At that time she was a full-time choreographer, and on the side, late at night she was recording music. But Abdul heard something she liked in it, and retrieved it.
The demo version was “so bad” that Abdul’s mother was "crying laughing" at it, and threw it in the trash. She explains that her mother knew someone whose boyfriend was an aspiring songwriter, and she got "Straight Up" as an 8-track demo. Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music praising the song as "hold a certain appeal over many, many listenings." It also earned Abdul several nominations in the US, most notably including her first Grammy Awards nomination in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1990, and six other nominations for its music video at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.Īccording to Paula Abdul, her mother found this song for her. The song also received positive reviews from music critics, with Daniel J. The song was then included in her six compilation albums, released between 19. "Straight Up" brought her widespread public attention, and has remained as her biggest international hit to date, reaching the top-10 region in over 11 countries.
"Straight Up" helped her album reach the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, before it finally reached number one after a record-setting 64 weeks on the market after 3 more #1 hits. Her first 2 singles were modest hits that sparked a little interest in her album.
"Straight Up" became her first top 40 hit in the United States, earning her first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Written and produced entirely by Elliot Wolff, the song was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988, by Virgin Records. The song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from the pop rock and new jack swing genres. Paula Abdul - Straight Up (album: Shut Up and Dance, 1990) Intro: Dm, Bb, C, Dm } 2X Dm Bb Lost in a dream Gm Am Dm Don't know which way to go Dm Bb If you are all that you seem Gm Am Dm Then baby I'm moving way too slow Gm Am I've been a fool before Dm Wouldn't like to get my love caught Gm In the slammin' door Am ( Dm) How about some information, please Dm Straight up now tell me Bb C Do you really want to love me forever, oh oh oh Dm Or am I caught in a hit and run Dm Straight up now tell me Bb C Is it gonna be you and me together, oh oh oh Dm Are you just having fun Time's standing still Waiting for some small clue I keep getting chills When I think your love is true I've been a fool before Wouldn't like to get my love caught In the slammin' door How about some information, please Straight up now tell me Do you really want to love me forever, oh oh oh Or am I caught in a hit and run Straight up now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together, oh oh oh Are you just having fun Dm Bb You are so hard to read Gm You play hide and seek Am Dm With your true intentions Dm Bb If you're only playing games Gm Am I'll just have to say: Dm bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye Dm Do do you love me(do do you love me, baby) Do do you love me(do do you love me, baby) Do do you love me(do do you love me, babe, come on now!) Do do you love me(do do you love me) I tell my baby." Straight Up" is the breakthrough song for American recording artist Paula Abdul from her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988).
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