Two Doors Down (Mystery Jets song)
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| Single by Mystery Jets | ||||
| from the album Twenty One | ||||
| Released | 2 June 2008 | |||
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| Label | 679 Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | Kai Fish, Henry Harrison, Blaine Harrison, William Rees, Kapil Trivedi | |||
| Producer(s) | Erol Alkan | |||
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"Two Doors Down" is the second single from the Mystery Jets album Twenty One and it features a saxophone solo by Nik Carter (of The Blackjack Horns). The single became their second highest charting single in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #24, second to "The Boy Who Ran Away" which charted one place higher at #23. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 100 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[1]
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 onto 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".[2]
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 onto say "It's the kind of nostalgia we actually like. The video is a rather enjoyable as well".[3]
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.[4]
Track listing
This is the track listing for the single:[5]
- Two Doors Down
- Man In The Corner
Chart performance
The song debuted in the UK Singles Chart at #87. After six weeks it had risen to #24, where it became their second highest charting song, as well as only their fourth UK Top 40 single. In total it spent 8 weeks in the chart, a record for the band.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[6] | 24 |
References
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/6
- ↑ http://www.musicomh.com/singles/mystery-jets-4_0508.htm
- ↑ http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/articles/2544/Mystery-Jets---Two-Doors-Down.html
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2U
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00197X0MS
- ↑ "Mystery Jets - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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