The Living Daylights (song)

"The Living Daylights"
Standard European picture sleeve
Single by A-ha
from the album The Living Daylights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Stay on These Roads
Released22 June 1987 (1987-06-22)
Recorded1987
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:14 (soundtrack version)
  • 4:46 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
A-ha singles chronology
"Manhattan Skyline"
(1987)
"The Living Daylights"
(1987)
"Stay on These Roads"
(1988)
James Bond theme singles chronology
"A View to a Kill"
(1985)
"The Living Daylights"
(1987)
"Licence to Kill"
(1989)
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"The Living Daylights" is the theme song from the 1987 James Bond film of the same name, performed by Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha and included on the film's soundtrack album. It was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. A revised version of the song was included on the band's third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988).