The theme song to the new James Bond movie Spectre, was unveiled today and fans have mixed reactions to it.
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All criticism withstanding, the single is still set to make pop history this Friday by becoming the first Bond tune ever to reach Number 1.
The track is leading the chart after selling double that of its closest competitor, Justin Bieber’s What Do You Mean?, in the first half of the week.
Sam has left critics divided over his weak-kneed Bond theme, with a few online commentators claiming that it sounds like a rip off of Michael Jackson’s Earth Song. Out of all 23 Bond themes, those that came the closest peaked at No. 2, including Adele’s “Skyfall” and Duran Duran’s “A View To A Kill”. See the report here.
Smith had earlier said during an interview on BBC Radio 1 that he thought the song wasn’t a “number one friendly song”. And Bond’s theme song is one of the most iconic songs of all time.
The SPECTRE team had us speculating for months before revealing that the singer would be behind the next Bond theme.
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Over in the Official Album Charts, Disclosure look set to stay at number one for a second week with Caracal, which features collaborations with Sam Smith, Gregory Porter and Lorde among others.
