"The Door" | ||||
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Single by Teddy Swims | ||||
from the album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) | ||||
Released | April 17, 2024 | |||
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Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Warner | |||
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"The Door" on YouTube | ||||
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"The Door" on YouTube |
"The Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims. The song was first released on September 15,2023 on his debut studio album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) as a track, [2] and was later released in April 2024 as the album's third single. [3] [4] The song details Swims' reflection on saving his own life and finding the strength to leave an abusive relationship that had contributed to pushing his friends and family away.
"The Door" topped the charts in Bulgaria and the airplay charts in Kazakhstan and Russia. The song also reached the top ten charts in the United Kingdom,Hungary,Belgium,the Netherlands,and Ireland,as well as the airplay charts in Croatia,Poland,Czech Republic,the Commonwealth of Independent States,Belarus,and Romania. Moreover,the song received numerous certifications in several countries.
"The Door" was written by Swims,together with John Ryan,John Sudduth,Sherwyn Nicholls,Joshua Coleman,and Julian Bunetta,with the latter two producing the song. The song was described by Swims as about saving his own life and finding the courage to walk out on an abusive relationship that played a part in driving his friends and family out of his life. He further said:"It was so hard to convince myself of that at the moment,but that’s when my priorities shifted from her to me,to saving myself,to loving myself again. ‘The Door’is about believing that you're always going to be okay if you trust in yourself." [5]
Swims released "The Door" as part of his debut album, I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) ,as a track on September 15,2023. [6] Days later,Swims uploaded a live version of the song on YouTube. [7] The song was later released as a single on April 17,2024. [8] Warner serviced the song for radio airplay in Italy on May 10,2024. [9]
In an interview with Rolling Stone ,Alex Tear described "The Door" as a song that "just won't stop". He also called the song a "casual haunt that comes up behind you and it stays." [10] PopFiltr described it as a song which "offers a surprising juxtaposition of upbeat melodies and a powerful message." They further added that "The Door" is a track that "challenges the listener to confront their own emotional boundaries,wrapped in an up-beat,almost paradoxical musical arrangement." [11]
Digital download/streaming [12]
Digital download/streaming –Tiago PZK version [13]
Digital download/streaming –Cyril remix [14]
Digital download/streaming –Stripped [15]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [113] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [114] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [115] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [116] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [117] | Gold | 46,500‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [118] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [119] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [120] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [121] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [122] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 17, 2024 | Original | Warner | [12] | |
Italy | May 10, 2024 | Radio airplay | [9] | ||
Various | June 14, 2024 |
| Tiago PZK version | [13] | |
July 26, 2024 | Cyril remix | [14] | |||
August 16, 2024 | Stripped | [15] |
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