Thirty years after the song's debut, in 2018, Paula Abdul performed "Straight Up" live on the Late Late Show with James Corden to promote the launch of her brand new nationwide tour, titled the "Straight Up! Paula Tour. She has appeared on various television talk shows where she demonstrated the choreography from the music video.
iTunes store.Īs "Straight Up" is Paula Abdul's signature song, she has performed it on all of her tours.
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The music video was released commercially on VHS and DVD and is also available for download on the U.S. In Australia, 'Straight Up (Ultimix Mix)' was released as a single in its own right in 1990 to promote the 'Shut Up and Dance'album, peaking at #55 on the ARIA Chart in July 1990. Two more number-one hits from the album boost it up further into the top 5 where it lingered before it finally reached #1 in October after a record-setting 64 weeks on the market. The success of "Straight Up" catapulted the "Forever Your Girl" album into the top 20 on the album chart. "Straight Up" was one of the most popular R&B and dance-pop singles of the entire year, remaining in the Top 10 for seven weeks, the Top 20 for nine weeks, and the Top 40 for sixteen weeks. The black and white video, directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Paula herself in mid-January 1989, won four 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and the first Best Dance Video. In honor of the VMAs tonight, were going back to 1989 where Paula Abdul made her MTV debut w/ a mashup of Straight Up, Cold Hearted, & Forever Your.
The demo was recorded by Delissa Davis.Īfter debuting at # 79 on Billboard the week of December 3, 1988, the song became so popular that it ascended to the Hot 100 top 20 before a music video had even been filmed to promote the song. In honor of the star’s 57th birthday on June 19, we’re taking a look back at the many fashions she’s worn through the years. These days, the performer’s style is reflective of all her phases she still loves a little sparkle, structured blazers and fitted dresses. The single was officially released on Nov 22, 1988. Then came the early 2000s, which for Abdul was the era of bodycon gowns. The song was co-produced by Keith “K.C.” Cohen.
”Straight Up” was written and produced by Elliot Wolf. The song was recorded at a cost of $3,000. Virgin Records didn't think the song was any good but Abdul offered to record two songs they wanted, which she didn't like, if they would let her do "Straight Up". But Abdul was intrigued and heard something she liked in it, and retrieved it saying, “There's something about it that's crazy good, and I have to hear it again." Paula’s mother Lorraine found "Straight Up." Abdul says that her mother knew someone whose boyfriend (Wolff) was an aspiring songwriter, and she was handed "Straight Up" as an 8-track demo.Ībdul said the demo version was “so bad” that Abdul’s mother was "crying laughing" at it, and threw it in the trash. Stacey Piersa, Paula Abdul and Elliot Wolff
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