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The World is Not Enough (song)
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"The World Is Not Enough" is a 1999 orchestral rock song performed by alternative rock
group Garbage
, and was the theme
single
of the James Bond
film of the same name
. The song and accompanying soundtrack were released internationally by Radioactive Records
as the feature film premiere
d in theaters around the world at the end of November of that year. Garbage recorded the theme song while touring Europe in support of their platinum certified
album Version 2.0
.
"The World Is Not Enough" was written by composer
David Arnold
, who also did the score for the film, and lyricist
Don Black, who had worked in four Bond songs
before. The single was written in the traditional style of the series'
title themes contrasting with the post-modern production technique and genre-hopping
sound that Garbage had established on their first two albums. The lyrics contain the line "There's no point in living if you can't feel alive", an important plot point
in the film. "The song reflects the film. It tells the story, which of course is all about world domination, but is a lot more personal and intense," stated Black, "It's quite ballady and dramatic, but feels contemporary."
Upon its single release, "The World Is Not Enough" was widely acclaimed by reviewers, and reached the top tens of Iceland
ic, Italian
, Norwegian
and Finnish
single charts, and also reached the top forties in Austria
, Germany
, Ireland
, Spain
, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom
. A decade later the song was remastered and included on series compilation The Best of Bond... James Bond and on Garbage's greatest hits
album Absolute Garbage
.
and Barbara Broccoli
, the owners of Eon Productions
and long-time producers of the James Bond movie franchise selected David Arnold
to compose the score
for the nineteenth Bond movie, which was scheduled for theatrical release in November of the following year. Arnold had already composed the score for the previous film, Tomorrow Never Dies
and oversaw the recording of Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, an album of cover versions recorded by contemporary artists such as Pulp
, Aimee Mann
and David McAlmont
. Arnold and the movie production team
were keen for a rough draft to be written early so that elements of the melody
could be incorporated into the main score. Michael Apted
, who would direct the film, thought that the use of "Nobody Does It Better
", as a love theme throughout The Spy Who Loved Me
had been very effective and wanted Arnold to use that as a reference point.
that would influence the majority of his score. An orchestra
l sound would be required because the audience were conditioned
to expect certain elements in a Bond movies, and that without them, The World Is Not Enough would simply be a generic action movie. Getting the balance right could potentially be a "poisoned chalice", because the final results could either sound too much or too little like a Bond theme. To help write the lyrics for the song, which was titled "The World Is Not Enough" after the film, Arnold collaborated with lyricist Don Black. Black already had thirty years of experience of writing Bond themes, and had written the lyrics to Tom Jones
's "Thunderball
", Shirley Bassey
's "Diamonds Are Forever
", Lulu's
"The Man with the Golden Gun
", and k.d. lang
's closing credits
theme "Surrender
" from the previous film. Arnold and Black met several times to discuss the lyrics for "The World Is Not Enough" and otherwise collaborated via the exchange of phone calls, faxes and e-mails. According to Arnold, he "strung some la-las together, and all of a sudden the [song] came to life". By the end of the year, Arnold and Black had completed the music and lyrics, except for the bridge
- a contrasting section of around eight bars
.
By the first week of January 1999, Arnold had the basic outline of the song completed and had created a synth
-arranged
demo recording
at his own recording studio
. Arnold personally presented the demo to Wilson, Broccoli and Apted, who were "extremely pleased" with the results. Shortly after, Arnold's agent
presented the demo to MGM executives
in Los Angeles
who initially disliked it because it was a ballad and not more upbeat with a faster tempo
. MGM later asked Arnold to rewrite a three-note
sequence
that was felt too similar to a motif
present in earlier Bond themes.
Arnold first proposed offering the theme tune to Garbage
lead singer Shirley Manson
in London
at the beginning of the year. A week after their meeting, he sent the band the rough demo; Garbage loved it. Shirley Manson reportedly screamed down the telephone
at Arnold when he made the formal offer: "[I have] never come across a more enthusiastic response to a 'do-you-wanna-do-this?' question." "The sensibility is quite similar to how we approach making music." Manson later explained, "I jumped at the chance [to record the theme] because I think it's an institution I admire and has always captured my imagination since I was a child." The opportunity to record a Bond theme appealed to Manson because "you know it's going down in movie history." Manson eventually requested a small lyrical change because the line "I know when to kiss and I know when to kill" did not meet her tastes. Arnold and Black accordingly changed the words to the first-person plural "we" for the final version.
Garbage's involvement was confirmed at the beginning of August in a press release sent out by MGM and Shirley Manson's record label
Radioactive Records, who were to release the soundtrack and the single. Radioactive's Gary Kurfirst
stated "The score for the film is first rate and the Garbage track is stellar. Our own Shirley Manson is spectacular as always", while MCA
president Jay Boberg followed up "Every James Bond film is a vital piece of popular culture, and as a life-long Bond fan, thrilled at releasing the soundtrack. Garbage is one of the best contemporary bands, and they turned in a bravura
performance on the title track." While Music Week
had reported that Jamiroquai
, Robbie Williams
, Sharleen Spiteri
, Björk
and Melanie C had been rejected by the producers before Garbage was chosen, Arnold denied the other artists had auditioned, stating that the single was suitable only for a film and not created for one artist or with any artist in mind.
for the song over the phone. The band were anxious that the right keys
and tempo were considered before they could schedule a window in their itinery to record their parts. The band set up a portable digital studio
to record material to present to Arnold from wherever in Europe they were performing. The strings would have to be finalised and recorded before Manson could sing her parts, as the string arrangement carried the structure of the song. Arnold recorded the strings with a sixty-piece orchestra in London's Metropolis Studios in a single day. Garbage scheduled a performance at the Super Bock Festival
in Lisbon
to end early so that they could travel to the studio to cut the basic tracks
with Arnold. On July 19, Manson's vocals, electric guitar
, samples and some bass guitar
, performed by the band's touring bassist
, Daniel Shulman
, were laid down. Manson found working with the orchestra to be "exhilarating". The next day, the band flew out to Six-Fours-les-Plages
in France
to resume their touring commitments for three weeks across Europe and South Africa
.
