"I Wish I Was James Bond" is the fifth single from English pop rock band

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' debut album, ''

''. It is the 10th track on the album and is followed by a hidden track called "

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You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)". The single peaked at number 40 in the

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Lyrical content

The song is about the spy

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

from Ian Fleming's books and the

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and his world in general (girls, gadgets, 00 status, licence to kill and vodka martinis). It mentions six of the actors who played as him and a lyric of the song is the 19th movie's title, ''

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''. It also references Bond's family motto invented by Ian Fleming in ''

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''.

Music video

The music video has the band playing in tuxedos on a white stage whilst there are men and women dancing to the side of the band.

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Music Video
{{Authority control 2007 songs 2008 singles Epic Records singles Scouting for Girls songs Songs written by Roy Stride Sony BMG singles