Magic Doors

"Magic Doors"
Single by Portishead
from the album Third
Released	24 November 2008
Recorded	2005–2008
Genre	Art rock
Length	3:32 (Album version) 3:22 (Single edit)
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, John Baggott
Producer(s)	Portishead
Portishead singles chronology
"The Rip" (2008) "Magic Doors" (2008) "Chase the Tear" (2009)
Music video
Magic Doors on YouTube

"Magic Doors" is the third single from English trip hop band Portishead's third studio album, Third . It was released on 24 November 2008 through Island Records. The music video for the song is an artistic film by longtime collaborator John Minton.

Live performances

Portishead performed the song live on current TV, which is featured as a UK digital download bonus track from their third studio album Third in April 2008.

Track listing

12"

1. "Magic Doors" – 3:32

Digital Download

The videos for "Silence", "Threads" and "Mysterons" were recorded during Portishead's performance at the 2008 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. ^[1]

1. "Magic Doors" (Single Edit) – 3:22
2. "Silence" (video) – 4:23
3. "Threads" (video) – 5:48
4. "Mysterons" (video) – 5:35

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
France (SNEP) [2]	83

References

1. New Portishead Video - "Magic Doors" (Stereogum Premiere)
2. "Portishead – Magic Doors". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

External links

• Official site