Further recording took place in August at Armoury Studios
in Vancouver
, Canada
, where Garbage built upon the initial mix of "The World Is Not Enough" by adding their own production to the song. The band were conscious of keeping the arrangement tight to preserve the song's dynamic and sweeping melody line. "The orchestra took up so much space and really dictated where the song was going dynamically
", Vig recalled, "Besides the drums and bass and some percussive loops
, there's a little bit of guitar that Duke
and Steve
did. There's a few little ear candy things that we did, but it's all meant to work around Shirley's singing." Even though the band owned their own recording studio
in Madison, Wisconsin
, due to legal reasons, the song could not be recorded in any studios located within the United States
. "The World Is Not Enough" was completed, mixed
and mastered
at the end of the month. Vig later explained, "To Garbage fans, it sounds like a Garbage song. And to Bond fans, it's a Bond song." Shortly after, the group returned to their own recording studio in Madison to create their own mix of the song. Their version (the "Chilled Out remix") downplayed the "classic Bond" sound in favour of a more recognisable Garbage style.
and Universal Studios
for copyright infringement
over "The World Is Not Enough", alleging that the track was a derivative of their song "This Game We Play" which was submitted to MGM executives in February 1999 for consideration on the soundtrack
of The Thomas Crown Affair
. The basis for their claim centered around a four-note sequence in "The World Is Not Enough" that they alleged was identical to a part in "This Game We Play". While the songwriters were gathering evidence
to prove their case, they posed as an employee of composer
James Horner
to contact Don Black and solicit his services for the film Ocean's Eleven
. They recorded their conversation with Black, and deliberately tried to trick him into revealing when he and Arnold composed "The World Is Not Enough". The pair also contacted Shirley Manson in a similar manner.
The case was argued in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
in June 2004. It was agreed by the court that "The World Is Not Enough" did share an identical sequence with "This Game We Play". The plaintiffs eventually conceded that Arnold did not have access to "This Game We Play" after it was proved, with journal entries, delivery invoice
s, phone call records, computer records, written declarations from both Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and testimony
from David Arnold, Don Black, Shirley Manson, and Arnold's personal assistant
as "irrefutable evidence" that "The World Is Not Enough" had already been written and had not been changed significantly, aside from a lyrical alteration (the removal of one line to accommodate Shirley Manson) and one amendment to the score (the removal of the “three-note motif” to accommodate the MGM executives), from the date that "This Game We Play" was submitted to MGM.
by Philipp Stölzl for Oil Factory Films. The video was a shot in a London
soundstage over September 23–24, 1999. Manson's android shots (laboratory
, kissing and driving scenes) were filmed on first day with the pyrotechnic scenes shot on the theater set
on the second. To film her "death", Manson was required to kiss a look-a-like model. The University of London
's Senate House
provided the exterior for the fictional New Globe Theatre. Post-production
and editing
was completed over the following two weeks.
In the video, set in 1964, terrorists build a robotic replica of Shirley Manson on an unnamed Pacific island, with the ability to kill her targets with a single kiss. She is fitted with a bomb
that is primed before she leaves for her mission. The android makes its way to Chicago
's New Globe Theater and lets herself into the real Shirley Manson's dressing room. The android replica kills her and assumes her identity to perform the coda
of the song atop a massive steel globe. As it and the rest of the band receive a standing ovation
from their audience, the bomb inside the replica counts down. Android Manson thrusts her arms in the air and smiles. The screen fades to black as the timer hits zero.
Stölzl originally drew up a treatment
that Garbage liked but MGM and Eon (who were paying for it from the movie's promotional budget
) did not think it was "Bond enough". His reworked storyboard
featured Manson as an android double replacing her was given the green-light by the production company
. Stölzl provided a special effects house with sketches he'd drawn of the android, and they constructed a replica based on them using aircraft
parts, bits from guided missiles, and bits of tubing, metal and plastic. The elements within the android were combined with Manson in post-production
to show the android's mechanical interiors. "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." "[It is] 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 commented.
The video shoot was documented by a Making The Video
camera crew, and made its worldwide premiere on MTV
following the special on October 20, 1999. The video debuted on Total Request Live
the next day. In the United Kingdom, the Making The Video special and video were broadcast from October 21. An edit of the video featuring footage from the movie was shown in some countries. In order to preserve the narrative
, the movie footage was inserted on a split screen so that the narrative is uninterrupted on the opposite side of the frame. "The World Is Not Enough" video was later included on Garbage's 2007 greatest hits
DVD compilation Absolute Garbage.
