A View to a Kill (song) A View to a Kill (song) "A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by the English new wave and synthpop band Duran Duran, released on 6 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the 1985 James Bond movie of the same name, it became one of the band's biggest hits. It remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached number 1 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100; it also made it to number 2 for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In 1986, composer John Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for the
A View to a Kill (video game) percent rating and writing that "the problem was a licence with such potential being turned into such a diabolical arcade adventure." "QuestBusters", which wrote a positive review, praised the game's "well-written" text and "well-paced story", but criticized its first level for being "a skullsmasher that's near impossible without information obtained only in the film. [...] Maybe the designers figured people wouldn't play this game unless they'd seen the movie." "QuestBusters" criticized the game's slow loading times and response times as its "major drawback", but ultimately concluded, "Bond fans will not be disappointed." A View to a Kill (video game) A