Leave The Door Open

"Leave The Door Open" is the debut single by the American band Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. It was released on March 5, 2021, alongside the track "Intro" from the band's upcoming debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic.

Background and release
In an interview with New Zealand radio DJ Zane Lowe for the Apple Music podcast Beats 1, Anderson .Paak said the song required a lot of "patience and delicate" to create. He added, "A lot of meat went into this song." Mars lamented the lack of live performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding "While I'm writing songs, that's a part of my whole thing. It goes to like, 'I can't wait till people hear this.' And it's also, 'I can't wait to play this for people. I can't wait to be with my band.'"

In late February 2021, Bruno Mars and Paak announced on social media platforms the formation of their new band Silk Sonic and group's first studio album An Evening with Silk Sonic. On March 5, 2021, shortly after the announcement of An Evening with Silk Sonic, "Leave the Door Open" was released as the first single of the aforementioned project alongside the "Silk Sonic Intro".

Commercial performance
"Leave the Door Open" debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 27,000 downloads, 23.5 million streams and 23.5 million radio impressions on the week of March 15, 2021. At the time, it was Mars and Paak's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100. On the following week, the single reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Cardi B's "Up" (2021). On the week of April 12, 2021, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 with 28,600 copies (downloads and CDs sales combined), 21.5 million streams and 59.1 million radio impressions. It was the most-sold song of the week, with two CD versions that shipped to purchasers in that week. It became Paak's first number one song on the Hot 100. It also became Mars' fastest song to reach number one. Mars tied Drake, Katy Perry and Rihanna for the most number ones on the US Billboard Hot 100, since May 1, 2010, with eight each.

Music video
The music video for "Leave the Door Open" premiered alongside the song's release on March 5, 2021. It was directed by Mars and Florent Dechard. It features Mars and Paak, as Silk Sonic performing the song along with a band in a vintage studio, as several women dance to the track. A few members of Mars' band, The Hooligans, can be seen in the ensemble.

Lyric Video
An official lyric video was Upload to Bruno Mars' YouTube channel on April 2, 2021.

Live performances
Silk Sonic performed the song live for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, adopting a 70s aesthetic and starry background, and accompanied only by a couple of backup singers. The song was also performed at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards.