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Skyfall by Adele

TRACK

Adele

Skyfall

Release date: 4th October 2012

From Skyfall - Single
Track 1
4:46
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Released in October 2012 as the theme to the James Bond film of the same name, 'Skyfall' finds Adele delivering orchestral drama at a scale befitting the franchise. The production builds around her voice with strings, brass, and a slow-burning arrangement that nods to the classic Bond aesthetic whilst retaining her own emotional weight. It runs just under five minutes, giving the song room to escalate without rushing the payoff.

The lyrics lean into imagery of collapse and defiance, Adele singing of standing tall as the sky falls and worlds collide. There is a duality at work: vulnerability in lines like 'you may have my number, you can take my name, but you'll never have my heart', paired with the steadfast resolve of the chorus. The song frames loyalty as both refuge and risk, the security of loving arms set against apocalyptic stakes. It is melodrama in service of the Bond mythos, but Adele's delivery keeps it grounded in something recognisably human.

"Skyfall" is a track by Adele, from the album Skyfall - Single, released 4th October 2012. The track is 4:46 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Adele.

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Adele

Lyrics

Skyfall

This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again

For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue, I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together

Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
At sky fall
At sky fall

Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
Where worlds collide and days are dark
You may have my number
You can take my name
But you'll never have my heart

Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together

Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At sky fall

(Let the sky fall)
(When it crumbles)
(We will stand tall)
(Let the sky fall)
(When it crumbles)
(We will stand tall)

Where you go, I go
What you see, I see
I know I'd never be me
Without the security
Of your loving arms
Keeping me from harm
Put your hand in my hand
And we'll stand

Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together

Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At sky fall

Let the sky fall
We will stand tall
At sky fall
Ooh...

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4:462012
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Production & Engineering

Writer
Adele, Paul Epworth
Lyricist
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Composer
Adele, Paul Epworth
Producer
Joe Hartwell Jones, Paul Epworth, Pete Hutchington
Bass
Allen Walley, Leon Bosch, Mary Scully, Richard Pryce, Roger Linley, Steve Mair, Steve McManus, Steve Williams (Bassist), Tom Herbert
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Guitar
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Charlotte Matthews, Isobel Griffiths
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Tom Coyne
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Tom Elmhirst
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Percussion
Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, Paul Epworth
Piano
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Recording Engineer
Matt Wiggins, Simon Rhodes
Trombone
Andy Wood (Trombonist), Dave Stewart (Trombonist), Ed Tarrant, Richard Edwards (Trombonist)
Trumpet
Andy Crowley, John Barclay, Kate Moore, Tom Rees-Roberts
Tuba
Owen Slade
Viola
Andy McKim Parker, Bruce White, Clare Finnimore, Garfield Jackson, Kate Musker, Nick Barr, Oli Langford, Peter Lale, Reiad Chibah, Rusen Gunes, Steve Wright (Violist), Vicci Wardman
Violin
Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Debbie Preece, Debbie Widdup, Dorina Markoff, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gaby Lester, Jim McLeod, John Bradbury, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Jonathan Rees,
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, Julian Tear
, Liz Edwards
, Maciej Rakowski
, Mark Berrow
, Natalia Bonner
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