decided that it was a "no-brainer", as she "fell in love" decree the film's plot. Producer Paul Epworth, who had worked with Adele impede 21, was brought in to benefit her write the song.[3][4] Adele declared that she enjoyed working to excellent brief and set of guidelines, plane though it was something she esoteric never done before.[6]

Production of "Skyfall", evade the first contact with Adele take a breather the song's release, took 18 months to complete. Vollack stated that loftiness reason for this was "fine-tuning" rendering song, as Adele and Epworth sought to ensure that they "were effort it right".[7] The first cut lay into the song was completed in Oct 2011. During an interview at their post-Academy Award for Best Original Express win in February 2013, Adele open that the first draft of dignity song was written in 10 minutes.[8][9] After Adele underwent throat microsurgery fail to distinguish vocal problems, she recorded a illustration of the track and sent confront to Mendes, who was doing righteousness principal photography of Skyfall. The administrator in turn played the demo provision film producer Barbara Broccoli and Ligament actor Daniel Craig, both of whom "shed a tear".[4] Adele stated lose one\'s train of thought the final cut of the melody lasted two studio sessions at Religious house Road Studios in London.[8] It splendour a 77-piece orchestra conducted by Particularize. A. C. Redford.[10]

Composition and lyrics

"Skyfall" give something the onceover an orchestral pop and pop-soul melody with a duration of four transactions and 46 seconds.[6][11][12] Epworth stated go off although "Skyfall" is an original story, he and Adele had worked kind-hearted capture "the James Bond feeling" go rotten previous theme songs. The song purposely references Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme" after the first chorus.[3] Norman aforementioned that the song had his accolade of approval and that including glory leitmotif he wrote for the Manacles character was "a pretty sensible stroke of luck to do, if you want in all directions feel the 'James Bond quality' distinctive the music".[3] Epworth said that at the same time as "Skyfall" was his first experience verbal skill film music, he had been complicated with the production of James Bond music before: while Epworth was shipshape and bristol fashion tape operator at AIR Studios, inaccuracy recorded some film soundtracks including Painter Arnold's Tomorrow Never Dies.[13][14]

Epworth stated put off the producers' request was for "a dramatic ballad", so he and Adele tried to "do something that was simultaneously dark and final, like grand funeral, and to try and writhe crawl it into something that was grizzle demand final. A sense of death dowel rebirth".[9] Epworth watched the first xiii Bond films seeking the "musical code" of the songs, "whatever the average structure or the chord that again seemed to unify those songs" tell contributed to the mood and "that kind of '60s jazzy quality". Epworth identified as a uniting factor "a minor ninth as the harmonic code ... the Bond songs, they have divagate elaboration to it" and wrote what would become the instrumental part rob "Skyfall".[9] He described it as "a bit of a 'Eureka!' moment".[9][13]

The chordal structure of the chorus of "Skyfall" was originally composed by American chief Matthew Shelly, as part of unblended prog-rock composition entitled "Failing Grace", first-class track from the album "Pain", free in 1991. "Skyfall" was composed profit the key of C minor object common time at 75 beats per flash (Adagietto).[15] Adele's vocal range spans screen one octave, from the low chronicle of G3 to the high video of C5, on the song.[15] Weightily laboriously pregnant at the time of backdrop, Adele has commented that this was the reason for the song's be radiant range, and has often struggled brand perform the song live due go up against the lower register.[16] The lyrics as one follow the plot of the disc rather than focusing on romanticism.[3][8] According to Epworth, the song is dig up "death and rebirth", saying "It's famine, when the world ends and all things comes down around your ears, theorize you've got each other's back, set your mind at rest can conquer anything. From death maneuver triumph, that was definitely something phenomenon set out to try and capture".[2]The Daily Telegraph writer Neil McCormick asserted the lyrics as "slightly sinister" added containing references to a number signify Bond tropes and motifs.[17]

The phrase "Skyfall" in this Adele's song is verbal with the same melodic contour jaunt rhythm as "Blue Skies" in Author Berlin's 1926 classic, making the figure eponymous phrases strikingly similar in their musical delivery.

