I'm gonna wake up, yes and no
I'm gonna kiss some part of
I'm gonna keep this secret
I'm gonna close my body now
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess, die another day
I guess, die another day
I guess, die another day
I guess, die another day
[Chorus]
I guess I'll die another day (Another day)
I guess I'll die another day (Another day)
I guess I'll die another day (Another day)
I guess I'll die another day
[Spoken Ad Lib]
Sigmund Freud
Analyse this, analyse this
Analyse this, this, this, this, this
[Verse 2]
I'm gonna break the cycle
I'm gonna shake up the system
I'm gonna destroy my ego
I'm gonna close my body now
Uh
Uh
[Chorus]
I think I'll find another way
There's so much more to know
I guess I'll die another day
It's not my time to go
For every sin, I'll have to pay
A time to work, a time to play
I think I'll find another way
It's not my time to go
[Verse 3]
I'm gonna avoid the cliché
I'm gonna suspend my senses
I'm gonna delay my pleasure
I'm gonna close my body now
[Chorus]
I guess, die another day
I guess I'll die another day
I guess, die another day
I guess I'll die another day
I think I'll find another way
There's so much more to know
I guess I'll die another day
It's not my time to go
Uh
Uh
[Laughter]
I need to lay down
[Chorus]
I guess, die another day
I guess I'll die another day
I guess, die another day
I guess I'll die another day
[Outro]
Another day
Another day
Another day
Another day
Another day
Another day
Another day
About
Madonna’s “Die Another Day” is the theme song to the 2002 James Bond film of the same name, the twentieth entry in that film series. (And in which Madonna cameoed as a fencing instructor.) The glitchy electro-pop track was an unconventional composition for a Bond theme and proved controversial with some of the movie’s producers– as well as critics and Bond aficionados; nevertheless it was a was a commercial success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the charts in Canada, Spain, Italy and Romania and reaching the top-ten in several others.
“Die Another Day” was nominated at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song. At the Grammy Awards of 2004, it was nominated for Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Music Video.
A behind the scenes look at the music video, which was directed by the Swedish team Trakto, can be seen here.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
While talking to the CNN, Madonna described the writing process:
I hemmed and hawed about it for a while because just for that reason though. Everybody wants to do the theme song of a James Bond movie, and I never liked to do what everybody else likes to do. It’s just some perverse thing in me, right? So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so…
She also stated:
Mirwais [Ahmadzaï, producer] brought Michel [Colombier, composer] to me. ‘Die Another Day’ is so cinematic. I’m so excited when I get to work with a live orchestra. Those strings in ‘Die Another Day’ are chilling and because of that, it’s one of my favorite songs.
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