Elevator (song)
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"Elevator" is Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

's overall second single
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 (after "Low
Low (Flo Rida song)
"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut album Mail On Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather...

", which was from the soundtrack of the 2008
2008 in film
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 movie Step Up 2: The Streets), and the first single from Flo Rida's debut album Mail on Sunday
Mail on Sunday (album)
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. The song features and is produced by Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

. The piano intro features a melody based on the Halloween
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theme by John Carpenter
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 and the second verse imitates the chorus of "The Donque Song" by will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...

 featuring Snoop Dogg
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. The song features Timbaland's signature percussion and vocals, as well as former Beatclub recording artist Kiley Dean
Kiley Dean
Kiley Dean is an American contemporary R&B singer. Kiley was born and raised in a small town in Arkansas. When she was about 7 years old, her family decided to move to Orlando. She grew up singing in school and church, which led her to singing back-up for Britney Spears' tours, "…Baby One More...

 on the background vocals. The song is similar in structure, key, and rhythm to the Timbaland-produced "4 Minutes
4 Minutes (Madonna song)
"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. The song's development was motivated by a sense of urgency to save the planet from destruction, and...

" by Madonna
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Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

 featuring Justin Timberlake
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. The song was featured in the plot for the episode "Desperately Seeking Serena" of teen drama Gossip Girl
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Music video

The music video was directed by Gil Green and it premiered on February 17, 2008, featuring cameo appearances by DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...

, Rick Ross
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, Brisco, Gunplay of Triple C's, Dre, Lil Boosie
Lil Boosie
Torrence Hatch , better known by his stage name Lil Boosie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hatch was bestowed the nickname Boosie by his family, and he was raised in southside Baton Rouge...

, Christina Milian
Christina Milian
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 and DJ Kronik..

Release history

Region Date
United States
Chile
United Kingdom

Track listing

Maxi Single
  1. "Elevator [feat. Timbaland]" (Album Version) - 3:51
  2. "Low [feat. T-Pain]" (Travis Barker Remix) - 4:15
  3. "Gotta Eat" (Non-Album Track) - 3:53
  4. "Jealous" (Ray Seay Mix) (Explicit) - 4:06
  5. "Elevator [feat. Timbaland]" Video

Chart performance

In the U.S., "Elevator" first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 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. The track debuted on the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...

 chart at #10 with 64,000 downloads. 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
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...

 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
Low (Flo Rida song)
"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut album Mail On Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather...

".

In Australia, it peaked at 13 and has been certified Gold.

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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Chart (2008) Peak
position


Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Hungarian Singles Chart 84

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
Australia ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
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Gold
United States RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

Gold
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