Licence to Kill (song) Licence to Kill (song) "Licence to Kill" is a 1989 song by Gladys Knight, written and recorded for the James Bond film "Licence to Kill", also from 1989. It was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff. Release as a single in May 1989, the song became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six and becoming Knight's last charting solo single there. The song charted very strongly in Europe, peaking atop the Swedish Singles Chart for eight weeks and reaching the top five in seven other European countries. It also peaked at number
007: Licence to Kill World" only recommended "007: Licence to Kill" ""strictly" for the action-oriented player", with others likely finding it a "license to bore". "ACE Magazine" considered it "fun while it lasts, but once you've cracked it you won't bother to come back." "The Games Machine" was more positive, saying "Licence to Kill" was designed "on a grand scale" and that it "follow[s] the film quite well, albeit with scenes simplified to shoot-'em-up and dodge games." Both "Games Machine" and Amiga magazine "The One" agreed that it was an improvement on "Domark's" previous three games, with "The One" calling it "...probably the best