Paula Abdul - Straight Up

Straight Up

Paula Abdul Dir. David Fincher Play Channel
1988 80s dance

Written and produced by Elliot Wolff for Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl, this dance-pop track with new jack swing influence became Abdul's first top-40 hit. The music video was directed by David Fincher.

70M views
4:08 duration
1988 released

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