Opposites Attract

"Opposites Attract" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber. The music video of the song introduces MC Skat Kat, and some of the Stray Mob members, Micetro, Fatz, and Taboo, all of which are created by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger, and voiced by Derrick Stevens, and Squeak and Romany Malco of the College Boyz, respectively.

Track listings and formats

 7-inch and cassette single
 "Opposites Attract" (7-inch) – 3:45
 "One or the Other" (LP version) – 4:08

 US and Australian 12-inch single
 "Opposites Attract" (Street mix) – 4:28
 "Opposites Attract" (12-inch mix) – 5:40
 "Opposites Attract" (dub version) – 6:25
 "Opposites Attract" (Magnetic mix) – 4:01
 "Opposites Attract" (club mix) – 6:01
 "Opposites Attract" (Party dub) – 3:09

 Japanese CD single
 "Opposites Attract"  – 3:46
 "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"  – 4:03

 UK and Australian CD single
 "Opposites Attract" (Street mix) – 4:28
 "One or the Other" (LP version) – 4:08
 "Opposites Attract" (club mix) – 6:01
 "Opposites Attract" (Party dub) – 3:09

 UK 12-inch single
 "Opposites Attract" (Street mix) – 4:28
 "Opposites Attract" (Party dub) – 3:10
 "The Paula Abdul Megamix" ("Straight Up"/"Cold Hearted"/"The Way That You Love Me"/"Forever Your Girl"/"Knocked Out")

Credits and personnel
Credits and personnel are adapted from Forever Your Girl album liner notes.
 Paula Abdul – lead vocals
 The Wild Pair (Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn) – lead vocals
 Oliver Leiber – writer, producer, drum programming, keyboard, guitar
 Keith "K.C." Cohen – mixing at Skip Saylor Studio (Los Angeles)
 Pete Martinsen – engineering
 Russell Bracher – engineering
 Jeff Lorber – engineering, additional drum programming
 Cliff Jones – engineering
 Yvette Marine – background vocals
 Patti Brooks – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1989–1990)PeakpositionCanada Retail Singles (The Record)1Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (The Record)1Denmark (IFPI)Danish Singles Chart. 30 March 1990.7Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)5Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)6

Year-end charts
Chart (1990)PositionAustralia (ARIA)6Belgium (Ultratop)29Canada Top Singles (RPM)13Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)22Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)29Germany (Official German Charts)83Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)44Netherlands (Single Top 100)44New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)40UK Singles (OCC)25US Billboard Hot 10014US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)40

Decade-end charts
Chart (1990–1999)PositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)30

Certifications and sales

Release history
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesNovember 17, 1989VirginUnited KingdomMarch 26, 1990SirenApril 16, 1990

References

Category:1988 songs
Category:1989 songs
Category:Paula Abdul songs
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number one songs
Category:Hip hop songs
Category:New jack swing songs
Category:R&B songs