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 (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