The World Is Not Enough (song)
"The World Is Not Enough" | ||||
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Single by Garbage | ||||
from the album The World Is Not Enough | ||||
B-side | "Ice Bandits" | |||
Released | October 4, 1999 | |||
Recorded | June–August 1999 | |||
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Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Radioactive | |||
Composer(s) | David Arnold | |||
Lyricist(s) | Don Black | |||
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"The World Is Not Enough" on YouTube | ||||
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"The World Is Not Enough" is the theme song for the 1999
The song and its
Development
Background
In September 1998
Composition
Arnold wanted a theme song marrying the "classic Bond sound" with the
The lyrics are from the viewpoint of Elektra King, the Bond girl revealed as the mastermind of the villainous scheme. Its underlying themes are seduction and domination, described by Arnold as "a steel fist in a velvet glove. It beckons you in with its crooked finger."[4] Black added that although the lyrics reflected the film's plot, they were "of course all about world domination" and "a lot more personal and intense", evoking a "ballady and dramatic" mood.[6] A line of dialogue from the film, "There's no point in living if you can't feel alive," was included in the lyrics.[7]
Part of the reason I thought Garbage would be such a good idea [for the theme song], is that I think Shirley Manson is someone who could easily inhabit Bond's world. The whole thing about the song is that it needs to entice you, and beckon you in. [...] Shirley is the only person I can think of in the world of contemporary music who is the musical equivalent of Elektra. It is as important as casting the characters – getting the right voice and right attitude for the song.
By the first week of January 1999, Arnold completed the song's outline and made a
That month Arnold offered the theme to Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson,[1] who was very enthusiastic; Arnold said he "never heard someone screaming down the phone".[3] A week later he sent the band the rough demo, which they approved.[8] Manson requested a small change in the lyrics, disliking the line "I know when to kiss and I know when to kill", so Arnold and Black changed "I" to "we" for the final version.[1]
Garbage drummer and co-producer Butch Vig said that when the group contributed to film soundtracks, "one of our fantasies would be to do the Bond theme or do the new Bond song."[8] Manson called herself a fan of the series, "an institution I admire and has always captured my imagination since I was a child", and the films had a "sensibility quite similar to how we approach making music".[3] The chance to record a Bond theme appealed to her because "you know it's going down in movie history",[9] and coming from Scotland, like original Bond Sean Connery, "that's very close and inherent in our culture. It's not Bond if it's not Scottish!"[10] The singer considered Garbage's music and the series' concepts "something that you can enjoy on the surface, but underneath there are lots of conflicting themes you can get into."[7]
At the beginning of August Garbage's involvement was confirmed in a press release from MGM and Radioactive Records, Shirley Manson's record label, which would release the soundtrack and the single.[6] Although Music Week reported that Jamiroquai, Robbie Williams, Sharleen Spiteri, Björk and Melanie C were rejected by the producers before Garbage was chosen,[11] Arnold denied that the other artists had auditioned; the single was suitable only for a film, and was not created with a particular artist in mind.[12]
Recording
The first recordings were made during the European leg of Garbage's
Garbage flew to London for a day to record the basic tracks, laying down electric guitar, bass guitar and Manson's vocals with the orchestra.[8][13] Manson called working with the orchestra "exhilarating".[3] That night, the band flew to Switzerland to resume their tour for three weeks.[8]
Vocally, it's a big change for me. It requires a very wide range, and you can't hide behind any effect. Basically, it's just my voice. I was terrified, and I kept weeping to my friends, "I'm going to look a fool! There's no way I'm going to be able to carry this off!" They reassured me, saying, "No matter what happens, at least you won't come last, because you couldn't be worse than a-ha".
