Revolving Door (Crazy Town song)

"Revolving Door"
Single by Crazy Town
from the album The Gift of Game
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)
Length3:44
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
Crazy Town singles chronology
"Butterfly"
(2000)		 "Revolving Door"
(2001)		 "Drowning"
(2002)
Music video
"Revolving Door" on YouTube

"Revolving Door" is a song by American rap rock band Crazy Town. It was released in March 2001 as the fourth and final single from their debut album, The Gift of Game. It was the follow-up single to their worldwide hit Butterfly. While failing to chart in the United States, it did chart in several other countries, reaching No. 19 in Finland and No. 23 in the United Kingdom.

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]76
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11]29
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[12]16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 47
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14]19
Germany (GfK)[15]26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]71
Poland (PiF PaF)[17] 30
Scandinavia Airplay (Music & Media)[18] 10
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[19]22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20]46
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]43
UK Singles (Official Charts)[22]23

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 27, 2001 Alternative radio Columbia [23]
Australia July 30, 2001 CD [24]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • cassette
 [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 January 31, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Revolving Door (Australian maxi-CD single). Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671301 2.
  5. ↑ Revolving Door (European CD single). Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 1.
  6. ↑ Revolving Door (European 12-inch single). Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 6.
  7. ↑ Revolving Door (European maxi-CD single). Columbia Records. 2001. COL 671199 2.
  8. ↑ Revolving Door (UK maxi-CD single). Columbia Records. 2001. 671494 2.
  9. ↑ Revolving Door (UK cassette single). Columbia Records. 2001. 671494-4.
  10. ↑ "The ARIA Report, Issue 597". ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Crazy Town – Revolving Door" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Crazy Town – Revolving Door" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 46. August 18, 2001. p. 9. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Crazy Town: Revolving Door" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Crazy Town – Revolving Door" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 32/2001". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on July 14, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Major Market Airplay – Scandinavia" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 47. July 28, 2001. p. 29. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 11/8/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Crazy Town – Revolving Door". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Crazy Town – Revolving Door". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 11/8/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1394. March 23, 2001. p. 105.
  24. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 30th July 2001" (PDF). ARIA. July 30, 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  25. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting July 30, 2001: Singles". Music Week. July 28, 2001. p. 33.
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