Two Doors Down (Mystery Jets song)

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"Two Doors Down"
2DoorsDown.jpg
Single by Mystery Jets
from the album Twenty One
Released2 June 2008
Genre
Label 679 Recordings
Songwriter(s) Kai Fish, Henry Harrison, Blaine Harrison, William Rees, Kapil Trivedi
Producer(s) Erol Alkan
Mystery Jets singles chronology
"Young Love"
(2008)		"Two Doors Down"
(2008)		"Half in Love With Elizabeth"
(2008)

"Two Doors Down" is the second single from the Mystery Jets album Twenty One and it features a saxophone solo by Nik Carter [1] (of The Blackjack Horns). The single became their second highest-charting single in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 24, second to "The Boy Who Ran Away" which charted one place higher at number 23. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 100 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". [2]

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Reviews

Musicomh gave a positive review saying that "With the help of Erol Alkan they convey this in sweeping, romantic gestures that wouldn't have been out of place in the charts in the 1980s - yet thanks to the producers's intervention sound bang up to date" and went on to say "With a melody that won't be leaving your brain for some time, this is one of the Jets' poppiest offering yet, given a dash of camp attitude to complete a memorable single". [3]

Neumagazine gave the song 9 out of 10 stars. They said that it is "A homage to the 80s, rather than a piss-take, the light hearted synths and classic 'love story lyrics' make this a very fun track" and went on to say "It's the kind of nostalgia we actually like. The video is a rather enjoyable as well". [4]

Music video

The tone of the song's promotional video is light-hearted with members of the band wearing 1980s-style clothing and dancing against fluorescent backdrops. Two female dancers also appear throughout the video. [5]

Track listing

This is the track listing for the single: [6]

  1. "Two Doors Down"
  2. "Man in the Corner"

Chart performance

The song debuted in the UK Singles Chart at number 87. After six weeks, it had risen to number 24, where it became their second highest-charting song, as well as only their fourth UK top-40 single. In total it spent eight weeks in the chart, a record for the band.

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Garlic Bread (I Think I'm in Love)"

On 18 December 2020, professional British competitive eater and YouTuber Beard Meats Food (Adam Moran), joined the race for the Christmas Number One and released a charity record with profits being donated to the Stroke Association. The single "Garlic Bread (I Think I'm in Love)" was a parody version of "Two Doors Down", re-recorded with lyrics on a food based theme. [9] The song reached No. 10 on the UK singles charts. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mystery Jets – Twenty One (2008, CD)". Discogs .
  2. ↑ "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years | NME.COM". NME . Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down Single Review - Neu! Magazine". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down". YouTube . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Two Doors Down". Amazon UK.
  7. ↑ "Mystery Jets - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "British single certifications – Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "BeardMeatsFood | YouTube Entertainer & Pro Competitive Eater | Leeds". Beardmeatsfood. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Beard Meats Food". The Official Charts Company.
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