, Radioactive serviced both versions of "The World Is Not Enough" to AAA
, Alternative, Modern Adult
and Modern Rock
radio stations on October 4, 1999. Originally planned to impact a week later, the radio date was brought forward when a Los Angeles
station broadcast the "Chilled Out remix" early, which was ripped
as a low-quality MP3 file and circulated via file-sharing networks. The release of the single coincided with return of the band to North America to headline an MTV-sponsored Campus Invasion Tour. Garbage debuted "The World Is Not Enough" on October 20, at a concert held on the campus
of the University of Denver
, Colorado
. On November 1, the band performed the song live on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Radioactive released "The World Is Not Enough" in the United Kingdom on November 15. The song was issued as a limited edition digipack CD single
and a cassette single
. Both formats were backed with "Ice Bandits", an orchestral track taken from David Arnold's movie score. The CD also featured a remix
produced by trip-hop act Unkle
. After a week on sale, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #11 on the UK Singles Chart
. Becoming the band's tenth top forty single, it remained on the UK charts for nine weeks. In Ireland, "The World Is Not Enough" peaked at #30.
Prior to the European commercial release of "The World Is Not Enough", the video was aired immediately before the worldwide live broadcast of the MTV Europe Music Awards which took place on November 11. Throughout the event, The World Is Not Enough was heavily promoted by MTV
who gave away a BMW Z8
, the car driven by James Bond during the film and by Shirley Manson in the song's music video
at the event. Radioactive issued the single in European territories from November 15 through to December 6 in the three-track CD digipack format and a two-track card-sleeve single backed with "Ice Bandits". At the end of November, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #3 in Iceland
, before moving up to #1 the following week. The song debuted at #54 in Sweden
, at #7 in Norway
, and at #10 in Finland
(where it peaked at #7 in its second week). In the Netherlands
, the single debuted at #74 and rose to #48 two weeks later, while in France
the single debuted at #55, and at #12 in the Wallonia-region of Belgium
. In December, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #40 in Austria
and remained at that position for four weeks. In Switzerland
, the single debuted at #22 and four weeks later rose to #16 at the beginning of January 2000. At the end of December, the song debuted at #18 in Italy, before peaking at #6 in February 2000. The same month, "The World Is Not Enough" peaked at #38 in Germany
and at #12 in Spain
.
Following up the single release, Radioactive issued the soundtrack album for "The World Is Not Enough", which featured "Ice Bandits" and a second David Arnold/Don Black song written for the end credits
, "Only Myself to Blame", performed by Scott Walker
. The album hit record stores in North America on November 9, and internationally thereafter. "The World Is Not Enough" was later included as a bonus track
on the Japanese pressing of the band's third album, Beautiful Garbage and was remastered for inclusion on their greatest hits compilation, Absolute Garbage
. Arnold went on to compose the scores to a further three Bond films: Die Another Day
, Casino Royale
(in which he also co-wrote that films title theme
) and Quantum of Solace.
noted that the song "sounds like Shirley Bassey revisited", while Allmusic's Steve Thomas Erlewine wrote that Garbage had "expertly modernized the classic Bond sound, while turning in a strong melodic tune. A first class theme song". PopMatters
considered the song a "top-notch Bond theme, following the template of Shirley Bassey." Chuck Taylor, in a review for Billboard
, wrote that the use of Garbage was an inspired choice, and that the song "rings of international intrigue, with the slinky gait, noir-ish guitar line and grand chorus we have come to expect," adding, "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". IGN
listed "The World Is Not Enough" ninth in their list of Top 10 James Bond Songs, saying that "Shirley Manson's warbling croon is a perfect fit for an opening sequence and her bandmates gel well with Arnold's sweeping symphonics."
Some negative comment towards the theme centred around its classic Bond sound. LAUNCHcast
's James Poletti commented whilst the song was a "perfectly competent Bond theme" but "the formula seems a little too easy. Perhaps they would have done better to rise to the challenge of doing something a little different, something a little more knowingly tongue-in-cheek." Melody Maker
stated "you know what this sounds like before you hear it. If the people in charge want Garbage, then why not let them do what Garbage do?" In its review of Absolute Garbage, Pitchfork Media
described the song as a "predictable "Goldfinger
" permutation signalling the band's limitless affinity for big budget theatrics."
for "The Songs of Bond", a UK television special. Four years later, Turkish
folk music
artist Müslüm Gürses
covered the song on his album Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Loves Coincidences). The song was re-arranged and sung in Turkish and re-titled "Bir Ömür Yetmez (A Life Is Not Enough)".
Year-end charts
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
, and was the theme
Theme music
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single
Single (music)
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of the James Bond
James Bond
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film of the same name
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
. The song and accompanying soundtrack were released internationally by Radioactive Records
Radioactive Records
Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....
as the feature film premiere
Premiere
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d in theaters around the world at the end of November of that year. Garbage recorded the theme song while touring Europe in support of their platinum certified
Music recording sales certification
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album Version 2.0
Version 2.0
Version 2.0 is the second album by alternative rock group Garbage. It was released worldwide in May 1998 by Mushroom Records UK and in North America by Almo Sounds. Version 2.0 was the follow-up to the band's multi-platinum debut album Garbage. Despite a slow start, Version 2.0 went on to equal its...
.
