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"​Love Is an Open Door" is a song written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and is sung by Anna (Kristen Bell) and Hans (Santino Fontana) in Disney's 2013 animated film, Frozen.

During the song, Anna is led to believe that she has finally found true love. She and Hans get to know each other better while they travel to various sights around Arendelle. At the end of the song, Hans proposes to Anna, with her excitedly accepting.

Lyrics[]



Anna: Okay, can I just say something crazy?

Hans: I love crazy!

Anna: All my life has been a series of doors in my face
And then suddenly I bump into you...

Hans: I was thinking the same thing, 'cause like...
I've been searching my whole life to find my own place
And maybe it's the party talking or the chocolate fondue...

Anna: But with you...

Hans: But with you
I found my place...

Anna: I see your face...

Both: And it's nothing like I've ever known before!

Love is an open door!
Love is an open door!
Love is an open door!

Anna: With you!

Hans: With you!

Anna: With you!
 
Hans: With you!

Both: Love is an open door...

Hans: I mean it’s crazy...

Anna: What?

Hans: We finish each other's —

Anna: Sandwiches!

Hans: That's what I was gonna say!

Anna: I've never met someone —

Both: Who thinks so much like me!

Jinx!
Jinx again!

Our mental synchronization
Can have but one explanation

Hans: You —

Anna: And I —

Hans: Were —

Anna: Just —

Both: Meant to be!

Anna: Say goodbye...

Hans: Say goodbye...

Both: To the pain of the past
We don't have to feel it anymore!

Both: Love is an open door!
Love is an open door!
Life can be so much more!

Anna: With you!

Hans: With you!!

Anna: With you!!!

Hans: With you!!!!

Both: Love is an open door...

Hans: Can I say something crazy? Will you marry me?

Anna: Can I say something even crazier? Yes!

Trivia[]

  • There is also an instrumental version of "Love is an Open Door".
  • This is the only song to have Oona and Gil say "No!".
  • This song directly uses the idea of doors, a metaphor that is constantly present in the film:
    • When Anna sings the line, she is referring to love as a close relationship and is using such to escape her former life of being locked inside. But when Hans sings it, he is using it as a chance to seize the throne.
    • Also when Anna is singing the first line, she closes the balcony doors to separate herself and Hans from the rest of the party (Elsa included).
  • One of Hans' verses subtly reveals his true intentions... "I've been searching my whole life to find my own place." As he sings this line, he gestures to Arendelle; at the same time, he isn't looking at Anna, but the kingdom itself. This is a demonstration of Hans, in a sense, claiming the kingdom of Arendelle as "his place." According to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the song's lyrics were created in such a way purposely, as it's meant to stand as Hans' official villain musical number, though disguised as a love song to keep his villainous intentions a secret until the third act of the film. However, once the truth was revealed, the song's dark side was meant to be more apparent.[citation needed]
  • "I see your face," Anna's counterpoint to Hans' "But with you, I found my place," serves as a symbolism that she only sees Hans' front, and not what he is on the inside.
  • The "sandwiches" exchange may also be revealing of Hans' deception. While obviously changed from "sentences" for comedic effect, it can be assumed Hans was going to cite the phrase correctly, but when Anna interrupts with "sandwiches", he can be seen to falsely agree with her, saying that line right when Anna left the scene.
  • The time shows 10:15pm when Anna and Hans were doing their dance on the clock tower.
  • When Anna and Hans sing the line "you and I," Anna was referring to herself due to the fact that they alternated lines saying "you" and "I". Hans referred to Anna when he sang "you". Thus, there is no reference to Hans, because they both referred to one person: Anna. This is a clue that Anna is the only one who's in love, while Hans is only faking it.
  • In some scenes, Hans does not match Anna's movements, or follows behind her, showing he's trying to keep up with his performance:
    • While dancing across the balconies, Anna enters first, followed by Hans. Also, Anna holds Hans' hand and jumps to the next balcony with him behind her.
    • When coming out of a spire, like before, Anna enters the scene first with Hans behind. Also, when Anna sings the word "Door", Hans repeats the word on a deceptive and melismatic cadence, as if trying to match her tune.
    • Prior to the "sandwiches" exchange on the roof, Anna climbs onto the roof first, with Hans joining her.
    • While Anna is balancing on the bridge and walking up to the waterfall, Hans can be seen running to catch up with her.
    • During the robot dance on the clock tower, Anna is moving slightly faster than Hans.
    • While the two are dancing in the "spotlight" on a ship's sail, their movements are not actually centered, showing Hans' shadow being the most prominent and the only one that stays lit throughout, while Anna's shadow is pushed near the edges and almost disappears off into the darkness before Hans pulls her back.
    • The heart shape the two make with their hands at the end has Anna making the symbol first with Hans completing.
  • This song ultimately replaced "You're You".
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