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"Elevator"
Promotional single by Eminem
from the album Relapse: Refill
ReleasedDecember 15, 2009 (digital) [1]
Recorded2008–09
Genre Hip hop
Length4:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Eminem
Eminem chronology
" Hell Breaks Loose"
(2009)
"Elevator"
(2009)
" Drop the World"
(2010)

"Elevator" is a song by American rapper Eminem, featured on his 2009 album Relapse: Refill, the re-release of his album Relapse. "Elevator" was the second promotional single released on December 15, released the same day as " Hell Breaks Loose". On the issue of January 2, 2010, "Elevator" debuted at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Controversy

The lyrics of the song struck controversy, as Eminem raps this message to former *NSYNCer Lance Bass: "Sorry Lance, Mr. Lambert and Aiken ain't gonna make it... They get so mad when I call them both faggots...." Adam Lambert, the American Idol season 8 runner-up said on Twitter: "Wow Eminem mentioned me in a song? I must be doin something right," and "Even if he used the f word. Whatev." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Elevator" (Explicit Album Version) Eminem4:53

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [3] 59
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 67

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2015.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  2. ^ "Does Eminem's New Song Slam Lambert with the F-Word? | Fancast News". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 02, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Hot 100: Week of January 02, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011.