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| James Bond theme gets first play | James Bond theme gets first play |
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| Jack White and Alicia Keys' theme for the new James Bond movie has had its first airplay. | Jack White and Alicia Keys' theme for the new James Bond movie has had its first airplay. |
| Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley debuted Another Way To Die on her morning show. The track will feature in Quantum of Solace which is out on 31 October. | |
| The song, which is the 22nd Bond theme, is driven by White's trademark fuzzy guitar riffs and thunderous drum rolls. | The song, which is the 22nd Bond theme, is driven by White's trademark fuzzy guitar riffs and thunderous drum rolls. |
| The pair were announced to score the track in July despite Amy Winehouse being hotly tipped for the role. | The pair were announced to score the track in July despite Amy Winehouse being hotly tipped for the role. |
| The track sees the singer trading vocals with Keys over a horn section with White singing: "Another bringer with the slick trigger finger for Her Majesty." | |
| Keys responds with: "Another one with the golden tongue poisoning your fantasy." | |
| Fans had already heard part of the track after it was used by Coca Cola in an advert for Coke Zero, which has rebranded Coke Zero Zero 7 to tie in with the movie. | |
| However, White's management distanced the singer from the advert. | |
| The announcement that White and Alicia Keys were to do the Bond theme came out of the blue after it was confirmed Winehouse would not be recording a song. | |
| Her producer Mark Ronson said the sessions for the track had been scrapped. | Her producer Mark Ronson said the sessions for the track had been scrapped. |
| Jack White and Alicia Keys join a long list of stars who have recorded Bond themes in the past including Madonna, Shirley Bassey, Duran Duran and Paul McCartney. | Jack White and Alicia Keys join a long list of stars who have recorded Bond themes in the past including Madonna, Shirley Bassey, Duran Duran and Paul McCartney. |
| Former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell sang the song You Know My Name for the last 007 movie, 2006's Casino Royale. | Former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell sang the song You Know My Name for the last 007 movie, 2006's Casino Royale. |
| Do you like the new Bond theme? | Do you like the new Bond theme? |