Nobody Does It Better - wikipedia Nobody Does It Better This article is about the song by Carly Simon. For other uses, see Nobody Does It Better ( disambiguation ). `` Nobody Does It Better '' Single by Carly Simon from the album The Spy Who Loved Me Released July 1977 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded April 1977 Genre Pop Length 3 : 29 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager Carly Simon singles chronology `` It Keeps You Runnin ' '' ( 1976 ) `` Nobody Does It Better '' ( 1977 ) `` You Belong To Me '' ( 1978 ) `` It Keeps You Runnin ' '' ( 1976 ) `` Nobody Does It Better '' ( 1977 ) `` You Belong To Me '' ( 1978 ) `` Nobody Does It Better '' is a song composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. It was recorded by Carly Simon as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film since Dr. No, although the phrase `` the spy who loved me '' is included in the lyrics. The song was released as a single from the film 's soundtrack album. `` Nobody Does It Better '' became a major worldwide hit, spending three weeks at # 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Debby Boone 's `` You Light Up My Life '' and # 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. It also reached # 7 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of one million copies in the US. The song is Simon 's longest - charting hit. Her earlier hit `` You 're So Vain '' spent three weeks at # 1 ; however, its chart run was two months shorter than that of `` Nobody Does It Better. '' The title of the theme was later used for Simon 's 1999 greatest hits compilation, The Very Best of Carly Simon : Nobody Does It Better. Among the most successful Bond theme songs, `` Nobody Does It Better '' received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song where it lost to `` You Light Up My Life '', as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. At the 20th Annual Grammy Awards held in 1978, `` Nobody Does It Better '' received a nomination for Song of the Year and Simon was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. In 2004, the song was also honored by the American Film Institute as the 67th greatest song as part of their 100 Years Series. Contents 1 Composition 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Covers 4 Other uses 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Composition Lyrically, `` Nobody Does It Better '' is a `` lust - drunk anthem '' about James Bond 's sexual prowess. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1977 -- 78 ) Peak position Australia Singles Chart 8 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Canadian RPM Top Singles France 5 Ireland Norway 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Canadian RPM Top Singles 35 UK Singles Chart 49 US Billboard Hot 100 83 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Cash Box Top 100 14 Chart ( 1978 ) Rank Australia 39 Covers `` Nobody Does It Better '' has been covered a number of times and has been featured in many non-Bond films, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ), performed by 8mm. Little Black Book ( 2004 ), Lost in Translation ( 2003 ) and Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ( 2004 ) also used the song. Brazilian singer Fafá de Belém sang and wrote Portuguese lyrics from this song, called `` Meu Homem ''. George Wright covered the song in his 1984 album Red Hot and Blue. Singer / Actress Julie Andrews included the song on her 1987 album ' Love, Julie ' ( also titled `` Tea for Two '' internationally ) as a birthday present for husband Blake Edwards English rock band Radiohead covered the song several times live throughout 1995 - 1997. Frontman Thom Yorke claimed in a bootleg recording of a live performance in 1995, that this is the `` sexiest song that was ever written. '' R&B singer Bobby Brown covered the song with Whitney Houston on his 1997 album Forever. Brittany Murphy 's character in the film Little Black Book sings the song. Singer Lynn Carey ( formerly of the L.A. band Mama Lion ) recorded a version of the song for her Mama Lion Roars Back CD in 2001. The song comes as the 20th track on the CD after a long pause following the 19th. Rock guitarist / singer Aimee Mann recorded a version of the song for the 1997 James Bond tribute album Shaken & Stirred : The David Arnold James Bond Project. Adam Sandler covered this song before receiving the MTV Generation award on the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. ( Note : The words were modified to reflect Adam Sandler. ) A version of the track was performed by the Ian Rich Orchestra with vocals by singer, model and TV presenter Marina Berry. This version appears on the compilation albums Totally James Bond ( a collection of Bond theme covers ) and Simply Woman. Singer Sophie Ellis - Bextor covered the song live at the London 2012 Party in August 2008. The group Me First and the Gimme Gimmes included a punk rock cover of the song on their 1997 album Have a Ball. Floyd Cramer covered the song as an easy listening piano version. In 1995, saxophonist David Sanborn covered the song from his album Pearls, with vocals performed by singer Oleta Adams. In 2006, saxophonist Michael Lington covered the song for his renditions album A Song for You. In 2009, `` Nobody Does it Better '' was used in the BBC TV series All the Small Things. It was covered twice, in the first episode and in the sixth episode. In both versions it was a choral arrangement of the piece. In 2011, Celine Dion performed this song as part of her self - titled show in Las Vegas. In 2017, Mike Viola ( featuring Red Bank Catholic ), covered the song on the multi-artist compilation album, Songs, Bond Songs : The Music Of 007. Other uses This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2013 ) A small element of the tune makes an appearance in a later Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, as an audio lock to the Indentigraph in Q branch. For the 2006 release of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, commercials used the song 's title, `` Nobody Does It Better '', as a catch phrase. Included in the March 2007 DVD release of Casino Royale was the documentary featurette Bond Girls Are Forever ; a version of `` Nobody Does it Better '' performed by Faith Rivera is heard over the closing credits. Teaser posters for the 1983 Bond film, Octopussy, featured the tagline : `` Nobody does it better... thirteen times '' ( this was the 13th official James Bond film ). The song was featured over a montage of James Bond film clips featuring the character Q ; this was included on the VHS release ( as well as the 2006 Ultimate Edition DVD release ) of The World Is Not Enough in order to honor the memory of the then - recently deceased actor Desmond Llewelyn. Llewelyn had portrayed Q in every Bond film to that point, with the exceptions of Dr. No and Live and Let Die, although he had retired from the role after filming his scenes for The World Is Not Enough. The song