Can it be assumed that this is from the perspective of James Bond himself – after the loss M in Skyfall, Bond feels lost and disconnected from the real world? “Ghost” is often synonymous with “spectre”. Given that the following words are “taken host” we can infer that he also feels possessed by his sadness. The opening piano chords and strings are tense and menacing, but as the first words are sung giving tension and gives the sad lyrics a bittersweet quality.īy separating “dis-” and “-possessed” we are left with more ghost-like imagery. So, let’s go with the meaning of the lyrics of the song! means we get to have it back and it’s ours and we got to put it out. There’s a lot riding on it and the song we did was just too dark or whatever, so that’s fine. We can finish it how it’s meant to be and we can release it.” So that side of it was really positive, you know? But I guess there’s lots of people interested in who does it. It wasn’t right for the film, what we did. Why be attached to an old fashioned idea of what a James Bond thing was and it being a big deal? It’s like it’s sort of stupid to get worked up about, really.

We can finish it how it’s meant to be and we can release it.” So that side of it was really positive, you know?īut I guess there’s lots of people interested in who does it. You released your track Spectre on Christmas Day – explaining it had been intended as the theme as a James Bond theme, until Sam Smith’s track was chosen instead. Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who composes the band’s string arrangements, said in a BBC interview that the song was rejected for being “too dark”. Spectre was written for the James Bond film of the same name, but went unused the film instead features the song Writing’s on the Wall by Sam Smith. It was included as a bonus track on the special edition of Radiohead’s ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool (2016). On, it was released as a B-side on the 7″ vinyl single Burn the Witch. Spectre is a 2015 song by English rock band Radiohead, released as a free download on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud on 25 December 2015.

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