The Huffington Post described the song as a 'brassy and soulful tune fits perfectly alongside the work of Shirley Bassey in the oeuvre of James Bond title tracks'. Entertainment Weekly wrote that there is 'finally' a great James Bond theme. Skyfall received widespread critical acclaim. A 12-inch single featuring unofficial remixes of the song was sold in Germany to promote the song. 'Skyfall' was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the 'Global James Bond Day', celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. The artwork for the song was leaked online, but Adele's involvement in the project was not officially confirmed until 1 October. Adele's publicist, Paul Moss, mentioned the song on his Twitter feed both later deleted their messages. In September 2012, OneRepublic vocalist Ryan Tedder posted a message on Twitter claiming he had heard the title track and that it was 'the best James Bond theme in his lifetime'. The song's title was originally rumoured to be 'Let the Sky Fall'. Further rumours about Adele's involvement circulated in September 2012, when she was reportedly seen at Abbey Road Studios where Thomas Newman was recording Skyfall 's musical score. In an interview with NRJ in April 2012, the singer stated that she intended to release a new single by the end of the year however, it would not be preceding a new album. Adele first mentioned recording a 'special project' in September 2011 in an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, leading to speculation in the media that she was recording a Bond theme. The theme song, and the identity of its singer, was kept secret, but rumours of Adele's involvement still emerged. It features a 77-piece orchestra conducted by J. Adele stated that the final cut of the song lasted two studio sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. The director in turn played the demo for film producer Barbara Broccoli and Bond actor Daniel Craig, both of whom 'shed a tear'.
After Adele underwent throat microsurgery for vocal problems, she recorded a demo of the track and sent it to Mendes, who was doing the principal photography of Skyfall. During an interview at their post-Academy Award for Best Original Song win in February 2013, Adele revealed that the first draft of the song was written in 10 minutes. The first cut of the song was completed in October 2011, as Adele had free time after cancelling the final concerts of her Adele Live tour due to vocal problems. Vollack stated that the reason for this was 'fine-tuning' the song, as Adele and Epworth wanted to ensure that they 'were getting it right'. Production of 'Skyfall', from the first contact with Adele to the song's release, took 18 months to complete.
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