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's overall second single (after "

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movie '' Step Up 2: The Streets''), and the first single from Flo Rida's debut album ''

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, who also features on the track. The piano intro features a melody based on the ''

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and the second verse imitates the chorus of "The Donque Song" by

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. The song features Timbaland's signature percussion and vocals, as well as former Beatclub recording artist

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on the background vocals. The song is similar in structure, key, and rhythm to the Timbaland-produced " 4 Minutes" by

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Music video

The music video was directed by Gil Green and it premiered on February 17, 2008, featuring cameo appearances by

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, Brisco, Gunplay of Triple C's,

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Release history

Track listing

;Maxi Single # "Elevator eat. Timbaland (Album Version) - 3:51 # "Low eat. T-Pain (Travis Barker Remix) - 4:15 # "Gotta Eat" (Non-Album Track) - 3:53 # "Jealous" (Ray Seay Mix) (Explicit) - 4:06 # "Elevator eat. Timbaland Video

Chart performance

In the U.S., "Elevator" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at #100. Soon after, it was released to iTunes, and managed to reach #4 on iTunes. Due to the fact, "Elevator" soared 72 spots the next week to #28 and then later peaked at #16. In New Zealand, the single peaked at #10 in its seventh chart week, making Flo Rida's second single in the RIANZ top 10. The track debuted on the

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chart at #10 with 64,000 downloads. It has had moderate success on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at 11 so far. In Canada the song debuted made a "''Hot Shot Debut''" at number 12 on the

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on the issue of March 1, and then rose to number 10 the next week all based digital sales. In the UK, the song has been hanging around the Top 100 Singles for a couple of months and as of June 29, 2008, the song has peaked at number 20, which is very respectable because of the huge success of "

". In Australia, it peaked at 13 and has been certified Gold.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elevator (Flo Rida Song) 2007 songs 2008 singles Flo Rida songs Timbaland songs Song recordings produced by Timbaland Songs written by Timbaland Songs written by Flo Rida Music videos directed by Gil Green