was current during the breakout 1977 season of the young National Football League star Walter Payton, and was used by NFL Films over film clips of some of Payton 's more notable achievements. On the NFL pre-game show The NFL Today, a feature about Payton, with song introducing and closing the piece, became synonymous with Payton, particularly the end of the song where Simon laments how `` Sweetness you 're the best ''. `` Sweetness '' was a nickname for Payton. In the 1989 VHS release of Baseball : Funny Side Up ! hosted by Tug McGraw and narrated by Mel Allen, the song was used for the opening sequence of bloopers and blunders from past MLB seasons. During the 1980s and 90s, clips of the song were used in commercials for the American Safeway supermarket chain, whose slogan at the time was `` Nobody does it better. '' In the UK, the song was used in advertisements for the B&Q chain of DIY shops around the same time. In 1997, during the final telecast of the Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC, the song was played at the end of a tribute to sportscaster Chris Schenkel. Andy Breckman, writer of Monk and co-host of WFMU radio show Seven Second Delay announced on air that it states in his will that he wishes the song to be sung by a local middle school choir and / or his wife at his funeral. See also James Bond music Outline of James Bond References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 221. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2006 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums. London : Guinness World Records Limited Jump up ^ Paul Grein ( January 3, 2013 ). `` Chart Watch Extra : Top Songs of 2012 ''. Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved January 5, 2013. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2003 ). Top Pop Singles, 1955 -- 2002 Jump up ^ Ehrlich, David ( November 2, 2015 ). `` James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Songs from the Year 1977 ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Carly Simon : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1977 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1977 / Top 100 Songs of 1977 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Easy Listening Charts Singles ''. Billboard Magazine. 24 December 1977. Retrieved 30 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016. Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database. `` Little Black Book ''. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database. `` Lost in Translation ''. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database. `` Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ''. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Klos, Lloyd E. ( January 1985 ). `` Portrait of Con Maffie ''. Theatre Organ. 27 ( 1 ) : 14. ISSN 0040 - 5531. Jump up ^ DeLay, Tom ( January 1985 ). `` For the Records ''. Theatre Organ. 27 ( 1 ) : 19. ISSN 0040 - 5531. Jump up ^ Ben Rawson - Jones. `` Best & Worst James Bond theme covers ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Brittany Murphy Singing ''. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adam Sandler - Nobody Does it Better ''. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Looking For Mr. Goodbar ''. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Pearls overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` A Song for You ''. SmoothViews.com. Jump up ^ `` A Song for You overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ Brissey, Breia. `` On the scene : Celine Dion live in Las Vegas ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Songs, Bond Songs : The Music Of 007 '' Jump up ^ `` Seven Second Delay with Ken and Andy : Playlist from June 5, 2013 ''. WFMU.org. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Carly Simon 's Official Website Preceded by `` Handy Man '' by James Taylor Billboard Easy Listening Singles number - one single September 10, 1977 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Just Remember I Love You '' by Firefall Preceded by `` I Need You '' by Joe Dolan Irish Singles Chart number - one single September 24, 1977 Succeeded by `` Way Down '' by Elvis Presley Carly Simon Discography Studio albums Carly Simon Anticipation No Secrets Hotcakes Playing Possum Another Passenger Boys in the Trees Spy Come Upstairs Torch Hello Big Man Spoiled Girl Coming Around Again My Romance Have You Seen Me Lately This Is My Life Romulus Hunt : A Family Opera Letters Never Sent Film Noir The Bedroom Tapes Moonlight Serenade Into White This Kind of Love Never Been Gone Compilations The Best of Carly Simon Greatest Hits Live Clouds in My Coffee The Very Best of Carly Simon : Nobody Does It Better Christmas Is Almost Here Anthology Christmas Is Almost Here Again Reflections : Carly Simon 's Greatest Hits Carly Simon Collector 's Edition Playlist : The Very Best of Carly Simon Songs From The Trees ( A Musical Memoir Collection ) Soundtracks Working Girl This Is My Life Piglet 's Big Movie Pooh 's Heffalump Movie Concerts Live from Martha 's Vineyard Carly in Concert -- My Romance Live at Grand Central A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 Singles `` That 's the Way I 've Always Heard It Should Be '' `` Anticipation '' `` Legend in Your Own Time '' `` You 're So Vain '' `` The Right Thing to Do '' `` Mockingbird '' `` Have n't Got Time for the Pain '' `` Attitude Dancing '' `` Waterfall '' `` It Keeps You Runnin ' '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` You Belong to Me '' `` Devoted to You '' `` Vengeance '' `` Jesse '' `` Why '' `` Kissing with Confidence '' `` You Know What to Do '' `` Tired of Being Blonde '' `` My New Boyfriend '' `` Coming Around Again '' `` Give Me All Night '' `` The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of '' `` All I Want Is You '' `` Let the River Run '' `` Better Not Tell Her '' `` Love of My Life '' `` Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You ) '' Other songs `` We Have No Secrets '' `` Night Owl '' `` You Can Close Your Eyes '' The Simon Sisters Meet The Simon Sisters Cuddlebug The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children Lucy & Carly -- The Simon Sisters Sing for Children Winkin ', Blinkin ' and Nod : The Kapp Recordings Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs For Children Book : Carly Simon James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' `` Licence to Kill '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` GoldenEye '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` The World Is Not Enough '' `` Die Another Day '' `` You Know My Name '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Skyfall '' `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Non-Eon themes `` Casino Royale '' `` The Look of Love '' `` Never Say Never Again '' Compilations Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond... 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Question: who wrote the song nobody does it better
Answer: Marvin Hamlisch