Elevator Girl (song) explained

Elevator Girl
Cover:Elevator Girl.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Babymetal
Album:Metal Galaxy
Length:2:44
Composer:Ryu-metal
Producer:Kobametal
Prev Title:Starlight
Prev Year:2018
Year:2019
Next Title:Pa Pa Ya!!
Next Year:2019

"Elevator Girl" is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It was first released as a digital single on May 10, 2019 worldwide by Babymetal Records, and the third single released for the band's third album Metal Galaxy. An English version of the song had a release on August 16, 2019, sent to active rock radio with a music video.

Background and release

"Elevator Girl" was first performed on the Babymetal World Tour 2018, on May 8, 2018.[1] [2] On April 23, 2019, the song was announced for release as a digital single worldwide on May 10, 2019,[3] in conjunction with the reveal of several shows to be performed later in the year.[4] [5]

According to Su-metal, "Elevator Girl" symbolizes the band's evolution of kawaii and metal fusion as the band members mature into adults,[6] and is planned to appear in the band's next album, Metal Galaxy.[7] The song shows the "mature" side of Babymetal, as quoted.[8]

Composition

"Elevator Girl" gets inspiration from drum and bass, containing elements of the genre in the intro, and transitioning into a heavier sound. With lyrics such as “No matter what you say, or what you do / You’re going d-d-d-d-d-down”,[9] the song is sung mainly in English. The song is composed of "riffy undertones" and "cutesy vocal harmonies" in a major key,[10] and, as described by Joe Divite of Loudwire, switches between "fast beats with delicate, minimalist piano bits" and "crunching metallic distortion that embraces the frantic nature of the electronic elements".[11]

Reception

Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks described "Elevator Girl" as "unusual", calling the song "the first-ever metal song about a mentally unstable elevator operator", but noting the song doesn't "[lack] any of the elements which made us fans in the first place", even after the departure of Yuimetal.[12]

"Elevator Girl" peaked on the Oricon Digital Singles daily chart on May 10, 2019, at number two, with digital sales of 6,284 units.[13] The song peaked on the weekly chart on May 20, 2019 at number 13, with first-week sales of 8,414 equivalent units. "Elevator Girl" debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on May 20, 2019, with 1,069 equivalent units in the first week,[14] later peaking at number 38 the following week.[15] The song also peaked at number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart on the week of May 25, 2019.[16]

Music video

The music video for "Elevator Girl" was released on August 16, 2019.[17] In the video, members Su-metal and Moametal, along with support dancer Kano Fujihira, can be seen dancing to the song on a raised and illuminated platform, dressed in dazzling costumes.[18] It was released ahead of the band's 2019 US headline tour, which would begin in September.[19]

Track listing

Digital download

UK Digital EP[20]

  1. "Elevator Girl" – 2:44
  2. "Starlight" – 3:37
  3. "Distortion" – 3:05

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Japan (Billboard)38
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[21] 13
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)4

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
JapanMay 10, 2019[22]
Europe[23]
Various<--All other iTunes regions are released under Babymetal Records, like with "Starlight"-->[24]
United StatesAugust 16, 2019Active rock (English version)[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch Babymetal Debut Two New Songs Live as Duo in Kansas City . 2018-05-09 . Revolver . en . 2019-05-09.
  2. Web site: BABYMETAL drop new song, announce U.S. tour dates . 2019-05-10 . Alternative Press . en-US . 2019-06-04.
  3. Web site: Digital Single "Elevator Girl" . 2019-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422161327/https://www.babymetal.com/en/news/?id=58 . 2019-04-22 . 2019-07-04 . live .
  4. Web site: 2019-04-23 . BABYMETALアメリカ初のアリーナ単独公演開催決定、5月に新曲配信 . 2019-05-09 . Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . ja.
  5. Web site: 2019-04-23 . BABYMETALイギリス公演、AmarantheとSleep Tokenがゲスト出演 . 2019-05-09 . Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . ja.
  6. Web site: BABYMETAL at Glastonbury 2019: on Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon & 'Metal Galaxy' . 2019-06-30 . YouTube . 2019-06-30.
  7. Web site: BABYMETAL on their Glastonbury debut, Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon and new album 'Metal Galaxy' . Trendell . Andrew . 2019-06-30 . NME . en-US . 2019-07-03.
  8. Web site: BABYMETAL Talk 'Metal Galaxy', 'PA PA YA!!', Metallica & Glastonbury 2019 - Videos . Rock Sound Magazine . en . 2019-07-03.
  9. Web site: Listen to BABYMETAL's new drum 'n' bass-inspired single, 'Elevator Girl' . Lavin . Will . 2019-05-11 . NME . en-US . 2019-06-04.
  10. Web site: Babymetal officially release 'Elevator Girl' // Killyourstereo.com . Sievers . Alex . 2019-05-10 . Killyourstereo.com . en-AU . 2019-06-04.
  11. Web site: Babymetal Release New Song 'Elevator Girl' . DiVita . Joe . 2019-05-10 . Loudwire . en . 2019-06-04.
  12. Web site: Babymetal Release New Song "Elevator Girl" . Rosenberg . Axl . 2019-05-10 . MetalSucks . en . 2019-07-04.
  13. Web site: オリコンデイリー デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2019年05月10日付 . ORICON NEWS . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512060727/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/d/2019-05-10/ . 2019-05-12 . 2019-05-12 . live .
  14. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Charts . Billboard JAPAN . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518040930/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100 . 2019-05-18 . 2019-05-18 . live .
  15. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Charts . 2019-05-27 . Billboard JAPAN . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529213509/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=05&day=27 . 2019-05-29 . 2019-05-29 . live .
  16. Chart Search Billboard . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116081330/http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABabymetal&f&#91;1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AElevator%20Girl%2A&f&#91;2]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f&#91;3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=Babymetal&title=Elevator%20Girl . 2016-01-16 . 2019-05-29 . live .
  17. Web site: 2019-08-17 . BABYMETAL『Elevator Girl』MVに藤平華乃、サマソニ大阪の"アベンジャーズ"は鞘師里保 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124213721/https://japan.techinsight.jp/2019/08/maki08171030.html . 2024-01-24 . 2024-01-24 . Techinsight.
  18. Web site: 2019-08-23 . BABYMETAL sends you straight to hell in English version of "Elevator Girl" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224183659/https://jrocknews.com/2019/08/babymetal-english-version-elevator-girl.html . 2024-02-24 . 2024-02-24 . Jrock News . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2019-08-17 . BABYMETAL「Elevator Girl」英語バージョンのライブMV公開 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224184448/https://natalie.mu/music/news/343977 . 2024-02-24 . 2024-02-24 . Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . ja.
  20. Web site: Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL . 2019-06-04 . 2022-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220321102509/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/elevator-girl-single/1462420000 . dead .
  21. Web site: オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2019年05月06日～2019年05月12日 11～20位 . 2019-05-20 . ORICON NEWS . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518040627/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2019-05-20/p/2/ . 2019-05-18 . 2019-05-18 . live .
  22. Web site: BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl" . 2019-05-10 . BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl"をiTunesで . ja-jp . 2019-05-09.
  23. Web site: Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL on iTunes . en-gb . 2019-06-04 . 2022-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220321102239/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/elevator-girl-single/1461487174 . dead .
  24. Web site: Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL . 2019-06-04.
  25. Web site: BABYMETAL releases new live music video for 'Elevator Girl' . 2019-08-16 . Down The Front Media . en-GB . 2019-11-27.

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