"Elevator" is Flo Rida's overall second single (after "Low", which was from the soundtrack of the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets), and the first single from Flo Rida's debut album Mail on Sunday.[2] The song features and is produced by Timbaland. The piano intro features a melody based on the Halloween theme by John Carpenter and the second verse imitates the chorus of "The Donque Song" by will.i.am featuring Snoop Dogg. The song features Timbaland's signature percussion and vocals, as well as former Beatclub recording artist Kiley Dean on the background vocals. The song is similar in structure, key, and rhythm to the Timbaland-produced "4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake. The song was featured in the plot for the episode "Desperately Seeking Serena" of teen drama Gossip Girl.[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Gil Green and it premiered on February 17, 2008, featuring cameo appearances by DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Brisco, Gunplay of Triple C's, Dre, Lil Boosie, Christina Milian and DJ Kronik.[citation needed].
[edit] Release history
| Region |
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| United States |
February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12) |
| Chile |
April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25) |
| United Kingdom |
June 23, 2008 (2008-06-23) |
[edit] Track listing
- Maxi Single
- "Elevator [feat. Timbaland]" (Album Version) - 3:51
- "Low [feat. T-Pain]" (Travis Barker Remix) - 4:15
- "Gotta Eat" (Non-Album Track) - 3:53
- "Jealous" (Ray Seay Mix) (Explicit) - 4:06
- "Elevator [feat. Timbaland]" Video
[edit] Chart performance
In the U.S., "Elevator" first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #100. Soon after, it was released to iTunes, and managed to reach #4 on iTunes. Due to the fact, "Elevator" soared 72 spots the next week to #28 and then later peaked at #16. In New Zealand, the single peaked at #10 in its seventh chart week, making Flo Rida's second single in the RIANZ top 10.[3] The track debuted on the Hot Digital Songs chart at #10 with 64,000 downloads.[4][5] It has had moderate success on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at 11 so far.
In Canada the song debuted made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue of March 1, and then rose to number 10 the next week all based digital sales. In the UK, the song has been hanging around the Top 100 Singles for a couple of months and as of June 29, 2008, the song has peaked at number 20, which is very respectable because of the huge success of "Low".
In Australia, it peaked at 13 and has been certified Gold.[6]
A remix of the song (ElectrosHoCkEr remix) was released featuring Rey Vy which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2 .
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[edit] Certifications
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1010_g.php
- ^ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=106115666 "Elevator" on Flo Rida's playlist at MySpace.
- ^ Billboard Singles Charts - Billboard Top 100 Songs - Billboard Top 100 Singles
- ^ Flo Rida Starts Tenth Week Atop Hot 100
- ^ Billboard.com - Charts - Singles - Hot Digital Songs
- ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Flo Rida Feat. Timbaland – Elevator". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rap Songs for Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=radios&ev=2009.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Singles.htm. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database - Flo Rida". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Flo+Rida&format=&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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