Revolving Door (song)

"Revolving Door"
Single by Crazy Town
from the album The Gift of Game
Released August 14, 2001
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre Rap rock
Length 3:44
Writer(s) Shifty Shellshock, Epic Mazur
Crazy Town singles chronology
"Butterfly"
(2001)		 "Revolving Door"
(2001)		 "Drowning"
(2002)

"Revolving Door" is a song by American rap rock group Crazy Town. It was released in August 2001 as the fourth and final single from their debut album The Gift of Game. It was the follow up single to their No. 1 hit Butterfly. Whilst failing to chart in the US, the song became a minor hit in several countries, reaching No. 19 in Finland and No. 23 in the UK. The song contains a sample by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Reception

Christian Genze from Allmusic stated that whilst "Revolving Door" was not a bad song by any means, it too closely resembled their previous single "Butterfly" to be a real standout. Genze stated both songs feature similar soft guitar loops, smooth beats and a relaxed mood, and that neither song was reflective of Crazy Town's album, The Gift of Game, on which the majority of songs are much heavier.[1] Timothy Mark from NME gave the song and the band a negative review, criticising the song's premise and sexist lyrics.[2]

Bonus tracks

Allmusic also stated that the remix of the single by Jay Gordon was better than the original, especially for repeated listening, but criticised the second bonus track, a live recording of "Butterfly", stating that the extremely monotonous vocals served only to remind people to avoid possible live albums by Crazy Town.[1]

Music video

The music video for the single was directed by Gregory Dark, and was included as a bonus on the single. The video features Crazy Town performing in a mansion with a revolving door at the entrance. Crazy Town members are constantly surrounded by attractive women. Allmusic stated that including the clip on the single was appreciated, though gave a negative review of the video itself, describing it as "silly" and stating that listening to Crazy Town was much more pleasant than actually seeing them.[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Revolving Door" (Alternate Radio Mix) 3:44
2. "Revolving Door" (Astro American Mix (By Jay Gordon)) 3:55
3. "Butterfly" (Live Version) 3:35
4. "Revolving Door" (CD Extra / Video Version) 3:44

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia[3][4] 76
Finland[5] 19
Germany[6] 26
Netherlands[7] 71
Sweden[8] 46
Switzerland[9] 43
United Kingdom[10] 23

References

  1. 1 2 3 Genze, Christian. "Revolving Door". Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Mark, Timothy (July 31, 2001). "Crazy Town : Revolving Door". NME. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Report Issue 597 – Week commencing 6th August 2001" (PDF). Pandora Archive. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
  5. ↑ Finnish Singles Charting
  6. ↑ German Singles Charting
  7. ↑ Dutch Singles Charting
  8. ↑ Swedish Charts – Crazy Town
  9. ↑ Swiss Singles Charting
  10. ↑ UK Charting Search for: "Crazy Town"
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