Revolving Doors (song)

"Revolving Doors"
Single by Gorillaz
from the album The Fall
A-side	"Amarillo"
Released	14 March 2011
Recorded	5 October 2010 in Boston[1]
Length	3:27
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Damon Albarn
Producer(s)	Gorillaz Stephen Sedgwick
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Doncamatic" (2010) "Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo" (2011) "DoYaThing" (2012)
Audio
"Revolving Doors" on YouTube

"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]

"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

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[2]	12
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[3]	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."[4]

References

1. "The Fall - Gorillaz". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
2. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. "Gorillaz Revolving Doors Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
4. "Gorillaz, 'The Fall' – First Listen". NME. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2019.