Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)

"Straight Up" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff.  Virgin Records released the song as the album's third single on November 22, 1988.

Track listings and formats
 Australia 12-inch single
 "Straight Up" (Ultimix)
 "Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)
 "Straight Up" (single version)

 French 12-inch vinyl
 "Straight Up" (12-inch remix)
 "Straight Up" (Power mix)
 "Straight Up" (House mix)
 "Straight Up" (Marley Marl mix)

 US 12-inch single
 "Straight Up" (12-inch remix)
 "Straight Up" (Power mix)
 "Straight Up" (House mix)

 Japanese mini-CD single
 "Straight Up"
 "Cold Hearted"

Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Forever Your Girl.
 Elliot Wolff – songwriter, producer, arrangement, LinnDrum programming, synthesizer programming, synthesizers
 Keith "K.C." Cohen – producer, recording, mixing
 Josh Schneider – assistant engineer
 Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer
 Peter Arata – mixing assistant
 Paula Abdul – lead vocals, background vocals
 Delissa Davis – background vocals
 Dann Huff – overdrive guitar
 Dan Hersch – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts
 Chart (1988–1989) Peakposition Canada Retail Singles (The Record)1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)2 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)1 Denmark (IFPI)3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)8Greece (IFPI)2 US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records) 1 US Urban Contemporary (Radio & Records) 4
 Chart (2019) Peakposition

Year-end charts
 Chart (1989) Position Belgium (Ultratop)46 Canada Top Singles (RPM)25 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)16 UK Singles (OCC)31 US Billboard Hot 1004 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)48 West Germany (Official German Charts)17

Certifications

Release history
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesNovember 22, 1988VirginUnited KingdomFebruary 20, 1989

References

Category:1988 songs
Category:Paula Abdul songs
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number one songs
Category:Dance-pop songs
Category:New jack swing songs
Category:R&B songs