Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)

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"Straight Up"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
B-side"Opposites Attract"
ReleasedNovember 22, 1988
Genre
Length4:11
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Elliot Wolff
Producer(s)Elliot Wolff
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"
(1988) 		"Straight Up"
(1988) 		"Forever Your Girl"
(1989)

"Straight Up" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988).It was written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff, the song was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988, by Virgin Records.

Track listings and formats[change | change source]

  • Australia 12-inch single
  1. "Straight Up" (Ultimix)
  2. "Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)
  3. "Straight Up" (single version)
  • French 12-inch vinyl
  1. "Straight Up" (12-inch remix)
  2. "Straight Up" (Power mix)
  3. "Straight Up" (House mix)
  4. "Straight Up" (Marley Marl mix)
  • US 12-inch single
  1. "Straight Up" (12-inch remix)
  2. "Straight Up" (Power mix)
  3. "Straight Up" (House mix)
  • Japanese mini-CD single
  1. "Straight Up"
  2. "Cold Hearted"

Credits and personnel[change | change source]

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Forever Your Girl.[1]

  • Elliot Wolff – songwriter, producer, arrangement, LinnDrum programming, synthesizer programming, synthesizers
  • Keith "K.C." Cohen – producer, recording, mixing
  • Josh Schneider – assistant engineer
  • Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
  • Peter Arata – mixing assistant
  • Paula Abdul – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Delissa Davis – background vocals
  • Dann Huff – overdrive guitar
  • Dan Hersch – mastering

Charts[change | change source]

Certifications[change | change source]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[42] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[44] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history[change | change source]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 22, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Virgin [44]
United Kingdom February 20, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [45]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Virgin Records (1988). Forever Your Girl (Media notes). Paula Abdul.
  2. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 18. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  6. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles – March 18, 1989" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 20. March 18, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles – March 11, 1989" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 19. March 11, 1989. p. 14. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 18. May 6, 1989. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 14. April 8, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 17. April 29, 1989. p. 34. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Straight Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up". VG-lista. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Straight Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "The Back Page". Radio & Records. March 3, 1989. p. 120. ProQuest 1017220993.
  27. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Straight Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  30. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  31. ↑ "Top 25 Dance Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  32. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  33. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  35. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1989". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  36. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989" (in German). Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  37. ↑ "Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. March 3, 1990. p. 16.
  38. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  39. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  40. ↑ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1989" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  41. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Paula Abdul – Straight Up". Music Canada.
  42. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  43. ↑ "British single certifications – Paula Abdul – Straight Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "American single certifications – Paula Abdul – Straight Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
  45. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week. February 18, 1989. p. 31.
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