Elevator Girl (song)
"Elevator Girl" is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It was first released as a digital single on May 10, 2019 worldwide by Babymetal Records, and the third single released for the band's third album Metal Galaxy. An English version of the song had a release on August 16, 2019, sent to active rock radio with a music video.
"Elevator Girl" | ||||
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Single by Babymetal | ||||
from the album Metal Galaxy | ||||
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Released | May 10, 2019 | |||
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Length | 2:44 | |||
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Composer(s) | Ryu-metal | |||
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Producer(s) | Kobametal | |||
Babymetal singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Elevator Girl" (English ver.) on YouTube |
Background and release
"Elevator Girl" was first performed on the Babymetal World Tour 2018, on May 8, 2018.[1][2] On April 23, 2019, the song was announced for release as a digital single worldwide on May 10, 2019,[3] in conjunction with the reveal of several shows to be performed later in the year.[4][5]
According to Su-metal, "Elevator Girl" symbolizes the band's evolution of kawaii and metal fusion as the band members mature into adults,[6] and is planned to appear in the band's next album, Metal Galaxy.[7] The song shows the "mature" side of Babymetal, as quoted.[8]
Composition
"Elevator Girl" gets inspiration from drum and bass, containing elements of the genre in the intro, and transitioning into a heavier sound. With lyrics such as “No matter what you say, or what you do / You’re going d-d-d-d-d-down”,[9] the song is sung mainly in English. The song is composed of "riffy undertones" and "cutesy vocal harmonies" in a major key,[10] and, as described by Joe Divite of Loudwire, switches between "fast beats with delicate, minimalist piano bits" and "crunching metallic distortion that embraces the frantic nature of the electronic elements".[11]
Reception
Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks described "Elevator Girl" as "unusual", calling the song "the first-ever metal song about a mentally unstable elevator operator", but noting the song doesn't "[lack] any of the elements which made us fans in the first place", even after the departure of Yuimetal.[12]
"Elevator Girl" peaked on the Oricon Digital Singles daily chart on May 10, 2019, at number two, with digital sales of 6,284 units.[13] The song peaked on the weekly chart on May 20, 2019 at number 13, with first-week sales of 8,414 equivalent units.[14] "Elevator Girl" debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on May 20, 2019, with 1,069 equivalent units in the first week,[15] later peaking at number 38 the following week.[16] The song also peaked at number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart on the week of May 25, 2019.[17]
Track listing
Digital download[18]
- "Elevator Girl" – 2:44
UK Digital EP[19]
- "Elevator Girl" – 2:44
- "Starlight" – 3:37
- "Distortion" – 3:05
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Japan (Japan Hot 100)[16] | 38 |
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[14] | 13 |
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] | 4 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | May 10, 2019 |
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Europe |
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Various |
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United States | August 16, 2019 | Active rock (English version) | [22] |
References
- "Watch Babymetal Debut Two New Songs Live as Duo in Kansas City". Revolver. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- "BABYMETAL drop new song, announce U.S. tour dates". Alternative Press. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- "Digital Single "Elevator Girl"". 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- Inc, Natasha (2019-04-23). "BABYMETALアメリカ初のアリーナ単独公演開催決定、5月に新曲配信". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- Inc, Natasha (2019-04-23). "BABYMETALイギリス公演、AmarantheとSleep Tokenがゲスト出演". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- "BABYMETAL at Glastonbury 2019: on Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon & 'Metal Galaxy'". YouTube. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- Trendell, Andrew (2019-06-30). "BABYMETAL on their Glastonbury debut, Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon and new album 'Metal Galaxy'". NME. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- "BABYMETAL Talk 'Metal Galaxy', 'PA PA YA!!', Metallica & Glastonbury 2019 - Videos". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- Lavin, Will (2019-05-11). "Listen to BABYMETAL's new drum 'n' bass-inspired single, 'Elevator Girl'". NME. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- Sievers, Alex (2019-05-10). "Babymetal officially release 'Elevator Girl' // Killyourstereo.com". Killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- DiVita, Joe (2019-05-10). "Babymetal Release New Song 'Elevator Girl'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- Rosenberg, Axl (2019-05-10). "Babymetal Release New Song "Elevator Girl"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- "オリコンデイリー デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2019年05月10日付". ORICON NEWS. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2019年05月06日~2019年05月12日 11~20位". ORICON NEWS. 2019-05-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). 2019-05-27. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- "Chart Search | Billboard". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- "BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl"". BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl"をiTunesで (in Japanese). 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL on iTunes". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- "BABYMETAL releases new live music video for 'Elevator Girl'". Down The Front Media. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
External links
- Babymetal discography at Toy's Factory