Paula abdul straight up 1989 mtv show2/25/2022 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. 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. The single was officially released on Nov 22, 1988. 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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