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"Open the Door" is a 1996 single by Magnapop released by Play It Again Sam Records as a CD maxi-single, two-track CD and 7" on red viny . A promotional CD and 10" were released by Priority Records. Live recordings of the song appear on the German edition of 2005's Mouthfeel and the live album Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005. A music video was created for the song in 1996.

"Open the Door"
Single by Magnapop
from the album Rubbing Doesn't Help
A-side	"Open the Door"
B-side	"True Love" "Re-hab"
Released	April 15, 1996 (1996-04-15)
Recorded	November–December 1995
Studio	City Lab Recording, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:38
Label	Play It Again Sam
Songwriter(s)	Linda Hopper Ruthie Morris
Producer(s)	Geza X
Magnapop singles chronology
"Lay It Down" (1994) "Open the Door" (1996) "This Family" (1996)
Promotional cover
Audio sample
The chorus, urging a friend to live. file help

The song chronicle's songwriters Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris's struggle with the deaths of mutual acquaintances.[1] The music video for the song was censored by MTV for its depiction of drug abuse.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris

CD

1. "Open the Door" – 3:38
2. "True Love" – 1:56
3. "Re-Hab" – 2:37

7"

1. "Open the Door" – 3:38
2. "Re-Hab" – 2:37

Promotional CD and 10"

1. "Open the Door" (Edit) – 3:20
2. "Open the Door" – 3:36

Personnel

Magnapop

• Linda Hopper – lead vocals
• Ruthie Morris – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Shannon Mulvaney – bass guitar

Additional personnel

• Josh Freese – drums
• Geza X – production, engineering
• Eddie Shryer of Future Disc – mastering
• Thom Wilson – audio mixing

Reception

The single spent nine weeks on the charts, peaking on June 22, 1996, at 28.[3]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Modern Rock Tracks	28[4]

In 2003, alternative weekly Creative Loafing listed "Open the Door" amongst their "Welcome to Atlanta" mixtape of Atlanta-based artists.[5]

Cover versions

The song has been covered by Eels for the single "Flyswatter"—it would later be collected on Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006. They performed the song several times on their Electro-Shock Blues Show tour in support of Electro-Shock Blues. Karaoke versions of the song were released by Stingray Digital through the iTunes Store on January 15, 2008.

Eels personnel

• Butch – drums, percussion
• E – lead vocals, guitar
• Adam Siegel – backing vocals, bass guitar

References

External links

• "Open the Door" at MusicBrainz

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