Die Another Day (song) For Grabs". In the meantime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) was filming the twentieth James Bond film, "Die Another Day", directed by Lee Tamahori. The previous film in the franchise, "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) was a box office success earning US$362 million worldwide. However, the eponymous soundtrack single by alternative rock group Garbage failed to gain commercial success in the United States. The music management at MGM went to look for a high-profile artist to write and perform the title song for "Die Another Day". Madonna was their first choice, since she had been successful with soundtrack singles in the US,
Die Another Day review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 58% based on 215 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Its action may be bit too over-the-top for some, but "Die Another Day" is lavishly crafted and succeeds in evoking classic Bond themes from the franchise's earlier installments." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "mixed and average reviews". Michael Dequina of "Film Threat" praised the film as the best of the series to star Pierce Brosnan and "the most