Love in an Elevator

"Love in an Elevator"
Original single artwork by Mark Ryden
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Pump
B-side"Young Lust", "Ain't Enough"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1989 (1989-08-15)[1][2]
RecordedApril–June 1989
StudioLittle Mountain Sound (Vancouver)[3]
Genre
Length
  • 5:39 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn[3]
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Rag Doll"
(1988) 		"Love in an Elevator"
(1989) 		"F.I.N.E.*"
(1989)
Music video
"Love In An Elevator" on YouTube

"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.[1] It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[8] The RIAA certified it gold.[9]

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