"The World Is Not Enough" was written by composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
, who also did the score for the film, and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Don Black, who had worked in four Bond songs
James Bond music
The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music...
before. The single was written in the traditional style of the series'
James Bond (film series)
The James Bond film series is a British series of motion pictures based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond , who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. Earlier films were based on Fleming's novels and short stories, followed later by films with original storylines...
title themes contrasting with the post-modern production technique and genre-hopping
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
sound that Garbage had established on their first two albums. The lyrics contain the line "There's no point in living if you can't feel alive", an important plot point
Plot point
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in the film. "The song reflects the film. It tells the story, which of course is all about world domination, but is a lot more personal and intense," stated Black, "It's quite ballady and dramatic, but feels contemporary."
Upon its single release, "The World Is Not Enough" was widely acclaimed by reviewers, and reached the top tens of Iceland
Iceland
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ic, Italian
Italy
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, Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
single charts, and also reached the top forties in Austria
Austria
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Ireland
Ireland
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, Spain
Spain
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, Switzerland
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and the United Kingdom
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. A decade later the song was remastered and included on series compilation The Best of Bond... James Bond and on Garbage's greatest hits
Greatest hits
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album Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage is the 2007 greatest hits album released by alternative rock group Garbage. The album was compiled and released by Geffen imprint Almo Sounds through Universal Music Enterprises backcatalogue division in North America and Warner Music's record label A&E Records throughout the rest...
.
Background
In September 1998, Michael G. WilsonMichael G. Wilson
Michael Gregg Wilson, OBE is the producer and screenwriter of many modern James Bond movies.-Background:Wilson was born in New York City, New York, the son of Dana and actor Lewis Wilson. His father was the first actor to play the DC Comics character Batman in live action, which he did in the...
and Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Dana Broccoli, OBE is an American film producer.-Life and career:Broccoli was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of the famous James Bond producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and actress Dana Wilson Broccoli...
, the owners of Eon Productions
EON Productions
Eon Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The company is based in London's Piccadilly and also operates from Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom...
and long-time producers of the James Bond movie franchise selected David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
to compose the score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
for the nineteenth Bond movie, which was scheduled for theatrical release in November of the following year. Arnold had already composed the score for the previous film, Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering...
and oversaw the recording of Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, an album of cover versions recorded by contemporary artists such as Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
, Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
and David McAlmont
David McAlmont
David McAlmont is a British vocalist and songwriter.-Early years and Thieves:...
. Arnold and the movie production team
Production team
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were keen for a rough draft to be written early so that elements of the melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
could be incorporated into the main score. Michael Apted
Michael Apted
Michael David Apted, CMG is an English director, producer, writer and actor. He is one of the most prolific British film directors of his generation but is best known for his work on the Up Series of documentaries and the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.On 29 June 2003 he was elected...
, who would direct the film, thought that the use of "Nobody Does It Better
Nobody Does It Better
"Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. It was recorded by Carly Simon as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film, although...
", as a love theme throughout The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (film)
The Spy Who Loved Me is a spy film, the tenth film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent James Bond. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and the screenplay was written by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum...
had been very effective and wanted Arnold to use that as a reference point.
Composition
Arnold felt the need to compose a theme song that married the "classic Bond sound" with the electronicaElectronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
that would influence the majority of his score. An orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l sound would be required because the audience were conditioned
Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning is a form of conditioning that was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov...
to expect certain elements in a Bond movies, and that without them, The World Is Not Enough would simply be a generic action movie. Getting the balance right could potentially be a "poisoned chalice", because the final results could either sound too much or too little like a Bond theme. To help write the lyrics for the song, which was titled "The World Is Not Enough" after the film, Arnold collaborated with lyricist Don Black. Black already had thirty years of experience of writing Bond themes, and had written the lyrics to Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
's "Thunderball
Thunderball (soundtrack)
Thunderball is the soundtrack for the fourth James Bond film of the same name.The soundtrack was released by United Artists Records in 1965. The music was composed and conducted by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. This was Barry's third soundtrack for the series...
", Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
's "Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)
Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack for the 7th James Bond film of the same name."Diamonds Are Forever", the title song, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after Goldfinger in 1964...
", Lulu's
Lulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
"The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack)
The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the 9th James Bond film of the same name.The theme tune was performed by Lulu, composed by John Barry, and the lyrics to the song were written by Don Black. Alice Cooper claims his song The Man With The Golden Gun was to be used by the producers of...
", and k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
's closing credits
Closing credits
Closing credits or end credits are added at the end of a motion picture, television program, or video game to list the cast and crew involved in the production. They usually appear as a list of names in small type, which either flip very quickly from page to page, or move smoothly across the...
theme "Surrender
Tomorrow Never Dies (soundtrack)
Tomorrow Never Dies is the soundtrack of the 18th James Bond film of the same name.David Arnold composed the score of Tomorrow Never Dies, his first full Bond soundtrack...
" from the previous film. Arnold and Black met several times to discuss the lyrics for "The World Is Not Enough" and otherwise collaborated via the exchange of phone calls, faxes and e-mails. According to Arnold, he "strung some la-las together, and all of a sudden the [song] came to life". By the end of the year, Arnold and Black had completed the music and lyrics, except for the bridge
Bridge (music)
In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section...
- a contrasting section of around eight bars
Bar (music)
In musical notation, a bar is a segment of time defined by a given number of beats of a given duration. Typically, a piece consists of several bars of the same length, and in modern musical notation the number of beats in each bar is specified at the beginning of the score by the top number of a...
.
