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"Elevators (Me & You)"
Single by Outkast
from the album ATLiens
Released	July 9, 1996 (1996-07-09)
Recorded	1995
Studio	LaCoCo, Doppler and PatchWerk (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Alternative hip hop trip hop psychedelic rap
Length	4:25
Label	LaFace
Songwriter(s)	André Benjamin Antwan Patton
Producer(s)	Outkast
Outkast singles chronology
"Git Up, Git Out" (1994) "Elevators (Me & You)" (1996) "ATLiens" / "Wheelz of Steel" (1996)
Music video
"Elevators (Me & You)" on YouTube

"Elevators (Me & You)" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast, released as the lead single from their second studio album, ATLiens. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, Outkast's highest-peaking song on the chart until the release of "Ms. Jackson" in 2000. The single also peaked at number one on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was later featured on their compilation Big Boi and Dre Present... OutKast.

Track listings

• CD single

1. "Elevators (Me & You)" (Clean Version) – 4:25
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 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

Credits and personnel

The credits for "Elevators (Me & You)" are adapted from the liner notes of ATLiens.

Studio locations

• Mastered at The Hit Factory, New York City, New York.
• Mixed at DARP Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Recorded at Doppler Studios, PatchWerk Recording Studios and Studio LaCoCo, all in Atlanta, Georgia.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ATLiens (Liner notes). Outkast. LaFace Records. 1996. 73008-26029-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "Outkast Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. "Outkast Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
4. "Outkast Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. "Outkast Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
8. "American single certifications – Outkast – Elevators". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

• 1995 songs
• 1996 singles
• LaFace Records singles
• Outkast songs
• Songs written by André 3000
• Songs written by Big Boi