“Love in an Elevator” single by Aerosmith from the album Pump
B-side “Young Lust”, “Ain’t Enough”
Released August 15, 1989
Label Geffen
Songwriters Joe Perry, Steven Tyler
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Charted No.5 in US, (No.1 US Mainstream Rock – Billboard); No.13 in UK; No.13 in Canada; No.9 in Netherlands (Top 40)
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.[10] 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).
All five members of Aerosmith sing the last chorus a cappella; in live performances, they all sing into the same microphone.
