Die Another Day (song) the theme of "Die Another Day", and Madonna was their choice. She wrote and produced the song with Mirwais Ahmadzaï while French composer Michel Colombier was enlisted as composer. While developing, the track went through numerous changes. After Madonna saw the initial version of the film she adapted the song to its theme, described as a metaphor for destroying one's ego. Ahmadzaï re-arranged "Die Another Day" at his home in Paris while Colombier finished the string sections in Los Angeles. An electroclash number, "Die Another Day" is a mixture of strings and interpolating electronic swirls, and stuttered editing on Madonna's
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