By the first week of January 1999, Arnold had the basic outline of the song completed and had created a synth
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
-arranged
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
demo recording
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
at his own recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
. Arnold personally presented the demo to Wilson, Broccoli and Apted, who were "extremely pleased" with the results. Shortly after, Arnold's agent
Talent agent
A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers and other people in various entertainment businesses. Having an agent is not required, but does help the artist in getting jobs...
presented the demo to MGM executives
Senior management
Senior management, executive management, or management team is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a company or corporation, they hold specific executive powers conferred onto them with and by...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
who initially disliked it because it was a ballad and not more upbeat with a faster tempo
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
. MGM later asked Arnold to rewrite a three-note
Note
In music, the term note has two primary meanings:#A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound;#A pitched sound itself....
sequence
Sequence (music)
In music, a sequence is the immediate restatement of a motif or longer melodic passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice. It is one of the most common and simple methods of elaborating a melody in eighteenth and nineteenth century classical music...
that was felt too similar to a motif
Motif (music)
In music, a motif or motive is a short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition....
present in earlier Bond themes.
Arnold first proposed offering the theme tune to Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
lead singer Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Shirley Anne Manson is a Scottish recording artist and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage but now lives and...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
at the beginning of the year. A week after their meeting, he sent the band the rough demo; Garbage loved it. Shirley Manson reportedly screamed down the telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
at Arnold when he made the formal offer: "[I have] never come across a more enthusiastic response to a 'do-you-wanna-do-this?' question." "The sensibility is quite similar to how we approach making music." Manson later explained, "I jumped at the chance [to record the theme] because I think it's an institution I admire and has always captured my imagination since I was a child." The opportunity to record a Bond theme appealed to Manson because "you know it's going down in movie history." Manson eventually requested a small lyrical change because the line "I know when to kiss and I know when to kill" did not meet her tastes. Arnold and Black accordingly changed the words to the first-person plural "we" for the final version.
Garbage's involvement was confirmed at the beginning of August in a press release sent out by MGM and Shirley Manson's record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Radioactive Records, who were to release the soundtrack and the single. Radioactive's Gary Kurfirst
Gary Kurfirst
Gary Kurfirst was an influential figure in late 20th and early 21st century pop music as a promoter, producer, manager, and record label executive.-Early years:...
stated "The score for the film is first rate and the Garbage track is stellar. Our own Shirley Manson is spectacular as always", while MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
president Jay Boberg followed up "Every James Bond film is a vital piece of popular culture, and as a life-long Bond fan, thrilled at releasing the soundtrack. Garbage is one of the best contemporary bands, and they turned in a bravura
Bravura
In classical music, a bravura is a virtuosic passage intended to show off the skill of a performer, generally as a solo, and often in a cadenza. It can also be used as an adjective , or to refer to a performance of extraordinary virtuosity. The term comes from the Italian language for great skill....
performance on the title track." While Music Week
Music Week
Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week...
had reported that Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, Sharleen Spiteri
Sharleen Spiteri
Sharleen Spiteri is a Scottish recording artist and songwriter, best known as being the lead singer of Scottish rock/blues band Texas. Texas began their career in 1986, and shot to fame in 1989 with their UK Top Ten single, "I Don't Want a Lover" released from Southside...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
and Melanie C had been rejected by the producers before Garbage was chosen, Arnold denied the other artists had auditioned, stating that the single was suitable only for a film and not created for one artist or with any artist in mind.
Recording
Garbage, who were in the middle of a European concert tour, and Arnold co-produced the string arrangementString section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
for the song over the phone. The band were anxious that the right keys
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
and tempo were considered before they could schedule a window in their itinery to record their parts. The band set up a portable digital studio
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television...
to record material to present to Arnold from wherever in Europe they were performing. The strings would have to be finalised and recorded before Manson could sing her parts, as the string arrangement carried the structure of the song. Arnold recorded the strings with a sixty-piece orchestra in London's Metropolis Studios in a single day. Garbage scheduled a performance at the Super Bock Festival
Super Bock Super Rock
Super Bock Super Rock is a rock festival in Portugal, created in 1994.It has become one of the biggest festivals in the country, luring many rock and metal fans....
in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
to end early so that they could travel to the studio to cut the basic tracks
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
with Arnold. On July 19, Manson's vocals, electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, samples and some bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, performed by the band's touring bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, Daniel Shulman
Daniel Shulman
Daniel Shulman is an American performer of bass guitar. Although he has made a significant contribution as a session musician, working with Run-DMC and Meredith Brooks, he is best known for his work with the Scottish-American band Garbage from 1995 until 2002....
, were laid down. Manson found working with the orchestra to be "exhilarating". The next day, the band flew out to Six-Fours-les-Plages
Six-Fours-les-Plages
Six-Fours-les-Plages is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is located in the metropolitan Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is southwest of the main city of Toulon....
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to resume their touring commitments for three weeks across Europe and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Further recording took place in August at Armoury Studios
Armoury Studios
Armoury Studios is a world-class Canadian recording studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia's Kitsilano neighbourhood.-History:The Armoury building was constructed, from the ground up, in 1992 by Canadian songwriter/producer Jim Vallance...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where Garbage built upon the initial mix of "The World Is Not Enough" by adding their own production to the song. The band were conscious of keeping the arrangement tight to preserve the song's dynamic and sweeping melody line. "The orchestra took up so much space and really dictated where the song was going dynamically
Dynamics (music)
In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional . The term is also applied to the written or printed musical notation used to indicate dynamics...
