Love in an Elevator

"Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American hard 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 in September.[1] It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3]

"Love in an Elevator"
Original single artwork by Mark Ryden
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Pump
B-side"Young Lust"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1989 (1989-08-15)[1]
RecordedApril–June 1989
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 5:39 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn[2]
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Rag Doll"
(1988)		 "Love in an Elevator"
(1989)		 "Janie's Got a Gun"
(1989)
Music video
"Love In An Elevator" on YouTube

Recording

"Love in an Elevator", like the other tracks on Pump, was recorded some time in April to June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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 (electric bass, backing vocals), and Joey Kramer (drums, percussion) – were Bob Dowd (backing vocals), Bruce Fairbairn (backing vocals), and Catherine Epps (elevator operator).[2]

Track listing

7" 45 RPM
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

Chart performance

Music video

The music video for "Love in an Elevator" was directed by Marty Callner.[14] At the beginning of the video, Aerosmith are walking through a fancy department store. 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).[15][16]

In concert

The song has consistently been a staple in the band's setlist on almost every tour they have performed since the song's release. It is a fan favorite and is well known among mainstream audiences.

Also, in concert, Tyler often changes the lyrics to more controversial and profanity-laden ones. On a version of the song featured on the live album A Little South of Sanity, culled from the band's tours in the 1990s, one can hear Tyler say "jackin' in the elevator" and "lick your funky ass" or "fucking ass" instead of "kiss your sassafras".

Use in Disney World rollercoaster

A portion of the song plays within the ride sequence of Walt Disney World's Rock 'n Roller Coaster ride, which features different Aerosmith songs on each of its ride vehicles. The lyrics for the Disney World version were specially revised to say "Love in a roller coaster" at the end of the ride.

Reception

Award nomination

The song received a Grammy award nomination in 1990 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, but lost out to supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.

References
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  2. Big Ones (CD insert). Aerosmith. Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD-24716.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  4. "Australian-charts.com – Aerosmith – Love In An Elevator". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
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  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Aerosmith – Love In An Elevator" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. "Charts.nz – Aerosmith – Love In An Elevator". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Polish Singles Chart". Lp3.polskieradio.pl. 1989-12-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  14. "Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator (1989)". IMVDb. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. Brown, Pete (11 June 2019). "Love in an Elevator". Medium. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  16. "Contemplating Love in an Elevator". Columbus Calling. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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