Revolving Door (song)

"Revolving Door"
Single by Crazy Town
from the album The Gift of Game
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001
Recorded1999
GenreRap rock
Length3:44
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Crazy Town singles chronology
"Butterfly"
(2000) 		"Revolving Door"
(2001) 		"Drowning"
(2002)

"Revolving Door" is a song by American rap rock band 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 followup 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.

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, including Kimberly Stewart and Monet Mazur, the cousin of the song’s co-writer, band member Epic Mazur. Scenes with celebrities including Tommy Lee and members of the band Incubus were filmed but cut from the final release. Then band member Squirrel said the video would not have worked as well as a "star-studded thing", saying that it was an attempt to "poke fun" at how the world perceived them after the success of Butterfly, concluding that he hoped people "will see this whole thing as a satire, because that's all it is".[3] 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 listings

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10][11] 76
Finland[12] 19
Germany[13] 26
Netherlands[14] 71
Sweden[15] 46
Switzerland[16] 43
United Kingdom[17] 23

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (July 6, 2001). "Crazy Town Into the Skater Chicks in New Vid". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Revolving Door (Australian maxi-CD single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671301 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Revolving Door (European CD single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Revolving Door (European 12-inch single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Revolving Door (European maxi-CD single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Revolving Door (UK maxi-CD single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. 671494 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Revolving Door (UK cassette single). Crazy Town. Columbia Records. 2001. 671494-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "ARIA Report Issue 597 – Week commencing 6th August 2001" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
  12. ^ "Crazy Town - Revolving Door (song)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "German Singles Charting". Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  14. ^ "Crazy Town - Revolving Door". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "Crazy Town - Revolving Door (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Crazy Town - Revolving Door". swisscharts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  17. ^ UK Charting Search for: "Crazy Town"