Break on Through ( to the Other Side ) - wikipedia Break on Through ( to the Other Side ) `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' Cover of the 1967 US single Single by The Doors from the album The Doors B - side `` End of the Night '' Released January 1, 1967 ( 1967 - 01 - 01 ) Format 7 '' Recorded August 1966 ( 1966 - 08 ) Genre Psychedelic rock Length 2 : 26 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger Producer ( s ) Paul A. Rothchild The Doors singles chronology `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' ( 1967 ) `` Light My Fire '' / `` The Crystal Ship '' ( 1967 ) `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' ( 1967 ) `` Light My Fire '' / `` The Crystal Ship '' ( 1967 ) `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' is a song by the Doors from their debut album, The Doors. It was the first single released by the band and was unsuccessful compared with later hits, reaching only number 126 in the United States. Despite this, it became a concert staple and remains one of the band 's signature and most popular songs. Twenty - four years after its original US release, `` Break On Through '' became a minor hit in the UK, peaking at number 64 in the singles chart. Contents 1 Overview 2 Musical structure and composition 3 Personnel 4 Covers 5 In popular culture 6 References Overview The song appears as track one on the band 's debut album. Elektra Records edited the line `` she gets high, '' expecting that a drug reference would discourage airplay. The original album version and all re-issues until the 1990s have the word `` high '' deleted, with Morrison singing `` she gets '' four times before a final wail. Live versions and more recent remastered releases have the full line restored. Regardless, classic rock radio stations, the iTunes release and most compilations continue to use the censored version, as it is the version most familiar to listeners. Musical structure and composition The song is in 4 / 4 time and quite fast - paced. It begins with a bossa nova drum groove in which a clave pattern is played as a rim click underneath a driving ride cymbal pattern. John Densmore appreciated the new bossa nova craze coming from Brazil at the time, and decided to use it in the song. Robby Krieger has stated that the guitar riff he played was inspired by the one in Paul Butterfield 's version of the song `` Shake Your Moneymaker '' ( originally by blues guitarist Elmore James ). Later, a disjointed quirky organ solo is played quite similar to the introduction of Ray Charles ' `` What 'd I Say '', which has a few intentionally misplaced notes in it. The bass line, similar to a typical bass line used in bossa nova, continues almost all of the way through the song. Personnel Jim Morrison -- lead vocals Ray Manzarek -- Vox Continental organ, Fender Rhodes piano bass Robby Krieger -- electric guitar John Densmore -- drums Covers Stone Temple Pilots covered the song for The Doors tribute album Stoned Immaculate. Mexican hard rock band La Cuca has done a cover as a hidden track in their album La Racha. Heavy metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob also covered it on their EP Coverta. When The Doors were featured on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, various guest singers filled in for Jim Morrison. Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland filled in and sang `` Break On Through '', along with the song he said inspired him to rock, `` Five to One ''. Serbian rock band Night Shift covered the song in 2002 on their debut album Undercovers. American new wave band Blondie performed the song several times during their 1997 -- 1999 comeback tours. They used it as opener of their first two comeback shows. British rock band Bush covered the song as a studio version but was never released officially. Bono sang the chorus of the song during the bridge of U2 's The Electric Co. while being held by an overweight shirtless man during a concert in Paris in 1987. This version can be heard on the album Live from Paris. Marc Ribot 's three man jazz punk combo Ceramic Dog covered it on their album Party Intellectuals. In 2014, Noise - Pop duo The Raveonettes sampled the song on the opening track `` Endless Sleeper '' from the album Pe'ahi. Most recently, Alice Cooper covered the song with his supergroup Hollywood Vampires on their debut album, released September 11, 2015. In popular culture In the Oliver Stone film, The Doors, the song is performed three times ; first in Ray Manzarek 's home, then it 's performed live during the band 's early days at the London Fog, and later in the film at the infamous Miami concert, immediately after Jim exposes himself to the audience and is parading through the crowd to evade the police. The third and final performance is paired with `` Dead Cats, Dead Rats '', which was often coupled with the song when the band performed it live. The song is heard in the 1994 film Forrest Gump ( along with `` Hello, I Love You '' and `` People Are Strange '' ) as Forrest takes up ping pong during his tour in Vietnam. `` Love Her Madly '' and `` Soul Kitchen '' are also featured in the movie The song is used in an episode of Miami Vice called `` Back in the World ''. Appears in the video game Tony Hawk 's Underground 2. Featured on one of the trailers for Disney / Pixar 's film Monsters, Inc. Featured in the TV spot for the 2007 film Game Over Featured in the trailer for the 2008 film 21. A