“The Door” by Teddy Swims

"The Door" first appeared on Teddy Swims' debut album, I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), in September 2023, then got a second push as the record's third single in April 2024. Swims wrote it with Ammo, and it's a hard-won song of survival: a look back at saving his own life and finding the nerve to walk out of an abusive relationship, one that had helped drive his friends and family away.

The single travelled a long way. It topped the airplay charts in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Russia and reached the top ten in the UK, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland, and it picked up certifications in a string of countries along the way.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.