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{{Infobox song
| name       = Trapped in the Closet, Chapter 1
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[R. Kelly]]
| album      = [[TP.3 Reloaded]] ''and'' [[Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12 (soundtrack)|Trapped in the Closet 1-12]]
| B-side     = [[In the Kitchen]]
| released   = April 5, 2005
| recorded   = 2004
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[rap opera]]
}}
| length     = 3:30
| label      = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| writer     = [[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]
| producer   = R. Kelly
| prev_title = [[In the Kitchen]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Playa's Only]]
| next_year  = 2005
}}
"'''Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5)'''" is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] song written and produced by American singer [[R. Kelly]] for his seventh studio album ''[[TP.3 Reloaded]]''. It was released in early 2005 as the album's lead single together with "[[In the Kitchen]]". The song is also featured on the soundtrack of the film inspired by the song "[[Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1-12]]". [[VH1]] ranked it #41 on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the '00s".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/|title=U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=June 23, 2012}}</ref>
==Content and music video==
The first chapter of "[[Trapped in the Closet]]" begins with the narrator, Sylvester (portrayed by Kelly), waking up and realizing that he is not in his own bed. He recalls leaving a nightclub with a strange woman the previous night, and that he was in her bed. As Sylvester is scolding himself for what he has done as a married man, the woman comes back into the bedroom from the bathroom. Sylvester tells her that he has to leave quickly. She tells him he can't leave out the door because she hears her husband coming up the stairs. Sylvester says he'll jump out the window, but she reminds him that they are on the fifth floor. Sylvester thinks frantically, and then decides to hide in the closet. A few seconds later, the husband walks in, and the couple ends up [[sexual intercourse|fooling around]] on the bed. Sylvester reflects that the woman deserves an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for her skillful acting. Suddenly, Sylvester's [[Mobile phone|cell phone]] rings and he hurries to put it on [[Vibrating alert|vibrate]]. The husband hears the ring and suspects something is wrong. He searches the house for another person. He looks behind the shower curtain, under the bed, in the dresser, and then walks towards the closet. The first part ends with Sylvester reaching for his [[Beretta]] and the husband opening the closet.
: ''Ending "cliffhanger" line: "Now he's at the closet, now he's opening the closet....."
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Chart performance for "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)"
! scope="col"|Chart (2005)
! scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|2|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|France|51|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|35|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|songid=116336|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|31|artist=R. Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|48|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|28|artist=R. Kelly feat. The Game|song=Playa's Only|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|33|date=20050910|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2014}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|22|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2024}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B Songs|Hot R&B Streaming Songs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/277270/r-kelly/chart?f=1249 |title=R. Kelly - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012004739/http://www.billboard.com/artist/277270/r-kelly/chart?f=1249 |archive-date=2015-10-12}} </ref>
| 14
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
| 38
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{12 Play}}
{{R. Kelly}}
{{R. Kelly singles}}
[[Category:2005 songs]]
[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:R. Kelly songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by R. Kelly]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by R. Kelly]]
[[Category:Trapped in the Closet]]
[[Category:Jive Records singles]]