single "Straight Up"
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"Straight Up" is a 1988 breakthrough pop single by Paula Abdul that became her signature hit and a defining song of late-1980s dance-pop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| single "Straight Up" canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
ASCAP Pop Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soul Train Music Award for Best Music Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Cold Hearted (on some releases) ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionBillboardDanceClubSongs | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chronology | Paula Abdul singles chronology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
breakthrough hit for Paula Abdul
ⓘ
defining late-1980s dance-pop song ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s ⓘ |
| featuredOn | 1980s pop compilation albums ⓘ |
| followsSingle | Knocked Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
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pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemix | dance remixes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary R&B and dance music of the late 1980s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | David Fincher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | black-and-white ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish Paula Abdul as a pop star
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syncopated beat and staccato vocal delivery ⓘ |
| performer | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesSingle | Forever Your Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Elliot Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1987–1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Virgin Records
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Virgin Records America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | commercial single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songwriter | Elliot Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Paula Abdul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Elliot Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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