", Vig recalled, "Besides the drums and bass and some percussive loops
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
, there's a little bit of guitar that Duke
Duke Erikson
Douglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver...
and Steve
Steve Marker
Steve Marker is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the guitarist of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage.-Early life:...
did. There's a few little ear candy things that we did, but it's all meant to work around Shirley's singing." Even though the band owned their own recording studio
Smart Studios
Smart Studios was a recording studio located at 1254 E Washington Ave in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands....
in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, due to legal reasons, the song could not be recorded in any studios located within the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. "The World Is Not Enough" was completed, mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
and mastered
Audio mastering
Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
at the end of the month. Vig later explained, "To Garbage fans, it sounds like a Garbage song. And to Bond fans, it's a Bond song." Shortly after, the group returned to their own recording studio in Madison to create their own mix of the song. Their version (the "Chilled Out remix") downplayed the "classic Bond" sound in favour of a more recognisable Garbage style.
Copyright infringement case
Two song-writers sued Eon, MGM, Universal MusicUniversal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
for copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
over "The World Is Not Enough", alleging that the track was a derivative of their song "This Game We Play" which was submitted to MGM executives in February 1999 for consideration on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)
The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 American heist film directed by John McTiernan. The film, starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary, is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name....
. The basis for their claim centered around a four-note sequence in "The World Is Not Enough" that they alleged was identical to a part in "This Game We Play". While the songwriters were gathering evidence
Evidence
Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...
to prove their case, they posed as an employee of composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
James Horner
James Horner
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...
to contact Don Black and solicit his services for the film Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...
. They recorded their conversation with Black, and deliberately tried to trick him into revealing when he and Arnold composed "The World Is Not Enough". The pair also contacted Shirley Manson in a similar manner.
The case was argued in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. Based in Nashville, it was created in 1839 when Congress added a third district to the state...
in June 2004. It was agreed by the court that "The World Is Not Enough" did share an identical sequence with "This Game We Play". The plaintiffs eventually conceded that Arnold did not have access to "This Game We Play" after it was proved, with journal entries, delivery invoice
Invoice
An invoice or bill is a commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer, indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller has provided the buyer. An invoice indicates the buyer must pay the seller, according to the payment terms...
s, phone call records, computer records, written declarations from both Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and testimony
Deposition (law)
In the law of the United States, a deposition is the out-of-court oral testimony of a witness that is reduced to writing for later use in court or for discovery purposes. It is commonly used in litigation in the United States and Canada and is almost always conducted outside of court by the...
from David Arnold, Don Black, Shirley Manson, and Arnold's personal assistant
Personal assistant
A personal assistant or personal aide is someone who assists in daily business or personal tasks. It is common in design to have a PDA, or personal design assistant....
as "irrefutable evidence" that "The World Is Not Enough" had already been written and had not been changed significantly, aside from a lyrical alteration (the removal of one line to accommodate Shirley Manson) and one amendment to the score (the removal of the “three-note motif” to accommodate the MGM executives), from the date that "This Game We Play" was submitted to MGM.
Music video
The music video for "The World Is Not Enough" was directedMusic video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
by Philipp Stölzl for Oil Factory Films. The video was a shot in a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
soundstage over September 23–24, 1999. Manson's android shots (laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
, kissing and driving scenes) were filmed on first day with the pyrotechnic scenes shot on the theater set
Set construction
Set construction is the process by which a set designer works in collaboration with the director of a production to create the set for a theatrical, film or television production...
on the second. To film her "death", Manson was required to kiss a look-a-like model. The University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
's Senate House
Senate House (University of London)
Senate House is the administrative centre of the University of London, situated in the heart of Bloomsbury, London between the School of Oriental and African Studies to the north, with the British Museum to the south...
provided the exterior for the fictional New Globe Theatre. Post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
and editing
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
was completed over the following two weeks.
In the video, set in 1964, terrorists build a robotic replica of Shirley Manson on an unnamed Pacific island, with the ability to kill her targets with a single kiss. She is fitted with a bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
that is primed before she leaves for her mission. The android makes its way to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's New Globe Theater and lets herself into the real Shirley Manson's dressing room. The android replica kills her and assumes her identity to perform the coda
Coda (music)
Coda is a term used in music in a number of different senses, primarily to designate a passage that brings a piece to an end. Technically, it is an expanded cadence...
of the song atop a massive steel globe. As it and the rest of the band receive a standing ovation
Standing ovation
A standing ovation is a form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding after extraordinary performances of particularly high acclaim...
from their audience, the bomb inside the replica counts down. Android Manson thrusts her arms in the air and smiles. The screen fades to black as the timer hits zero.
Stölzl originally drew up a treatment
Film treatment
A film treatment is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline , and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits...
that Garbage liked but MGM and Eon (who were paying for it from the movie's promotional budget
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
) did not think it was "Bond enough". His reworked storyboard
Storyboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
featured Manson as an android double replacing her was given the green-light by the production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
. Stölzl provided a special effects house with sketches he'd drawn of the android, and they constructed a replica based on them using aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
parts, bits from guided missiles, and bits of tubing, metal and plastic. The elements within the android were combined with Manson in post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
to show the android's mechanical interiors. "It reminds me of The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is a remake in widescreen VistaVision and Technicolor of Hitchcock's 1934 film of the same name....
. Some of the shots look like Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
", recalled Vig, "For us it was just important that the music video was also a Garbage video." "[It is] like a mini-Bond action-packed film, where an android removes evil from the world and sacrifices herself in the process like a kamikaze
Kamikaze
The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
warrior. That's as close as we'll ever get [to being in a Bond movie]," Manson later commented.
