James Bond may be in the media limelight whenever a new 007 movie premieres, however, Bond can reveal himself in other mediums even when a movie isn't showing at the theater.

I am referring to James Bond samples and covers in the music industry. It's definitely not something new - and has occurred more times than you might think. I know prior to my research on this topic I could only name a half dozen or so instances of Bond music covers or samples.

The truth of it is, Bond music has been (and seems will continue to be) covered and sampled for many decades to come. From rock and pop music to even rap, James Bond is everywhere.

The following is a list of artists and their songs that are either covers or samples of James Bond's music in alphabetical order, by artist. For your convenience, I have included a YouTube video of the music sample whenever any is available. (This list was compiled with the help of this Ask Meta Filter page as well as some clever Google searching.)

We'll start with the covers first.

James Bond Music Covers

James Bond Music Samples

Hope you enjoyed the videos! Click here to discuss the covers/samples and even suggest a few if you'd like.