But when asked to see it by director Sam Mendes, Smith declined in favor of attending the London premiere with his family, which finally happened Monday night. So, how did Smith pen a song about a film he hadn't seen?

While speaking with Radio.com backstage last weekend at We Can Survive, Smith explained that he'd been well briefed on the film by Mendes and Barbara [Broccoli], the late Albert Broccoli's daughter. Broccoli produced the majority of the Bond films.