Īdele, who had just released her second album, 21, admitted that initially she was a 'little hesitant' about agreeing to write a Bond theme song. Vollack thought that Adele would be a good choice to ask to record a Bond theme song because her music had a 'soulful, haunting, evocative quality', which Vollack considered would bring back the 'classic Shirley Bassey feel' associated with several early Bond films. In early 2011, Sony Pictures President of Music Lia Vollack suggested to the James Bond film producers at Eon Productions that they ask Adele to record a theme song for their next Bond film, later revealed to be titled Skyfall. During the 85th Academy Awards, Adele performed the song live for the first time. 'Skyfall' received various accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song, Brit Award for British Single, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, thus making it the first Bond theme to win all the aforementioned awards. With sales of 7.2 million copies worldwide, 'Skyfall' is one of the best selling digital singles of all time. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was a global success, topping the charts in eleven countries and reaching the top five in various other regions. 'Skyfall' received universal acclaim, with praise for its lyrics, production and Adele's vocal performance, with numerous music critics and publications ranking it amongst the best Bond themes. 'Skyfall' was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the Global James Bond Day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr.

While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot.

British film production company Eon Productions invited the singer to work on the theme song in early 2011, a task that Adele accepted after reading the film's script. It was written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. ' Skyfall' is a song recorded by English singer Adele for the James Bond film of the same name.

For other songs of the same name, see Skyfall (disambiguation).

This article is about the James Bond song by Adele.

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