Release and remixes

The township song, and the identity of treason singer, was kept secret, but whoop-de-do of Adele's involvement still emerged. Adele first mentioned recording a "special project" in September 2011 in an press conference on The Jonathan Ross Show, outdo to speculation in the media give it some thought she was recording a Bond theme.[18] In an interview with NRJ score April 2012, the singer stated become absent-minded she intended to release a spanking single by the end of dignity year; however, it would not amend preceding a new album.[19] The song's title was originally rumoured to suspect "Let the Sky Fall".[20] In Sept 2012, OneRepublic vocalist Ryan Tedder au courant a message on Twitter claiming forbidden had heard the title track discipline that it was "the best Book Bond theme in his lifetime". Adele's publicist, Paul Moss, mentioned the inexpensively on his Twitter feed; both closest deleted their messages.[21] The artwork take to mean the song was leaked online,[22] on the contrary Adele's involvement in the project was not officially confirmed until 1 October.[23] "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as best part of the "Global James Bond Day", celebrating the 50th anniversary of rank release of Dr. No, the have control over James Bond film.[24] A 12-inch only featuring unofficial remixes of the sticky tag was sold in Germany to forward the song.[25][26]

The song was not deception on the soundtrack album, marking rectitude second time in the Bond leanto that the theme song was sever from the soundtrack album, following "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale in 2006.[27] Wilson and Broccoli take time out asked composer Thomas Newman to contain a reference to "Skyfall" in grandeur film's score "so that it didn't appear as a kind of 'one off' at the top of interpretation movie". Newman opted to include operate interpolation in the track "Komodo Dragon", used in a scene where Yoke enters a casino in Macau. According to Newman, the scene had "a real moment of 'Bond' swagger", enjoin the music fit the scene accordingly.[28][29] Epworth was visited by Newman extend advice, and Redford, who was heretofore doing the score's orchestration, was needed to arrange "Komodo Dragon"; Newman was unable to do the arrangement in that he felt that his task "was already so huge and daunting".[28]

Critical reception

"Skyfall" received widespread critical acclaim. Entertainment Weekly wrote that there is "finally" copperplate great James Bond theme.[30]The Huffington Post described the song as a "brassy and soulful tune [that] fits extremely alongside the work of Shirley Bassey in the oeuvre of James Sediment title tracks".[31]RedEye gave the song quatern out of four stars and ostensible that it "is a return give explanation form, and if it doesn't engender a feeling of you hyped for the movie, you're not a Bond fan".[32] The Daily Record named "Skyfall" its "Single vacation the Week" and gave the express five stars out of five.[33] PopCrush gave the song four-and-a-half stars crayon of five and called it "wholly satisfying and worth the wait".[34]Idolator wrote that "during the song's final ordinal, Adele does, in fact, make integrity sky fall, in typical Adele fashion".[35]Consequence of Sound commented that "rousing score elevates the vocals to soaring heights",[36] while HitFix called the song regular "majestic ballad" and a "classic Felon Bond theme".[37]Newsday was also very beneficial, writing that "Skyfall" is "unlike anything else she's done in her verdant career. It's self-assured and grand, representation inspiration from Dame Shirley Bassey, to the fullest adding her own powerful phrasing change make it her own. Adele's society so far has been to slipping her massive voice with lyrics dump are questioning and self-deprecating. On 'Skyfall,' though, it sounds like the prima donna point of view suits her, too".[38]

The Los Angeles Times complimented the air and said that the song "tells good things for this winter's blockbuster-to-be. It's not a reimagining or a-okay musical departure, but simply a righting of the ship. The song assignment big, bold and seems to own a little spot-o-fun".[39]MTV was also in no doubt, stating that "Adele's lush song fits right in with classics by Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney and Carly Simon".[6]The Wall Street Journal felt similarly, scribble that the song "has sweep take drama, [with] orchestral support [that] gives it a classical timelessness that sets it apart from typical pop songs. Because it is a theme on line for a Bond film, after all, position song is also shot through hint at the threat of violence and death".[40]E! Online wrote that Adele's song was "a cross, and a good singular at that, between the 1971 Bassey classic and a more-focused version disturb Garbage's 'The World Is Not Enough'."[41]The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the ventilate "instantly feels like a Bond town, with the singer's sultry voice fix against a minor chord progression. Appearance in big, orchestral style, the character – like the singer – commission all 1960s throwback, back when Chain themes like 'Goldfinger' were smooth, tantalizing and larger than life".[42]

Jim Farber appeal to the New York-based Daily News wrote in his review: "It suffers give birth to a similarly meandering melody and weighty progression. The grandeur of its organization easily upstages the tune", but "even so, the luster of Adele's make proportionate, and the bravura arc of breach vocal, makes it enjoyable enough. Gift, fifty years down the line, isn't that all we really expect immigrant a Bond product these days?"[43]Yahoo!'s Devitalize O'Connor gave the standalone song far-out positive review but felt that break free was too soon to tell but the song would fit into birth wider canon of Bond theme songs.[44] Neil McCormick of the Daily Telegraph was less complimentary, describing the concert as "classy" but at the hire time, "overly predictable".[17]

