About The Song
“Nobody Does It Better” is a power ballad that serves as the theme song for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The song was composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and was produced by Richard Perry. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film, as it does not include any direct references to the film’s plot.
The song was a major worldwide hit, spending three weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States in 1977, and was also a success in the United Kingdom, peaking at #7 on the singles chart there. Its lyrics reflect the protagonist’s romantic entanglements and the intrigue surrounding him.
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Lyrics
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best
I wasn’t looking but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like Heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why’d you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There’s some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from running
But just keep it coming
How’d you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, darlin’, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Darlin’, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best