metal band Lostprophets, Canadian punk rock band Gob, Australian band Custard, on the tribute album The Songs of Duran Duran: UnDone (1999), and the Chilean heavy metal band Los Mox, on their album ...Con Cover (2006). Finnish melodic death metal band Diablo has covered the song, as well as Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup Northern Kings. Jay Gonzalez of Drive-By Truckers covered the song in a bossa nova style on the various artists compilation album Songs, Bond Songs: The Music of 007 (2017). In 2016, Duran Duran performed the song live at the unveiling of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 (ND). Personnel Duran Duran Simon Le Bon – vocals Andy Taylor – guitars John Taylor – bass Roger Taylor – drums Nick Rhodes – keyboards Technical Bernard Edwards – co-producer Jason Corsaro – co-producer, engineer, mixing Duran Duran – co-producer John Barry – orchestral arranger, conductor John Elias – digital sampling Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales As of October 2021 "A View to a Kill" is the seventh most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK. Other appearances Albums: Decade (1989) Greatest (1998) Singles Box Set 1981–1985 (2003) Encore Series 78–03 Reunion Tour (2003) Live from London (2005) See also James Bond music Outline of James Bond References Duran Duran songs 1985 singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Belgium Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Sweden Songs from James Bond films Song recordings produced by Bernard Edwards Song Music videos directed by Godley and Creme Songs with music by John Barry (composer) 1985 songs EMI Records singles Capitol Records singles