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Sam Smith to sing Spectre theme tune: Singer self-confirms with tweet of octopus ring

The style of the song remains unknown with further details due later this week

Jess Denham
Monday 07 September 2015 11:37 EDT
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Sam Smith will be singing the new James Bond theme
Sam Smith will be singing the new James Bond theme

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Sam Smith has confirmed he will be singing the theme tune for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre.

The "Like I Can" singer tweeted a black and white photo of himself wearing a ring with a mysterious octopus engraved onto it. Said octopus is the logo for the sinister Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion that features in Ian Fleming's novels about secret agent 007. The emblem appears on rings worn by many SPECTRE agents.

Earlier this year, Smith denied that he was performing the theme and hinted that Ellie Goulding was in line to do it instead. "I heard Ellie Goulding was going to do it, it's definitely not me," he told Capital FM. "I'm deadly serious! I think I would know by now! I'd love to do it, who knows? I'd just love to do it. It would be a dream."

Spectre is due for release in the UK on 26 October. Daniel Craig is back in the lead as Bond, with Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux and Naomie Harris also starring.

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