Revolving Doors (song)
{{Short description|2011 single by Gorillaz}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Revolving Doors
| cover = RevolvingDoorsGorillaz.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gorillaz
| album = The Fall
| A-side = Amarillo
| released = 14 March 2011
| recorded = 5 October 2010 in Boston{{cite web|title=The Fall - Gorillaz|url=http://thefall.gorillaz.com/|access-date=4 December 2013}}
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:27
| label = Parlophone
| writer = Damon Albarn
| producer = {{hlist|Gorillaz|Stephen Sedgwick}}
| prev_title = Doncamatic
| prev_year = 2010
| title2 = Amarillo
| next_title = DoYaThing
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|ePoSILQJeOg|"Revolving Doors"}}}}
}}
"Revolving Doors" is a double A-side single with "Amarillo" released by British virtual band Gorillaz from their fourth studio project, The Fall.
Background
"Revolving Doors" was recorded in Boston, Massachusetts on 5 October 2010, during the North American leg of the band's Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour. During an interview on 5th Pirate Radio, fictional band member 2-D said of the song: "I wrote the song after I saw a set of revolving doors in a hotel. It reminded me of how far from home I was and how much I was out of place."{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
"Revolving Doors" was first performed live at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts during the Humanz Tour on 12 July 2017, almost 7 years after its initial release. The performance marked the first time material from The Fall was played live.
Personnel
- Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizers
- Seye Adelekan – ukulele
- Stephen Sedgwick – mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Geoff Pesche – mastering engineer
Charts
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! Chart (2011) !Peak position |
| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2011&month=05&day=02|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas|language=Japanese|publisher=Billboard Japan|accessdate=29 April 2021}}
|style="text-align:center"| 12 |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard){{Cite magazine|title=Gorillaz Revolving Doors Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gorillaz/chart-history/min/|access-date=18 February 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
|style="text-align:center"| 34 |
Critical reception
NME gave the single a positive review, stating: "Revolving Doors is very unlike anything Gorillaz have ever done before. As Damon's vocals introduce a fragile human touch to proceedings, Gorillaz' leader spins this lament over gentle guitars and hypnotic chants."{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/gorillaz-the-fall-first-listen-780574|title=Gorillaz, 'The Fall' – First Listen|date=26 December 2010|website=NME|access-date=19 November 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Gorillaz singles}}
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