Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
About "Straight Up"
"Straight Up" is a single by American recording artist Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988). The song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from the pop rock and new jack swing genres. Written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff, the song was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988, by Virgin Records.
"Straight Up" became Abdul's first top 40 hit in the United States, before going on to be her first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first two singles had been modest hits that had sparked only mild interest in her album, but "Straight Up" helped the album reach the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, before it finally reached number one following a record-setting 64 weeks on the market after spawning three more number-one hits. "Straight Up" brought Abdul widespread public attention, and has remained as her biggest international hit to date, reaching the top 10 in at least 16 countries. The song was also included in her six compilation albums, released between 1998 and 2013.
The song also received positive reviews from music critics, with Daniel J. Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music praising it as "hold[ing] a certain appeal over many, many listenings." It also earned Abdul several award nominations in the US, most notably including her first Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1990, and six other nominations for its music video at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
Top songs by Paula Abdul
Opposites Attract
Rock House
Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up
Straight Up
Love Don't Come Easy
To You
One Or The Other
Good Night, My Love (pleasant Dreams)
Get Your Groove On
Forever Your Girl
Crazy Love
Blowing Kisses In The Wind
Missing You
Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Bend Time Back Around
State Of Attraction
The Choice Is Yours
The Promise Of A New Day
The Way That You Love Me (houseafire Edit)
Under The Influence
Cold—hearted Rap
Knocked Out
I Never Knew It
If I Were Your Girl
Didn't I Say I Love You
Ho—down
The Way That You Love Me
My Foolish Heart
Sexy Thoughts
Crazy Cool
My Love Is For Real
Will You Marry Me?
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