Die Another Day (song) So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so... Used in the opening sequence, "Die Another Day" was played 13 minutes into the film, where Bond is shown imprisoned and being tortured for over a year in a prison camp in Korea. Being a departure from the normal title sequence of the previous Bond films, Madonna faced difficulty in making the song blend with the theme of "Die Another Day". Nevertheless, she understood the idea behind the opening scenes and tweaked the song accordingly. Some
Die Another Day (song) actually looks as if she might be a match for Bond in either bed or battlefield. Or both." "Rolling Stone" listed it as the seventh best Bond song in the magazine's 2012 list of "The top 10 James Bond Theme Songs". After its release to radio in United States, "Die Another Day" started receiving strong airplay at the major US radio stations, having been spun for more than 100 times. The song garnered 35 million audience impressions in its first week, debuting at number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the highest debut of the year. It also debuted at