"Elevator Girl"
Single by Babymetal
from the album Metal Galaxy
Language
  • English
  • Japanese (original version only)
ReleasedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Genre
Length2:44
Label
Composer(s)Ryu-metal
Lyricist(s)
  • Ryu-metal
  • Joemetal (English version only)
Producer(s)Kobametal
Babymetal singles chronology
"Starlight"
(2018)		 "Elevator Girl"
(2019)		 "Pa Pa Ya!!"
(2019)
Music video
"Elevator Girl" (English ver.) on YouTube

"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.[14] "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,[15] later peaking at number 38 the following week.[16] The song also peaked at number four on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart on the week of May 25, 2019.[17]

Track listing

Digital download[18]

  • "Elevator Girl" – 2:44

UK Digital EP[19]

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

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japan (Billboard)[16] 38
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[14] 13
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[17] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Japan May 10, 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[18]
Europe
  • Amuse, Inc.
  • earMusic
 [20]
Various
[21]
United States August 16, 2019 Active rock (English version) [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Watch Babymetal Debut Two New Songs Live as Duo in Kansas City". Revolver. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. ↑ "BABYMETAL drop new song, announce U.S. tour dates". Alternative Press. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Digital Single "Elevator Girl"". 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. ↑ Inc, Natasha (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". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Inc, Natasha (2019-04-23). "BABYMETALイギリス公演、AmarantheとSleep Tokenがゲスト出演". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "BABYMETAL at Glastonbury 2019: on Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon & 'Metal Galaxy'". YouTube. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  7. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (2019-06-30). "BABYMETAL on their Glastonbury debut, Billie Eilish, working with Bring Me The Horizon and new album 'Metal Galaxy'". NME. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  8. ↑ "BABYMETAL Talk 'Metal Galaxy', 'PA PA YA!!', Metallica & Glastonbury 2019 - Videos". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  9. ↑ Lavin, Will (2019-05-11). "Listen to BABYMETAL's new drum 'n' bass-inspired single, 'Elevator Girl'". NME. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  10. ↑ Sievers, Alex (2019-05-10). "Babymetal officially release 'Elevator Girl' // Killyourstereo.com". Killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. ↑ DiVita, Joe (2019-05-10). "Babymetal Release New Song 'Elevator Girl'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  12. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (2019-05-10). "Babymetal Release New Song "Elevator Girl"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  13. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  14. 1 2 "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". ORICON NEWS. 2019-05-20. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  16. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). 2019-05-27. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  17. 1 2 "Chart Search | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  18. 1 2 "BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl"". BABYMETALの"Elevator Girl"をiTunesで (in Japanese). 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  19. ↑ "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  20. ↑ "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL on iTunes". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  21. ↑ "Elevator Girl - Single by BABYMETAL". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  22. ↑ "BABYMETAL releases new live music video for 'Elevator Girl'". Down The Front Media. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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