Another Way to Die (Limited Edition 7 inch vinyl single) [Single]

Alicia Keys | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (September 30, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: J Records
• ASIN: B001FT9MRW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,832 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Another Way To Die, Another Way To Die (Instrumental Version): A collaboration between Jack White and Alicia Keys, 'Another Way To Die' is the theme song to the upcoming James Bond film 'Quantum Of Solace'. Available on strictly limited 7" vinyl.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alicia and a White Stripe, October 1, 2008

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Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Way To Die (MP3 Download)

"Another way to die" is exactly as I would imagine Jack White and Alicia Keys doing a Bond theme song; Keyboards and horns subtly spelling out the theme, White's buzzing guitars, loads of ominous stretches of music, and the two doing vocal battle.

There were rumours Alicia was going to be working with Jack White on her last CD "As I am" but alas, it turned out not to be. With their chemistry this potent, hopefully they will work together some more in the future.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Toss, November 14, 2008

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G. Kroener (Bamberg, Bavaria Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Way to Die (Audio CD)

James Bond songs have a long and glorious history. The Bond series is really the only film series in the world in which the title song gets that much of public attention (one of the greatest mysteries that none of them ever won an Academy Award), and it can put the singer in the spotlight of the public.

The composer of the 007 movies has always written the title song; whether it was John Barry for over 30 years, or one-shot wonders like Bil Conti or Marvin Hamlish, they all wrote the song, and had a hand in picking the performers.
That has vanished almost completely. Apparently EoN has been marketing- consulted, and told that they had to capture as many demographics as possible, so the creative and artistic aspect went down the drain, and we're being left alone with plain promotional products.

David Arnold - the really important musical person on these films by the way - was allowed to co- produce You Know My Name from Casino Royale, which the score profited from.
Arnold wasn't allowed here, and what a disaster it became!
This thing sounds like Keys and White just listened to YKMN to get a vague idea of what a Bond song should be like, and then simply took the same melody and redid it.
Someone badly needs to tell whatever individuals are doing the next songs that a James Bond song is not solely defined by electric guitars, corny brass staccatos and the word "die" in its title.

This song is a bad You Know My Name rip- off, robs Quantum Of Solace of the song it deserved, and ranks on the same level of sheer badness as Madonna's Die Another Day - a horrible by-product of an otherwise stellar film.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A huge letdown and the worst Bond theme ever!!!, November 6, 2008

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mistajericho "mistajericho" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Way to Die (Audio CD)

Wow, this song is really bad. There is no melody, the voices don't harmonize, guitar sound and piano sound don't go together well and the guitar solo is a joke. I can not believe that this is an official bond theme. "You know my name" was superb, but "another way to die" just falls flat. 0/5 stars!!!