Release
Three versions of the song were produced:
- Main Version: Track 1 on "You Know My Name" singles
- Pop Mix: used in the video and released on the Carry On album and on German singles as Track 2
- Film Versions: more orchestral versions used in the film's opening and closing credits.
The song was leaked on the internet on September 20, 2006. The first version of the song, the grittier one which was leaked and not used in the movie, was made available for download on iTunes Store on November 13, 2006. This version debuted on the UK Single Download Chart at number 20 on November 22, 2006. It was released as a stand-alone single on December 14, 2006. The single features a new acoustic version of the Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun" as a B-side. The German, Dutch and Australian versions of the single offer a second version of "You Know My Name" (called the Pop Mix) as a B-side. This version is the one used for the song's music video, and is available on Chris Cornell's solo album, Carry On.
The song is the first Bond theme not to be included on its film's soundtrack album. Cornell declared that it happened because he wanted the song to be "his", and since he wrote "You Know My Name" in midst of recording the solo album Carry On, he felt that the song belonged to the album. In 2008, the song was included in the compilation The Best of Bond...James Bond.
The song's music video was directed by Michael Haussman, who tried to compare "the lives of a professional spy and a rock star". The video premiered on MTV's Making the Video on October 31, 2006.
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