"Behind Closed Doors" is a song written and performed by British recording artist Matt Fishel.
The song was released as a single on 9 April 2012[1] and appears on Fishel's 2013 debut album Not Thinking Straight.
[2] "Behind Closed Doors" is a "driving pop-rock song"[3] that deals lyrically with themes of homophobia, hypocrisy and faux-tolerance.
[3][5] When discussing the song's lyrics in an interview with Nick Bond of Australia's Sydney Star Observer, 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’.”[3] In an interview with JD Doyle of Queer Music Heritage, Fishel said "Behind Closed Doors" was about "[that] hypocrisy that you often hear from certain people, when [they] go, 'I'm cool that you're gay, I just don't want to see it.'
"[5] "Behind Closed Doors" was released on 9 April 2012 as Fishel's third single, taken from his debut album Not Thinking Straight.