Aerosmith – Love In An Elevator

About The Song

“Love in an Elevator” is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, Pump, released in September. It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The RIAA certified it gold.

According to Tyler, the song was based on an actual experience where he was making out with a woman in an elevator and the doors opened. Tyler said that “It felt like a lifetime waiting for those doors to close.”

“Love in an Elevator”, like the other tracks on Pump, was recorded some time in April to June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. The song was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and was engineered by Mike Fraser with Ken Lomas as second engineer, and in addition to Aerosmith – Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitars, backing vocals), Brad Whitford (guitars, backing vocals), Tom Hamilton (bass, backing vocals), and Joey Kramer (drums) – were Bob Dowd (backing vocals), Bruce Fairbairn (backing vocals), and Catherine Epps (elevator operator).

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Lyrics

“Second floor, hardware, children’s wear, ladies lingerie
Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler, going down?”

Yeah

Workin’ like a dog for the boss man (oh)
Workin’ for the company (oh yeah)
I’m bettin’ on the dice I’m tossin’ (oh)
I’m gonna have a fantasy (oh yeah)
But where am I gonna look?
They tell me that love is blind
I really need a girl like an open book
To read between the lines

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up ’til I hit the ground

Jacki’s in the elevator (oh)
Lingerie second floor (oh yeah)
She said can I see you later (oh)
And love you just a little more? (oh yeah)
I kinda hope we get stuck
Nobody gets out alive
She said I’ll show ya how to fax in the mail room
Honey and have you home by five

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up ’til I hit the ground

In the air, in the air, honey one more time now, it ain’t fair
Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up when I’m goin’ down

Lovin’ it

Elevator

Goin’ down

Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I hit the ground

Gonna be a penthouse pauper (oh)
Gonna be a millionaire (oh yeah)
I’m gonna be a real fast talker (oh)
And have me a love affair (oh yeah)
Gotta get my timin’ right (oh)
It’s a test that I gotta pass (oh yeah)
I’ll chase you all the way to the stairway honey (oh)
Kiss your sassafras

Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up ’til I hit the ground

Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain’t fair
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Do you care?
Do you care?
Honey, one more time now it ain’t fair
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
In the air
In the air
Honey one more, one more, one more

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
In the air
In the air
In the air
In the air
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down