Keys and White 'united' by Bond

Jack White has admitted that he had been wanting to work with Alicia Keys for a long time before they were given the opportunity to collaborate on the new James Bond theme tune.

White, who fronts rock duo the White Stripes as well as The Raconteurs, has teamed up with Grammy Award-winning singer and pianist Keys to create the first duet in Bond movie history for the forthcoming film Quantum of Solace.

"After a couple of years of wanting to collaborate with Alicia Keys, it took James Bond himself to finally make it happen," White joked in a statement.

Describing the experience, White said that the duet gave him a "new voice" and he revealed that he wasn't himself anymore.

He explained: "I drummed for her voice and she mimicked the guitar tones, then we joined our voices and screamed and moaned about these characters in the film and their isolation, having no one to trust, not even themselves. Maybe we became them for a few minutes."