remixed version of the song is featured in the video game Burnout Revenge. It was remixed by BT and it is 7 : 08 long. Featured in the 2005 film Jarhead. Featured on The Simpsons during a 4th Season episode when Krusty sings during a flashback to 1973. The song is used in the music / rhythm game Rock Band 3, with the song being featured in the opening cinematic. Performed by artist Travis Meeks in November 2002. He had performed with The Doors on Stoned Immaculate : The Music of the Doors ( contributing vocals to `` L.A. Woman '' and `` The End '' ). The song was used in a mashup as a runway soundtrack for the 2012 Victoria 's Secret Fashion Show. The song is used as part of a possessed woman 's ranting in the 2014 horror film Deliver Us from Evil. The song is heard in the 2015 film Minions when the minions are coming to Villain - Con. The song is mentioned on the fourth episode of the second season of SyFy 's 12 Monkeys series where Jones ( Barbara Sukowa ) cites the song 's hook only for Jennifer ( Emily Hampshire ) to confront her for quoting Jim Morrison, adding the fact he is a ' Primary ' References Jump up ^ Chuck Miller ( 28 February 2011 ). Warman 's American Records. Krause Publications. p. 130. ISBN 1 - 4402 - 2821 - 3. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums ( 1998 ) : 66. ^ Jump up to : `` The Story of `` Break on Through '' by The Doors ``. YouTube. 2009 - 06 - 27. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Classic Albums The Doors ''. Jambands.com. 2008 - 06 - 20. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 21. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` The Raveonettes - Endless Sleeper ( Lyric Video / PE'AHI Full Album Stream ) ''. YouTube. 2014 - 07 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ Altizer, Roger. `` Tony Hawk 's Underground 2 Aims to Rock Action Sport Gamers ''. About.com. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 10. The Doors track listing Songs Side one `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' `` Soul Kitchen '' `` The Crystal Ship '' `` Twentieth Century Fox '' `` Alabama Song '' `` Light My Fire '' Side two `` Back Door Man '' `` I Looked at You '' `` End of the Night '' `` Take It as It Comes '' `` The End '' Related articles Classic Albums The Doors Jim Morrison Ray Manzarek John Densmore Robby Krieger Studio albums The Doors Strange Days Waiting for the Sun The Soft Parade Morrison Hotel L.A. Woman Other Voices Full Circle An American Prayer Live albums Absolutely Live Alive, She Cried Live at the Hollywood Bowl In Concert London Fog 1966 Compilations and soundtracks 13 Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine The Best of The Doors ( 1973 ) Greatest Hits ( 1980 ) The Doors Classics The Best of The Doors The Doors ( 1991 film soundtrack ) Greatest Hits ( 1996 ) Essential Rarities The Best of The Doors ( 2000 ) The Very Best of The Doors ( 2001 ) Legacy : The Absolute Best The Very Best of The Doors ( 2007 ) The Future Starts Here : The Essential Doors Hits The Platinum Collection When You 're Strange : Music from the Motion Picture The Singles Bright Midnight Archives The Bright Midnight Sampler Live in Detroit Bright Midnight : Live in America Live in Hollywood : Highlights from the Aquarius Theater Performances Live at the Aquarius Theatre : The First Performance Live at the Aquarius Theatre : The Second Performance No One Here Gets Out Alive Backstage and Dangerous : The Private Rehearsal Live in Hollywood Boot Yer Butt : The Doors Bootlegs Live in Philadelphia ' 70 Live in Boston Pittsburgh Civic Arena Live at the Matrix 1967 Live in New York Live in Vancouver 1970 Live at the Bowl ' 68 Box sets The Doors : Box Set The Complete Studio Recordings No One Here Gets Out Alive Boot Yer Butt : The Doors Bootlegs Love / Death / Travel Box Set Perception The Doors : Vinyl Box Set A Collection Singles `` Break On Through ( To the Other Side ) '' / `` End of the Night '' `` Light My Fire '' / `` The Crystal Ship '' `` People Are Strange '' `` Love Me Two Times '' / `` Moonlight Drive '' `` The Unknown Soldier '' / `` We Could Be So Good Together '' `` Hello, I Love You '' / `` Love Street '' `` Touch Me '' `` Wishful Sinful '' `` Tell All the People '' / `` Easy Ride '' `` Runnin ' Blue '' `` Roadhouse Blues '' `` Love Her Madly '' `` Riders on the Storm '' `` The Mosquito '' `` Treetrunk '' `` Gloria '' / `` Moonlight Drive '' Books Wilderness : The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison The American Night No One Here Gets Out Alive Light My Fire Video and film The Doors The Doors -- 30 Years Commemorative Edition When You 're Strange Live at the Bowl ' 68 Related articles Discography Rick & the Ravens Bill Siddons Danny Sugerman Paul A. Rothchild Bruce Botnick London Fog Whisky a Go Go Manzarek -- Krieger `` Craigslist '' The Lost Paris Tapes Stoned Immaculate : The Music of The Doors Barbaturex morrisoni HWY : An American Pastoral Night Divides the Day -- The Music of the Doors Light My Fire : A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Break_On_Through_(To_the_Other_Side)&oldid=812391175 '' Categories : The Doors songs Debut singles Songs about drugs Songs written by John Densmore Songs written by Robby Krieger Songs written by Ray Manzarek Songs written by Jim Morrison Song recordings produced by Paul A. 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Question: who sings break on through to the other side
Answer: Jim Morrison