Elevator (Eminem song) explained

Elevator
Cover:Eminem-elevator-single-cover.jpg
Type:Promotional single
Artist:Eminem
Released:December 15, 2009 (digital)[1]
Recorded:200809
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:53
Producer:Eminem
Chronology:Eminem
Prev Title:Hell Breaks Loose
Prev Year:2009
Elevator
Year:2009
Next Title:Drop the World
Next Year: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

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]

Charts

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . . March 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105142407/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elevator-single/id344551548 . November 5, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Does Eminem's New Song Slam Lambert with the F-Word? | Fancast News . February 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527084924/http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2009/celebrities/does-eminems-new-song-slam-adam-lambert/ . May 27, 2010 . dead .
  3. Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 02, 2010 (Biggest Jump). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 2, 2011.
  4. Hot 100: Week of January 02, 2010 (Biggest Jump). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 2, 2011.