paula abdul straight up mtv videomusic a wards 1989

“Straight Up” was # 1 on Billboard Charts for three weeks and was a Top 40 hit for 14 weeks in 1989.Įlliot Wolff was the recipient of the 1989 ASCAP Song of the Year award for the hit song “Straight Up” recorded by Paula Abdul. In fact, the song had reached Top 20 on Billboard Charts before filming began on the music video. The accidental release of Elliot Wolff’s song “Straight Up” took the music world by storming straight up the charts to # 1. The record spent 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from February 11, 1989. The video, directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Paula herself, won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video.

This strategy paid off, because Straight Up was follow by three more #1 hits from the same album. Paula has won many awards in the long span of her career, and most of them are for her singing and dancing rather than her acting. The label decided to abandon '(It's Just) the Way You Love Me' and refocus its attention on Straight Up.

While the latter was enjoying success on the R&B charts, radio station KMEL in San Francisco started playing 'Straight Up' from the album. It was the third single released from her debut album Forever Your Girl, after 'Knocked Out' and '(It's Just) the Way You Love Me'. It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff. Paula Abdul performs in the music video 'Straight Up' from the album 'Forever Your Girl' recorded for Virgin Records. 'Straight Up' is a 1989 hit single for Paula Abdul, which reached #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention. Paula Abdul: Straight Up: Directed by David Fincher.

Paula abdul straight up mtv videomusic a wards 1989