Elevator (Eminem song)

"Elevator"
Promotional single by Eminem
from the album Relapse: Refill
Released	December 15, 2009 (digital) [1]
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:53
Label	Shady Aftermath Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers Luis Resto
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Elevator" (Explicit Album Version)	Marshall Mathers Luis Resto	Eminem	4:53

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.
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.