"A View to Kill," released on May 6, 1985, was written for the 14th movie in the James Bond franchise — A View to Kill, starring legendary actor Roger Moore and marking his seventh and final appearance as agent 007.
"Initially scared," Duran Duran vocalist Simon Le Bonsaid in June 1985 when asked how he felt when the band was asked to record the theme song. "We thought, 'oh, that's a big one,' because you're standing up there with a hall of very illustrious stars who, in the past, have made some very good records."
"A View to Kill" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 13, 1985, where it stayed for two weeks, and it remained on the chart for 17 weeks in total.
"It just seemed like a natural thing to do," Taylor explained of the music video. "People associate us with very very conceptual videos and it seemed nice to do a spoof."
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