Goldfinger • Theme Song • Shirley Bassey -
!The best soundtracks&movies of all time! James Bond/007. Soundtrack from the 1964 Guy Hamilton film “Goldfinger,” with Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe.
“Goldfinger” is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film’s opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release. The single release of the song gave Bassey her only Billboard Hot 100 top forty hit, peaking in the Top 10 at №8 and №2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in the United Kingdom the single reached №21.
The song finished at №53 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2008, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Goldfinger was covered on Bob Kulick’s solo album in 2017.