"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.

"Magic Doors"
Single by Portishead
from the album Third
Released24 November 2008
Recorded2005–2008
Genre
Length3:32 (Album version)
3:22 (Single edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, John Baggott
Producer(s)Portishead
Portishead singles chronology
"The Rip"
(2008)
"Magic Doors"
(2008)
"Chase the Tear"
(2009)

Remix

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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

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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

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  1. "Magic Doors" – 3:32

Digital Download

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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

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[2] 83

References

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  1. ^ New Portishead Video - "Magic Doors" (Stereogum Premiere)
  2. ^ "Portishead – Magic Doors". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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