Sam Smith set to sing Spectre song on Oscar night

Though Sam Smith has mingled with Hollywood's elite thanks to the success of Writing's On The Wall - the Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning James Bond theme song - he feels like the glitz is just a bonus. It was getting the OK to do the song that remains close to his heart.

"I don't think very much of myself most of the time, but when (they) ask you to have a go at that, I was just like: 'I can't believe they've asked me,'" Smith recalls. "People ask if I was scared and I genuinely wasn't ... I think maybe because in the back of my head I was thinking it maybe wasn't going to happen and just getting the chance to do it was amazing because I know there were other people pitching songs."

Writing's On The Wall was clearly the right choice: The British singer's single topped the UK charts; it won best original song at last month's Golden Globes and it's competing for the same honor at Sunday's Academy Awards. His competition includes Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, David Lang and J. Ralph.