"Behind Closed Doors" is a song written and performed by British recording artist

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. The song was released as a single on 9 April 2012 and appears on Fishel's 2013 debut album '' Not Thinking Straight''.

Style and lyrics

"Behind Closed Doors" is a "driving pop-rock song" that deals lyrically with themes of homophobia, hypocrisy and faux-tolerance.

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is openly gay and the song was inspired by his real-life experiences. When discussing the song's lyrics in an interview with Nick Bond of

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'', Fishel said: “...whether you're gay or belong to any minority group, you often encounter people who like to profess their worldly views and open-mindedness, and then follow up with one of those classic lines like ‘As long as it’s not in front of me’.” In an interview with

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, Fishel said "Behind Closed Doors" was about " hathypocrisy that you often hear from certain people, when

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go, 'I'm cool that you're gay, I just don't want to see it.' And that drives me mad."

Release and B-sides

"Behind Closed Doors" was released on 9 April 2012 as Fishel's third single, taken from his debut album '' Not Thinking Straight''. The single was released worldwide on Fishel's own record label Young Lust Records as a three-track digital download, including the original album version of "Behind Closed Doors", a remix by J Stax and an

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reworking of the song.

Music video

Whilst no official music video for "Behind Closed Doors" has been released, a simple promo video for the song showcasing the single's artwork was released on Fishel's YouTube channel on 5 April 2012, four days before the single's official release.

Awards and nominations

"Behind Closed Doors" won the 2012 "Song Of The Year" award at the 2012 RightOutTV Music & Video Awards. It was also nominated for Best Pop/Rock/Adult Contemporary Song.

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Personnel

According to the album sleeve notes, "Behind Closed Doors" was written and arranged by Matt Fishel, produced and engineered by Fishel and

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at both Superfishel Studios and Unit 24,

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UK and mixed by Crew. Fishel performs all lead and background vocals, piano, guitar, synths and programming on the song, with additional guitars and bass by Jonas Jalhay, additional programming by Crew and additional background vocals by Siri Steinmo.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Behind Closed Doors" – 3:30 # "Behind Closed Doors (J Stax Remix)" – 4:36 # "Behind Closed Doors (Acapella Version)" – 3:29

References

External links

* {{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs LGBT-related songs Matt Fishel songs Songs written by Matt Fishel British pop rock songs