Straight Up
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"Straight Up" is a 1988 breakthrough pop single by Paula Abdul that became one of her signature hits and a defining song of late-1980s dance-pop.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughFor | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Cold Hearted ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakPosition | 1 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chronology | Paula Abdul singles chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | major hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s ⓘ |
| followsSingle | (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drum machines ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedIn | Paula Abdul greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| influencedByEra | 1980s dance-pop sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject | demanding honesty in a relationship ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | David Fincher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | black-and-white ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defining late-1980s dance-pop hit
ⓘ
helping establish Paula Abdul as a major pop star ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesSingle | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Elliot Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Virgin Records
ⓘ
Virgin Records America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| songwriter | Elliot Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | romantic uncertainty ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | rhythmic pop vocal ⓘ |
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