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His cover has been blown: Sam Smith records James Bond theme song

Sam Smith has confirmed he will sing the theme song for the new Bond movie, Spectre. The song is called Writing’s On The Wall and will be unveiled on 25 September. British star Smith dropped a massive hint on Monday when when he tweeted a picture of a ring featuring the Spectre logo. He confirmed the news today in a series of tweets in which he described it as “one of the highlights of my career”. Spectre producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said it would “surely be considered one of the greatest Bond songs of all time”.

I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations.

Sam Smith

Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith and Lana Del Rey were some of the others rumoured to have been in the running. Smith becomes the first British male solo singer to record the Bond theme since 1965. The Stay With Me singer denied only days ago that he was involved with the latest film in the franchise, saying he was too busy. Smith becomes the first British male solo singer to record the Bond theme since 1965. The tune has been co-written with Grammy-winner Jimmy Napes. Smith said it only took himself and Napes 20 minutes to write the song, which was was recorded back in January.

I hope you all enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed making it.

Sam Smith