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band

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. It was released in August 2001 as the fourth and final

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from their debut album ''

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''. It was the followup single to their No. 1 hit ''

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''. Whilst failing to chart in the US, the song became a minor hit in several countries, reaching No. 19 in

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and No. 23 in the UK.

Reception

Christian Genze from

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stated that whilst "Revolving Door" was not a bad song by any means, it too closely resembled their previous single "

" 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, ''

'', on which the majority of songs are much heavier. Timothy Mark from

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gave the song and the band a negative review, criticising the song's premise and sexist lyrics.

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.

Music video

The music video for the single was directed by

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, and was included as a bonus on the single. The video features Crazy Town performing in a mansion with a

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at the entrance. Crazy Town members are constantly surrounded by attractive women, including

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and

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, the cousin of the song’s co-writer, band member Epic Mazur. Scenes with celebrities including

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and members of the band

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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".

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.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2001 singles Crazy Town songs 2001 songs Songs written by Epic Mazur Song recordings produced by Josh Abraham Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Epic Mazur