The recording sessions become so contentious (particularly between Nick Rhodes and Andy Taylor), that the band members end up overdubbing their parts separately. The track is recorded at CTS Studios and Maison Rouge in London, with Barry conducting a sixty-piece orchestra, augmenting Duran Duran’s instrumentation. Fresh off of working on The Power Station project, producer and musician Bernard Edwards of Chic produces the song. Broccoli then introduces Duran Duran to score composer John Barry who co-writes and arranges the song with the band. This encounter leads to the two sides talking seriously about composing the title song. The members of Duran Duran are invited to write the theme for the fourteenth James Bond film after bassist John Taylor meets Bond producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli at a party. Written by Duran Duran and John Barry, it is the second US chart topper for the Birmingham, UK based pop/rock band. On this day in music history: J“A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks.
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