Break On Through (To the Other Side) / End of the Night

The debut single that introduced The Doors' dark, literary take on psychedelia. The track's propulsive energy is derived from John Densmore's driving bossa nova drum beat and Ray Manzarek's keyboard bassline, which directly interpolates the rhythm of Ray Charles' 'What'd I Say'. Elektra Records famously censored Jim Morrison's 'she gets high' lyric on the original release to avoid radio boycotts.