Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)
| "Goldfinger" | ||||
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A-side label of the UK single | ||||
| Single by Shirley Bassey | ||||
| from the album Goldfinger (soundtrack) | ||||
| B-side | "Strange How Love Can Be" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
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| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia United Artists (US) / Capitol (Canada) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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A-side label of the US single | ||||
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"Goldfinger" is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film of the same name. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release. The single release of the song gave Bassey her only Billboard Hot 100 top forty hit, peaking in the Top 10 at No. 8 and No. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in the United Kingdom the single reached No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song finished at No. 53 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2008, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.