Magic Doors

"Magic Doors"
Single by Portishead
from the album Third
Released	24 November 2008
Format	12"
Recorded	2005–2008
Genre	Trip hop
Length	3:32 (Album Version) 3:22 (Single Edit)
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, John Baggot
Producer(s)	Portishead
Portishead singles chronology
"The Rip" (2008) "Magic Doors" (2008) "Chase the Tear" (2009)

"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.

Remix

DJ Green Lantern produced the official remix to the song, known as a Green Lantern remix, that features Linkin Park co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and the Los Angeles underground rap duo Styles of Beyond. It was released a month later in December 2008.

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
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics