Love in an Elevator

"Love in an Elevator"
Original single artwork by Mark Ryden
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Pump
B-side
  • "Young Lust"
  • "Ain't Enough"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1989 (1989-08-15)
StudioLittle Mountain Sound (Vancouver, Canada)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:39 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriters
ProducerBruce Fairbairn[1]
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Rag Doll"
(1988)		 "Love in an Elevator"
(1989)		 "F.I.N.E.*"
(1989)
Music video
"Love In An Elevator" on YouTube

"Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, Pump, released the following month.[6] It peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song gold.

Background

According to Steven Tyler, the song was based on an actual experience where he was making out with a woman in an elevator and the doors opened.[7] Tyler said that "It felt like a lifetime waiting for those doors to close."[7]

Recording

"Love in an Elevator", like the other tracks on Pump, was recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. The song was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and was engineered by Mike Fraser with Ken Lomas as second engineer, and in addition to Aerosmith – Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitars, backing vocals), Brad Whitford (guitars, backing vocals), Tom Hamilton (bass, backing vocals), and Joey Kramer (drums) – were Bob Dowd (backing vocals), Bruce Fairbairn (backing vocals), and Catherine Epps (elevator operator).[1]

Music video

The music video for "Love in an Elevator" was directed by Marty Callner.[8] At the beginning of the video, Aerosmith are walking through luxury Los Angeles department store Bullocks Wilshire.[9] An elevator operator (played by former Playboy model Brandi Brandt) suggestively asks Tyler if he is "going down". Tyler leaps into the elevator before the band begins playing the song onstage (with several flash cuts to scenes in the department store).[10]

Reception

Award nomination

The song received a Grammy Award nomination in 1990 for Best Hard Rock Performance, but lost out to Living Colour.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love in an Elevator"Joe Perry, Steven Tyler 
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Young Lust"Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 

CD single

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love in an Elevator" (edit)Perry, Tyler3:42
2."Ain't Enough"Perry, Tyler5:03
3."Young Lust" (LP version)Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance4:22

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 15, 1989 N/a Geffen [6]
United Kingdom August 28, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [26]
September 18, 1989 7-inch vinyl with patch
October 2, 1989 12-inch picture disc

References

  1. 1 2 3 Big Ones (CD insert). Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD-24716.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (February 28, 2017). "Aerosmith Albums Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2014). The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7. OCLC 858901054.
  4. ↑ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  6. 1 2 Strong, Martin (2002) [First published in 1994]. The Great Rock Discography (Sixth ed.). United Kingdom: Canongate Books. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  7. 1 2 "The 20 Songs That Can Represent The Career Of Aerosmith". Society of Rock. July 8, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator (1989)". IMVDb. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ Bennett Rylah, Juliet (July 11, 2015). "Once A Luxury Department Store, The Bullocks Wilshire Opens For A Public Tour This Month". LAist. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Contemplating Love in an Elevator". Columbus Calling. June 25, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Aerosmith – Love in an Elevator". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Aerosmith – Love in an Elevator" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 6575". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Retail Sales: Issue 10208". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Playlist Report: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 43. October 28, 1989. p. 15.
  16. ↑ "Aerosmith – Love in an Elevator" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Aerosmith – Love in an Elevator". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 24/9/1989 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Aerosmith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Aerosmith Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  24. ↑ "1989 The Year In Music: Top Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-58.
  25. ↑ "American single certifications – Aerosmith – Love in an Elevator". Recording Industry Association of America.
  26. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week. August 26, 1989. p. 38.
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