Sam Smith wrote the new James Bond theme song in 20 minutes

Sam Smith at the ELLE Style Awards in 2015 in London
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British singer-songwriter Sam Smith has written the theme for the new James Bond movie, Spectre, NME reports. Smith's Bond track will be released tomorrow.

Smith said on BBC's Radio 1 this morning that he wrote the James Bond theme in just 20 minutes. "I got called into the office with Barbara Broccoli and Sam Mendes and they gave me the script, I read the script... they said 'have a go at the song,'" Smith said, according to NME. "It's the quickest I've ever written a song — it took 20 minutes... and they loved it! I love the song so much."

Last week Smith denied his involvement with the film, claiming he was "definitely not" working on it because he was too busy. But that should have tipped everyone off, since no one is ever too busy to do the James Bond theme; past performers have included Adele, Paul McCartney, Duran Duran, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Turner, Jack White, and Madonna.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.