Elevators (Me & You)

"Elevators (Me & You)"
Single by OutKast
from the album ATLiens
Released	July 16, 1996
Format	CD
Recorded	1995
Genre	Southern hip hop Alternative hip hop Trip hop
Length	4:25
Label	LaFace Records Arista RCA
Writer(s)	OutKast
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
OutKast singles chronology
"Git Up, Git Out" (1994) "(Elevators (Me & You)" (1996) "ATLiens" (1996)

"Elevators (Me & You)" is the first single from hip hop group OutKast's second studio album, ATLiens. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, being OutKast's biggest hit on the chart until the release of "Ms. Jackson" in 2000. The single also peaked at #1 on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was later featured on their compilation Big Boi and Dre Present... OutKast. R&B singer Kandi Burruss sought out the song "Me & U" from her 2010 Kandi Koated CD.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Clean Version) - 4:35
2. "Elevators (Me & You)" (LP Version) - 4:25
3. "Elevators (Me & You)" (LP Instrumental) - 4:25

Maxi single

1. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Crazy "C" Trunk Rattlin' Mix) - 4:35
2. "Elevators (Me & You)" (ONP 86 Mix) - 4:35
3. "Elevators (Me & You)" (ONP 86 Instrumental) - 4:36
4. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Album Version) - 4:25
5. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Crazy "C" Trunk Rattlin' Instrumental) - 4:33

12-inch vinyl single

1. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Crazy "C" Trunk Rattlin' Mix) - 4:35
2. "Elevators (Me & You)" (ONP 86 Mix) - 4:35
3. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Acappella) - 4:00
4. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Crazy "C" Trunk Rattlin' Instrumental) - 4:33
5. "Elevators (Me & You)" (ONP 86 Instrumental) - 4:36
6. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Album Version) - 4:25

Cassette single

1. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Album Version) - 4:25
2. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Album Instrumental) - 4:25

Charts and certifications

Peak positions Chart (1996) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[1] 12 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] 5 End-of-year charts End of year chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 59

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 700,000[4] ^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. Hot 100 : 1 – 10 | Billboard
2. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
3. "American single certifications – OutKast – Elevators". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
4. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics