Editing The Doors (section)

=== ''Waiting for the Sun'' (April–December 1968) ===
[[File:The Doors Cobo Arena Detroit 1968.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Poster for a 1968 concert at the [[Cobo Arena]], Detroit]]
Recording of the group's third album in April 1968 was marred by tension as a result of Morrison's increasing dependence on alcohol and the rejection of the 17-minute "[[Celebration of the Lizard]]" by band producer Paul Rothchild, who considered the work not commercial enough.{{sfn|Wall|2014|p=197}} Approaching the height of their popularity, the Doors played a series of outdoor shows that led to frenzied scenes between fans and police, particularly at [[Chicago Coliseum]] on May 10.{{sfn|Weidman|2011|p=268}}

The band began to branch out from their initial form for this third LP, and began writing new material. ''[[Waiting for the Sun]]'' became their first and only album to reach number 1 on the US charts, and the single "[[Hello, I Love You]]" (one of the six songs performed by the band on their 1965 Aura Records demo) was their second US No. 1 single. Following the 1968 release of "Hello, I Love You", the publisher of [[the Kinks]]' 1964 hit "[[All Day and All of the Night]]" announced they were planning legal action against the Doors for copyright infringement; however, songwriter [[Ray Davies]] ultimately chose not to sue.{{sfn|Hinman|2004|pp=119–120}}{{refn|group=nb|However, some have supported that the court in the United Kingdom determined in favor of Davies and any royalties for the song are paid to him.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/11/the-kinks-ray-davies-brexit-is-bigger-than-the-berlin-wall |title=The Kinks' Ray Davies: Brexit is 'Bigger Than the Berlin Wall' |first=Adrian |last=Deevoy |magazine=The Guardian |date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>}} Kinks guitarist [[Dave Davies]] was particularly irritated by the similarity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kinks.it.rit.edu/misc/articles/latimes.html |title=Loyal Pains: The Davies Boys Are Still at It |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907003915/http://kinks.it.rit.edu/misc/articles/latimes.html |archive-date=September 7, 2006 |access-date=December 23, 2006}}</ref> In concert, Morrison was occasionally dismissive of the song, leaving the vocals to Manzarek, as can be seen in the documentary ''[[The Doors Are Open]]''.<ref name="hellomanzarek">{{Cite AV media |title=The Doors Are Open |title-link=The Doors Are Open |date=1968 |people=The Doors |place=The Roadhouse, London |medium=Concert/Documentary}}</ref>

[[File:The Doors in Copenhagen 1968.jpg|thumb|left|The Doors performing for [[Television in Denmark|Danish television]] in 1968]]
A month after a riotous concert at the [[Singer Bowl]] in New York City, the group flew to Great Britain for their first performance outside North America. They held a press conference at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA Gallery]] in London and played shows at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]]. The results of the trip were broadcast on [[Granada TV]]'s ''The Doors Are Open'', later released on video. They played dates in Europe, along with [[Jefferson Airplane]], including a show in Amsterdam where Morrison collapsed on stage after a drug binge (including marijuana, hashish and unspecified pills).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jim-morrison-passes-out-amsterdam/ |title=When Ray Manzarek Had to Fill in for a Passed-Out Jim Morrison |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |date=September 15, 2015 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=October 3, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Robby III.jpg|right|thumb|Robby Krieger at [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] in London (September 1968).]]
The group flew back to the United States and played nine more dates before returning to work in November on their fourth LP. They ended the year with a successful new single, "[[Touch Me (The Doors song)|Touch Me]]" (released in December 1968), which reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 1 in the [[Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1969|''Cashbox'' Top 100]] in early 1969; this was the group's third and last American number-one single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Once Upon a Time in the Top Spot: The Doors, 'Touch Me' |date=February 12, 2019 |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/once-upon-a-time-in-the-top-spot-the-doors-touch-me |website=[[Rhino Records|Rhino.com]] |access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref>