--- description: The British singer fueled speculation after posting an image of a hand wearing a ring stamped with Spectre’s octopus symbol on social media title: Is Sam Smith Doing the Next Bond Theme? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Is Sam Smith Going to Be Doing the Next Bond Theme Song? by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 8, 2015 3:47 AM CUT by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 8, 2015 3:47 AM CUT A new clue appeared in the mystery of who will record the theme song for the latest James Bond film, _Spectre_. British singer Sam Smith posted a black-and-white image of a hand wearing a ring stamped with criminal organization Spectre’s octopus symbol on social media Monday, _Billboard_ [reported](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6685974/is-sam-smith--james-bond-spectre-theme-song-adele-sam-mendes-skyfall "undefined"). Sam Smith dropped the hint on Instagram and Twitter without any caption or explanation to confirm the rumor. But fans won’t have to wait long for confirmation. The film’s director, Sam Mendes said the theme song has already been recorded and sounds fantastic, according to _Billboard_. While Sam Smith is the bookie’s favorite, other potential artists include Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Adele, Lana Del Rey, Lorde and Noel Gallagher. It will be Adele’s second Bond theme song if she is behind the track for _Spectre_. She won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 2012 for the song she recorded for the last film in the series, _Skyfall_. \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6685974/is-sam-smith--james-bond-spectre-theme-song-adele-sam-mendes-skyfall "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/"},"headline":"Is Sam Smith Going to Be Doing the Next Bond Theme Song?","datePublished":"2015-09-08T03:47:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:44:35.839Z","description":"Fans won’t have to wait long for confirmation","url":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/","keywords":["movies","James Bond","Movie","song","Sam Smith"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Rivett-Carnac","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-rivett-carnac/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/","name":"Is Sam Smith Going to Be Doing the Next Bond Theme Song?"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Most Iconic Movie Props Ever Sold","description":"With Premiere Props Hollywood Auction Extravaganza XIII set to sell some impressive Hollywood memorabilia, TIME looks back on how much some of the most iconic movie props have fetched.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6TcJ3ReX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-21T23:59:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6TcJ3ReX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/","duration":"PT2M48S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4024583/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-specter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```