Love in an elevator - wikipedia 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 '' Released August 15, 1989 ( 1989 - 08 - 15 ) Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded Sometime in April -- June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Genre Blues rock hard rock heavy metal Length 5 : 39 ( album ) 3 : 38 ( single ) Label Geffen Songwriter ( s ) Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Producer ( s ) Bruce Fairbairn Aerosmith singles chronology `` Rag Doll '' ( 1988 ) `` Love in an Elevator '' ( 1989 ) `` Janie 's Got a Gun '' ( 1989 ) `` Rag Doll '' ( June 1988 ) `` Love in an Elevator '' ( August 1989 ) `` Janie 's Got a Gun '' ( September 1989 ) Music video `` Love In An Elevator '' on YouTube `` Love in an Elevator '' is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and guitarist / backing vocalist Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, Pump, released in September ( see 1989 in music ). It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 7 '' 45 RPM 1.2 CD single 2 Recording 3 Chart performance 3.1 End of Year Chart 4 Music video 5 In concert 6 Use in Disney World rollercoaster 7 Reception 7.1 Award nomination 8 References 9 External links Track listings 7 '' 45 RPM Side one No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Love in an Elevator '' Joe Perry, Steven Tyler Side two No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Young Lust '' Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance CD single No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Love in an Elevator '' ( Edit ) Perry, Tyler 3 : 42 2. `` Ai n't Enough '' Perry, Tyler 5 : 03 3. `` Young Lust '' ( LP Version ) Tyler, Perry, Jim Vallance 4 : 22 Recording `` Love in an Elevator '', like the other tracks on Pump, was recorded sometime in April to June 1989 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. During the writing process, lead singer Steven Tyler is said to have come upon the concept of the song while researching famous battleships. Specifically, an instance on the Russian battleship Navarin, in which one of the crew was famously quoted, as the ship was going down, `` Мы должны жить вверх, в то время как мы теперь идем вниз, '' or when translated `` we must live upwards now, for it is downward we head. '' Tyler claims the song 's lyrics were inspired by an experience he had at a hotel, in which he was making out with a girl in the elevator and they started having sex as the doors opened ; `` It felt like a lifetime waiting for those doors to close, '' quipped Tyler. 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 ( electric bass, backing vocals ), and Joey Kramer ( drums, percussion ) -- were Bob Dowd ( backing vocals ), Bruce Fairbairn ( backing vocals ), and Catherine Epps ( elevator operator ). Chart performance Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Australia ( Top 50 ) 33 Canada ( RPM 100 Singles ) 13 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 14 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 15 Polish Singles Chart 15 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 13 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks End of Year Chart End of year chart ( 1989 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 81 Music video The video for the song, considered by many to be a definitive music video for Aerosmith, starts off with the band walking up to a department store elevator, and an attractive woman ( Brandi Brandt ) says `` 2nd floor... hardware, children 's wear, lady 's lingerie. Oh, good morning Mr. Tyler, going down ? '' Steven Tyler enters the elevator and the song starts. The video flashes back and forth between the band performing live and scenes from the department store. The scenes in the department store and elevator include Brad Whitford being hypnotized by fake department store models turning into real ones when he 's not looking, Joey Kramer dressed up like a woman, Joe Perry and his wife ( both topless ) kissing in the elevator, Tyler kissing the female department store clerk, and Tom Hamilton playing his bass grooves, in addition to the odd performances of other random characters, including a butcher, a fat lady, midgets, the Tin Man and Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz, and a male model. At the end of the song, all the band members gather around the microphone to sing `` Love in an Elevator... lovin ' it up when I 'm going down ''. And then it flashes back to a scene in which the elevator doors close. The video was directed by Marty Callner, who produced many of the band 's Geffen - era music videos in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The woman with the male little person in the video is Dee Booher, better known as Queen Kong in the Los Angeles area. She also wrestled on TV show G.L.O.W. as Matilda the Hun. In concert The song has consistently been a staple in the band 's setlist on almost every tour they have performed since the song 's release. It is a fan favorite and is well - known among mainstream audiences. Also, in concert, Tyler often changes the lyrics to more controversial