The video shoot was documented by a Making The Video
Making the Video
Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the...
camera crew, and made its worldwide premiere on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
following the special on October 20, 1999. The video debuted on Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
the next day. In the United Kingdom, the Making The Video special and video were broadcast from October 21. An edit of the video featuring footage from the movie was shown in some countries. In order to preserve the narrative
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
, the movie footage was inserted on a split screen so that the narrative is uninterrupted on the opposite side of the frame. "The World Is Not Enough" video was later included on Garbage's 2007 greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
DVD compilation Absolute Garbage.
Single release
In North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Radioactive serviced both versions of "The World Is Not Enough" to AAA
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
, Alternative, Modern Adult
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
and Modern Rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
radio stations on October 4, 1999. Originally planned to impact a week later, the radio date was brought forward when a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
station broadcast the "Chilled Out remix" early, which was ripped
Ripping
Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk, typically from removable media. The word is used to refer to all forms of media. Despite the name, neither the media nor the data is damaged after extraction....
as a low-quality MP3 file and circulated via file-sharing networks. The release of the single coincided with return of the band to North America to headline an MTV-sponsored Campus Invasion Tour. Garbage debuted "The World Is Not Enough" on October 20, at a concert held on the campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. On November 1, the band performed the song live on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Radioactive released "The World Is Not Enough" in the United Kingdom on November 15. The song was issued as a limited edition digipack CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and a cassette single
Cassette single
A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :...
. Both formats were backed with "Ice Bandits", an orchestral track taken from David Arnold's movie score. The CD also featured a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
produced by trip-hop act Unkle
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
. After a week on sale, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #11 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. Becoming the band's tenth top forty single, it remained on the UK charts for nine weeks. In Ireland, "The World Is Not Enough" peaked at #30.
Prior to the European commercial release of "The World Is Not Enough", the video was aired immediately before the worldwide live broadcast of the MTV Europe Music Awards which took place on November 11. Throughout the event, The World Is Not Enough was heavily promoted by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
who gave away a BMW Z8
BMW Z8
The BMW Z8 was a roadster car produced by German automaker BMW from 1999-2003. It was given the E52 BMW model code.The Z8 was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car, which was designed by Henrik Fisker at BMW's DesignworksUSA in Southern California. The Z07 originally was designed as a...
, the car driven by James Bond during the film and by Shirley Manson in the song's music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
at the event. Radioactive issued the single in European territories from November 15 through to December 6 in the three-track CD digipack format and a two-track card-sleeve single backed with "Ice Bandits". At the end of November, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #3 in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, before moving up to #1 the following week. The song debuted at #54 in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, at #7 in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and at #10 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(where it peaked at #7 in its second week). In the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, the single debuted at #74 and rose to #48 two weeks later, while in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
the single debuted at #55, and at #12 in the Wallonia-region of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. In December, "The World Is Not Enough" debuted at #40 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and remained at that position for four weeks. In Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the single debuted at #22 and four weeks later rose to #16 at the beginning of January 2000. At the end of December, the song debuted at #18 in Italy, before peaking at #6 in February 2000. The same month, "The World Is Not Enough" peaked at #38 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and at #12 in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Following up the single release, Radioactive issued the soundtrack album for "The World Is Not Enough", which featured "Ice Bandits" and a second David Arnold/Don Black song written for the end credits
End Credits
"End Credits" is the first single from Drum and Bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album No More Idols. The single was co-written, co-produced and features vocals from Plan B and was released on 29 October 2009, reaching a peak position of No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
, "Only Myself to Blame", performed by Scott Walker
Scott Walker (singer)
Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
. The album hit record stores in North America on November 9, and internationally thereafter. "The World Is Not Enough" was later included as a bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
on the Japanese pressing of the band's third album, Beautiful Garbage and was remastered for inclusion on their greatest hits compilation, Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage
Absolute Garbage is the 2007 greatest hits album released by alternative rock group Garbage. The album was compiled and released by Geffen imprint Almo Sounds through Universal Music Enterprises backcatalogue division in North America and Warner Music's record label A&E Records throughout the rest...
. Arnold went on to compose the scores to a further three Bond films: Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
, Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006 film)
Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
(in which he also co-wrote that films title theme
You Know My Name
"You Know My Name," performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale. Cornell wrote it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers went after Cornell because they wanted a strong male singer...
) and Quantum of Solace.
Critical reception
"The World Is Not Enough" received mostly positive critique from music journalists. 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." Radio TimesRadio Times
Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title...
noted that the song "sounds like Shirley Bassey revisited", while Allmusic's Steve Thomas Erlewine wrote that Garbage had "expertly modernized the classic Bond sound, while turning in a strong melodic tune. A first class theme song". PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
considered the song a "top-notch Bond theme, following the template of Shirley Bassey." Chuck Taylor, in a review for Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
, wrote that the use of Garbage was an inspired choice, and that the song "rings of international intrigue, with the slinky gait, noir-ish guitar line and grand chorus we have come to expect," adding, "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". IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
listed "The World Is Not Enough" ninth in their list of Top 10 James Bond Songs, saying that "Shirley Manson's warbling croon is a perfect fit for an opening sequence and her bandmates gel well with Arnold's sweeping symphonics."
