Synopsis

Duran Duran are recast as a team of stylish secret agents operating around the Eiffel Tower. Simon Le Bon poses as a tourist, Nick Rhodes works as a photographer, Andy Taylor performs as a street musician, John Taylor moves through the crowd, and Roger Taylor coordinates the mission from a van. Their activities are intercut with footage from the James Bond film, blending the band into Bond's pursuit of May Day and creating a playful, fast-moving espionage narrative.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, matching the major location used in the film.

• Footage from "A View to a Kill" is edited together with newly filmed material of Duran Duran, making it appear that the band members are involved in the same operation as James Bond and May Day.

• Each member was given a distinct spy-style role rather than simply performing the song. Andy Taylor's accordion-playing street musician disguise is one of the video's most memorable visual jokes.

• The song was written by Duran Duran with composer John Barry, who created the James Bond score. Recording included a 60-piece orchestra.

• "A View to a Kill" became the first James Bond theme to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• The song earned Duran Duran and John Barry a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song in 1986.

• Bassist John Taylor, a lifelong Bond fan, helped initiate the collaboration after approaching producer Albert Broccoli at a party.