The video features a special appearance by Paulas friend, talk-show host and comedian Arsenio Hall. The black and white video, directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Paula herself, won four 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and the first Best Dance Video. It reached number three in the UK and Germany.Īfter debuting at number 79 on the chart the week of December 3, 1988, the song became so popular that it ascended to the Hot 100 top 20 before a music video had even been shot for the song. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA with sales of more than one million units. The record spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart from Februand was ranked fourth in the Top 100 hits of 1989. One of the 12″ versions was remixed by LA “Powermixers” Chris Modig and Boris Granich, known for their special Power mixes at Power 106 during the 1980s. The strategy paid off, as “Straight Up” was followed by three more number-one hits from the same album. The label decided to abandon “(Its Just) The Way That 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. “Straight Up” was the third single released from her debut album Forever Your Girl, after “Knocked Out” and “(Its Just) The Way That You Love Me”. The synthetic lead trumpet sound comes from the Roland D-50 It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff. A 1988 hit single by American singer Paula Abdul, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention.
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