Some negative comment towards the theme centred around its classic Bond sound. LAUNCHcast
LAUNCHcast
Yahoo! Music Radio is an Internet radio service offered by CBS Radio through Yahoo! Music. The service, formerly offered by LAUNCH Media, and originally developed by Todd Beaupré and Jeff Boulter, debuted on November 11, 1999, and was purchased by Yahoo! in October, 2001...
's James Poletti commented whilst the song was a "perfectly competent Bond theme" but "the formula seems a little too easy. Perhaps they would have done better to rise to the challenge of doing something a little different, something a little more knowingly tongue-in-cheek." Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
stated "you know what this sounds like before you hear it. If the people in charge want Garbage, then why not let them do what Garbage do?" In its review of Absolute Garbage, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
described the song as a "predictable "Goldfinger
Goldfinger (song)
"Goldfinger" was the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release...
" permutation signalling the band's limitless affinity for big budget theatrics."
Cover versions
In 2002, "The World Is Not Enough" was covered by Canadian singer Diana KrallDiana Krall
Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 1990s and 2000s...
for "The Songs of Bond", a UK television special. Four years later, Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
artist Müslüm Gürses
Müslüm Gürses
Müslüm Akbaş , better known as Müslüm Gürses is a Turkish folk singer.He was born in 1953 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. He married Muhterem Nur in 1983....
covered the song on his album Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Loves Coincidences). The song was re-arranged and sung in Turkish and re-titled "Bir Ömür Yetmez (A Life Is Not Enough)".
Commercial tracklistings
- UK CD single Radioactive RAXTD-40
- European CD maxi Radioactive 155 672-2
- "The World Is Not Enough" - 3:57
- "The World Is Not Enough - U.N.K.L.E. Remix" - 5:13
- "Ice Bandits" - 3:42
- UK cassette single Radioactive RAXC-40
- European CD single Radioactive 155 675-2
- "The World Is Not Enough" - 3:57
- "Ice Bandits" - 3:42
Release history
| Release Date | Territory | Record Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 1999 | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Radioactive Records Radioactive Records Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business.... |
Airplay: AAA Adult album alternative Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats.... , Alternative Alternative Radio Alternative Radio is an internationally syndicated, one-hour, weekly radio program, featuring serious interviews with humanitarian and progressive thinkers. Begun in 1986, it evolved from a program that journalist David Barsamian hosted on community radio station KGNU-FM, in Boulder, Colorado. AR... , Modern Adult Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... and Modern Rock Modern rock Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre... |
| November 15, 1999 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... , cassette single Cassette single A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :... |
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| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
CD maxi, CD single | ||
| December 7, 1999 |
Comprehensive charts
| Chart (1999/2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria Singles (Media Control Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
40 |
| Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop 50 Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health... ) |
12 |
| Denmark (IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... ) |
3 |
| Finland Singles (IFPI) | 7 |
| French Singles (SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... ) |
55 |
| Germany Singles (Media Control Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
38 |
| Iceland Singles (IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... ) |
1 |
| Ireland Singles Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... ) |
30 |
| Italy Singles (FIMI) | 5 |
| Netherlands Single Top 100 (GfK GfK The GfK Group, established in 1934 as Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung is Germany's largest market research institute, and the fourth largest market research organisation in the world, after Nielsen Company, Kantar Group, and IMS Health... ) |
48 |
| Norway Singles (IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... ) |
7 |
| Spain Singles (AFYVE) | 12 |
| Sweden Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... (SRIA Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden... ) |
54 |
| Switzerland Singles Top 100 Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... (Media Control) |
16 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... (CIN) |
11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Year-EndPosition |
|---|---|
| Germany (Media Control) | 38 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 48 |
Credits and personnel
- Music: David Arnold
- Lyrics: Don Black
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
: Garbage & David Arnold - Performed & mixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
: Garbage- Vocals: Shirley MansonShirley MansonShirley Anne Manson is a Scottish recording artist and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage but now lives and...
- GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
: Steve MarkerSteve MarkerSteve Marker is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the guitarist of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage.-Early life:...
, Duke EriksonDuke EriksonDouglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver... - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
: Duke EriksonDuke EriksonDouglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver... - Drums: Butch VigButch VigButch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....
- Vocals: Shirley Manson
- Audio engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
: Billy BushBilly Bush (producer)Billy Bush is an American musician, audio engineer and record producer, best known as the sound engineer and live tech for the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the co-producer of albums Help Wanted by Eric Avery and Heart Burns by Tom Gabel.Bush was hired by Garbage in... - Assistant Engineer (UK): Matt Lawrence
- Assistant Engineer (Canada): Paul Forgues
- Additional Bass: Daniel ShulmanDaniel ShulmanDaniel Shulman is an American performer of bass guitar. Although he has made a significant contribution as a session musician, working with Run-DMC and Meredith Brooks, he is best known for his work with the Scottish-American band Garbage from 1995 until 2002....
- Recorded at Metropolis Studios in London, UK and Armoury StudiosArmoury StudiosArmoury Studios is a world-class Canadian recording studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia's Kitsilano neighbourhood.-History:The Armoury building was constructed, from the ground up, in 1992 by Canadian songwriter/producer Jim Vallance...
, Vancouver, Canada. - Mastering : Scott HullScott Hull (mastering engineer)Scott E. Hull is a mastering engineer based in New York City, and the owner of Masterdisk.Hull began his career as an intern at Masterdisk in 1983. He became Bob Ludwig's assistant in 1984, and was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1994...
(Classic Sound, New York)