and profanity - laden ones. On a version of the song featured on the live album A Little South of Sanity, culled from the band 's tours in the 1990s, one can hear Tyler say `` jackin ' in the elevator '' and `` lick your funky ass '' or `` fucking ass '' instead of `` kiss your sassafras ''. Use in Disney World rollercoaster A portion of the song plays within the ride sequence of Walt Disney World 's Rock ' n Roller Coaster ride, which features different Aerosmith songs on each of its ride vehicles. The lyrics for the Disney World version were specially revised to say `` Love in a roller coaster '' at the end of the ride. Reception Award nomination The song received a Grammy award nomination in 1990 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, but lost out to supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. References ^ Jump up to : Strong, Martin ( 2002 ) ( First published in 1994 ). The Great Rock Discography ( Sixth ed. ). United Kingdom : Canongate Books. ISBN 1 - 84195 - 312 - 1. ^ Jump up to : Big Ones ( CD insert ). Aerosmith. U.S.A. : Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD - 24716. ^ Jump up to : `` Aerosmith - Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator ''. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` RPM - Item Display : Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 2, November 11 1989 '' (. Php ). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Aerosmith -- Love In An Elevator '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Aerosmith -- Love In An Elevator ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Polish Singles Chart ''. Lp3.polskieradio.pl. 1989 - 12 - 23. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1989 ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 25. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 09. External links 1980s portal `` Love In An Elevator '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Aerosmith Steven Tyler Tom Hamilton Joey Kramer Joe Perry Brad Whitford Ray Tabano Jimmy Crespo Rick Dufay Studio albums Aerosmith Get Your Wings Toys in the Attic Rocks Draw the Line Night in the Ruts Rock in a Hard Place Done with Mirrors Permanent Vacation Pump Get a Grip Nine Lives Just Push Play Honkin ' on Bobo Music from Another Dimension ! Live albums Live ! Bootleg Classics Live I and II A Little South of Sanity Rockin ' the Joint Extended plays Vacation Club Made in America Singles `` Mama Kin '' `` Dream On '' `` Same Old Song and Dance '' `` Train Kept A-Rollin ' '' `` S.O.S. ( Too Bad ) '' `` Sweet Emotion '' `` Toys in the Attic '' `` Walk This Way '' `` You See Me Crying '' `` Last Child '' `` Home Tonight '' `` Back in the Saddle '' `` Draw the Line '' `` Kings and Queens '' `` Get It Up '' `` Come Together '' `` Chip Away the Stone '' `` Remember ( Walking in the Sand ) '' `` Lightning Strikes '' `` Bitch 's Brew '' `` Let the Music Do the Talking '' `` Shela '' `` My Fist Your Face '' `` Darkness '' `` Dude ( Looks Like a Lady ) '' `` Hangman Jury '' ( promo ) `` Angel '' `` Rag Doll '' `` Love in an Elevator '' `` F.I.N.E. * '' ( promo ) `` Janie 's Got a Gun '' `` What It Takes '' `` The Other Side '' `` Monkey on My Back '' `` Love Me Two Times '' `` Helter Skelter '' `` Livin ' on the Edge '' `` Eat the Rich '' `` Fever '' ( promo ) `` Cryin ' '' `` Amazing '' `` Shut Up and Dance '' ( UK ) `` Deuces Are Wild '' ( promo ) `` Crazy '' `` Blind Man '' `` Walk on Water '' `` Nine Lives '' `` Falling in Love ( Is Hard on the Knees ) '' `` Hole in My Soul '' `` Pink '' `` Taste of India '' `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' `` What Kind of Love Are You On '' `` Angel 's Eye '' `` Jaded '' `` Fly Away from Here '' `` Sunshine '' `` Just Push Play '' `` Girls of Summer '' `` Baby, Please Do n't Go '' `` Devil 's Got a New Disguise '' `` Legendary Child '' `` Lover Alot '' `` What Could Have Been Love '' `` Ca n't Stop Lovin ' You '' Compilations Greatest Hits Gems Pandora 's Box Big Ones Pandora 's Toys Box of Fire Young Lust : The Aerosmith Anthology Classic Aerosmith : The Universal Masters Collection O, Yeah ! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits Devil 's Got a New Disguise : The Very Best of Aerosmith Tough Love : Best of the Ballads Videos and DVDs Aerosmith Video Scrapbook Permanent Vacation 3x5 Live Texxas Jam ' 78 Things That Go Pump in the Night The Making of Pump Big Ones You Can Look At You Gotta Move Rock for the Rising Sun Concert tours Rocks Tour Live Bootleg ! Tour Back in the Saddle Tour Done with Mirrors Tour Permanent Vacation Tour Pump Tour Get a Grip Tour Nine Lives Tour Roar of the Dragon Tour Just Push Play Tour Girls of Summer Tour Rocksimus Maximus Tour Honkin ' on Bobo Tour Rockin ' the Joint Tour Route of All Evil Tour Aerosmith World Tour 2007 Aerosmith / ZZ Top Tour Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour Back On the Road Tour Global Warming Tour Let Rock Rule Tour Blue Army Tour Rock ' N ' Roll Rumble Tour Aero - Vederci Baby ! 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Question: who is the girl in love in an elevator
Answer: Brandi Brandt