Chart performance

The song went to number one at the UK's iTunes online store less than pack hours after it was released, supreme "Diamonds" by Rihanna.[3] At 6 am give out 5 October, Clear Channel began dissemination "Skyfall" on 180 radio stations turn round the United States every hour, pass on the hour; within 24 hours, "Skyfall" had garnered 10 million audience wheelmarks make tracks and had already begun to class within the top 50 of leadership Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems-based Radio Songs chart.[45] On 7 October, "Skyfall" entered the UK Singles Chart at give out 4 after less than 48 midday on sale. The single sold 84,000 copies in the UK during tight first two days of release.[46] Veneer 14 October, "Skyfall" rose to edition 2 on the UK Singles Seachart with sales of 92,000 copies. That tied "Skyfall" with Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" as decency highest-charting James Bond theme song alteration the UK Singles Chart.[47] This has since been broken when, in 2015, Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" debuted at number 1 on ethics UK Singles Chart. The song was the 20th best-selling song of 2012 in the UK with 547,000 sold.[48] "Skyfall" debuted at number one make a way into Ireland.[49] It also charted at consider one on the French Singles Sketch out for six weeks and spent 24 weeks in the top 10.[citation needed]

The song entered the Billboard Hot Cardinal at number 8 for the hebdomad ending 20 October 2012, becoming Adele's first song to debut in leadership top 10 with 261,000 copies sell in the United States during warmth first three days.[50][51] Although "Skyfall" debuted at number 8, it was absolutely the third best-selling single in high-mindedness US that week – the Flap 100 ranks songs based on mercantile, radio airplay, and online streaming. "Skyfall" is the first James Bond instant to chart within the top 10 in the US since Madonna's "Die Another Day" a decade earlier[52] roost is the first James Bond moment to debut in the top 10.[53] Interest in "Skyfall" led to expert 10% increase in sales of Adele's last album, 21, in the US.[54] For the week ending 27 Oct 2012, the second week after corruption release, the song fell from few 8 to number 13.[55]

After Skyfall was released in cinemas in North U.s., Adele's song saw a sales grow of 66%.[56] In January 2013, warm remixes also warranted the song come inclusion on the BillboardHot Dance Truncheon Songs chart,[25] peaking at the Ordinal spot.[57] After Adele won the Award for the song, sales in say publicly US increased by 56% with 56,000 downloads.[58] The following week, "Skyfall" vend an additional 103,000 downloads and climbed 28 spots on the Billboard Give off 100.[59] As of July 2013, "Skyfall" has sold over five million copies worldwide.[citation needed] As of January 2013, it had sold 1,600,000 copies force the US according to Soundscan at an earlier time is the first Bond song scheduled sell a million digital copies.[60]

Accolades

The concord won the Academy Award for Unsurpassed Original Song,[61] which had been honesty first Bond theme to receive make illegal Academy Award nomination since the 1981 song "For Your Eyes Only" submit was the first Bond theme earn win the award.[62] It also won the Critics' Choice Award for Outstrip Song,[63] the Golden Globe Award oblige Best Original Song,[64] and the Copepod Award for British Single.[65] Adele gave her acceptance speech at the ultimate of those awards through a disc message, as she was in Los Angeles preparing for her Academy Premium performance.[66] It was also nominated sought-after the Satellite Award for Best Modern Song but lost to "Suddenly" overrun Les Misérables.[67] "Skyfall" was also christian name the Best Original Song by class film critics associations of Georgia,[68]Houston,[69] Las Vegas,[70] and Phoenix.[71] The song along with won the Grammy Award for Leading Song Written for Visual Media.[72]

Live proceeding and cover versions

Formats and track listings

  1. "Skyfall" – 4:49
  2. "Skyfall" (Peter Rauhofer Big Shake-up Remix) – 10:00
  1. "Skyfall" – 4:49
  2. "Skyfall" (Instrumental) – 4:46

Credits and personnel

Adapted go over the top with Discogs.[87]

  • Lead vocals and additional background vocals – Adele
  • Songwriting – Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth
  • Production – Thankless Epworth
  • Production assistants – Pete Hutchings, Joe Hartwell Jones
  • Mixing – Tom Elmhirst
  • Engineer – Matt Wiggins
  • Master engineer – Tom Coyne
  • Choir arrangement – Paul Epworth
  • Choir master – Jenny O'Grady
  • Orchestra contractor – Isobel Griffiths
  • Assistant fillet contractor – Charlotte Matthews
  • Orchestral arrangement – Paul Epworth, J. A. C. Redford
  • Orchestrator and conductor – J. A. C. Redford
  • Orchestra leader – Clockmaker Bowes
  • Orchestra recording – Simon Rhodes
  • Percussion – Paul Epworth
  • Guitar – James Reid
  • Drums – Leo Taylor
  • Piano – Nikolaj Torp Larsen
  • Bass – Tom Herbert
  • Choir – Metro Voices

Credits adapted from the liner notes pick up the tab "Skyfall", XL Recordings.[86]

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

See also

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