The final recording was made in August at
Copyright infringement case
Two songwriters, Frank P. Fogerty and Nathan Crow, sued Eon, MGM,
The case was argued in the
Music video
In the video (set in 1964) terrorists build an
Stölzl (chosen by Garbage) drew up a treatment liked by the band, but MGM and Eon (who commissioned the video) did not consider it "Bond enough".[8] Stölzl's reworked storyboard featured Manson as an android clone who kills her human counterpart, a concept the band also liked.[8] He provided a special-effects company with sketches of the android, and a replica was constructed with aircraft and missile parts, tubing, metal and plastic.[21] The android was combined with Manson in post-production to show its mechanical interior.[21] "It reminds me of The Man Who Knew Too Much. Some of the shots look like Stanley Kubrick", recalled Vig. "For us it was just important that the music video was also a Garbage video."[8] "[It's] like a mini-Bond action-packed film, where an android removes evil from the world and sacrifices herself in the process like a kamikaze warrior. That's as close as we'll ever get [to being in a Bond movie]," Manson later said.[23]
The video's filming was documented by a
Release and reception
Single release
In North America, Radioactive distributed both versions of "The World Is Not Enough" to
Radioactive released "The World Is Not Enough" in the United Kingdom on November 15, 1999, as a limited-edition
The song's music video was aired before the November 11 worldwide live broadcast of the MTV Europe Music Awards.[20][37] MTV heavily promoted the film during the awards, giving away a BMW Z8 (Bond's car in the film and Shirley Manson's in the video).[20] Radioactive released the single in Europe from November 15 as a three-track CD digipak and a two-track card-sleeve single, backed with "Ice Bandits".[38][39]
In late November 1999, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at number three in Iceland,[40] reaching number one the following week.[41] It debuted at number 54 in Sweden[42] at number seven in Norway,[43] and number 10 in Finland, where it peaked at number seven in its second week.[44] In the Netherlands the single debuted at number 74, rising to number 48 two weeks later.[45] It debuted at number 55 in France[46] and number 12 in Belgium's Wallonia.[47] In December the song debuted at number 40 in Austria, remaining there for four weeks.[48] It debuted at number 22 in Switzerland, rising to number 16 four weeks later at the beginning of January 2000.[49] At the end of December, the song debuted at number 18 in Italy[50] before peaking at number six in February 2000.[51] Also in December, "The World Is Not Enough" peaked at number 38 in Germany and number 12 in Spain.[52][53]
Radioactive followed the single with The World Is Not Enough's soundtrack album, featuring "Ice Bandits" and "Only Myself to Blame" (a second David Arnold-Don Black composition, sung by
In 2022, "The World Is Not Enough" was remastered by
Critical reception
"The World Is Not Enough" received mainly positive reviews from music critics. Kerrang! magazine noted that "Nothing takes a band into the truly immortal like a Bond theme, and Garbage's ever-burgeoning celebrity will be done no harm whatsoever by this appropriately lush and orchestral anthem."[70] A Radio Times reviewer wrote that the song "sounds like Shirley Bassey revisited",[71] while AllMusic's Steve Thomas Erlewine wrote that Garbage "expertly modernized the classic Bond sound, while turning in a strong melodic tune. A first class theme song".[54] PopMatters called the song a "top-notch Bond theme", following the Shirley Bassey template.[72] In a Billboard review, Chuck Taylor wrote that Garbage was an inspired choice and the song "rings of international intrigue, with the slinky gait, noir-ish guitar line and grand chorus we have come to expect ... the song's darkly sexy, electronic ambience is wholly in keeping with Garbage's distinctive soundprint. [It is] not only the best 007 theme in eons, it is a great Garbage track that should thrill fans of band and Bond alike".[73] IGN ranked "The World Is Not Enough" ninth on its list of top 10 James Bond songs, stating, "Shirley Manson's warbling croon is a perfect fit for an opening sequence and her bandmates gel well with Arnold's sweeping symphonics."[74]
Negative reviews revolved around the theme's classic Bond sound.
The song appeared in two "best of 1999" radio-station polls: number 87 in
Cover versions
In 2002, "The World Is Not Enough" was covered by Canadian singer Diana Krall for The Songs of Bond, a UK television special.[80] Four years later Turkish folk musician Müslüm Gürses covered the song on his album Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Loves Coincidences). The song was re-arranged with Turkish lyrics and re-titled "Bir Ömür Yetmez (A Life Is Not Enough)".[81]
In 2017, Chris Collingwood, lead singer of Fountains of Wayne, recorded the song with his new band, Look Park, for the multi-artist compilation album Songs, Bond Songs: The Music of 007.[82]
In 2022, the song was covered by Belgian-Egyptian artist Tamino for the French TV show Reprise.[83]
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref(s). |
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United States | October 4, 1999 |
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Radioactive | [26] |
United Kingdom | November 15, 1999 |
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See also
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