It's a distinguished honor to be chosen to sing a James Bond theme song. In 2012, Adele was tapped to do just that. "Skyfall," a song from the James Bond film of the same name, went on to win a Grammy and best original song at the 2013 Oscars.
Not long after, Sam followed up with his own anthem, "Writing's on the Wall," for Spectre, which also won best original song at the Oscars in 2016. It was the second time a James Bond song had ever done so, following Adele's victory. Noticing a trend here?