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"Close Every Door" is a song from the musical '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' by
Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...
and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is the penultimate song of the first act of the musical, sung by
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while imprisoned for his supposed relationship with Potiphar's wife. Along with " Any Dream Will Do", it is one of the most popular songs from the musical. In addition to voicing Joseph's despair at being jailed for a crime he did not commit, the song also touches on the history of Jewish persecution; for instance, the lyrics "Just give me a number instead of my name... Destroy me completely, then throw me away" reflect the well-documented
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. The lyrics have even been incorporated into a
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. Australian singer
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released a version a single in Australia in 1973. The song was released as a single by former
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in 1992, when he played the role of Joseph in the
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production, with "Any Dream Will Do" as a B-side. The single peaked 27 in the UK charts. He later sang "Close Every Door" at the Royal Variety Performance. A special cello version of the song was recorded by
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for the 2001 album '' Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber''. The song was used as the exit song on Andrew Lloyd Webber's
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reality show '' Any Dream Will Do'', sung by the "Joseph" leaving each show as he hands his dreamcoat back to the remaining contestants. On 9 June 2007 ''
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Lee Mead Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July 1981) is an English musical theatre, television actor and occasional singer, best known for winning the title role in the 2007 West End revival of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' through the BBC T ...
won the role of Joseph. On 10 June 2007, Mead recorded ''Any Dream Will Do'' and was joined by third-placed Lewis Bradley and second-placed
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on "Close Every Door". The single was released to raise funds for the BBC's Children in Need charity. On 17 June 2007 Mead's solo track entered the UK singles chart at No.18 on downloads only. A double A-sided CD single of both Mead's solo track and the ensemble recording was released on 18 June 2007. The single, credited to Mead, rose to No.2 on 24 June 2007. Musically, this song makes use of the Phrygian mode.


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