Adhesion is usually thought of as a surface phenomenon and simplistic models of adhesion attempt to define adhesion as a force centered at the adhesive/adherend interface. The physical and chemical forces at the surface are correlated to forces necessary to debond the materials. However, for elastomers a definition of adhesion is much more complex, primarily due to their viscoelasticity. The force to debond a given elastomeric system will be a function of the temperature, volume and shape of the material involved, as well as the rate and direction of the applied force. This paper will present a background and overview of the principle characteristics of adhesion to elastomeric surfaces.