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Paula Abdul’s sleeper hit defied all expectations, saved her career & made her a “Straight Up” global superstar

2024 Queerties Awards ceremony hosted by Jinx Monsoon in Los Angeles on March 12. In anticipation of tonight’s big event, we thought it would be fun to look back at the song that first put this beloved LGBTQ+ ally on the map…In November 1988, Abdul released “Straight Up”, the third single from her debut album Forever Your Girl, following “Knocked Out” and “The Way That You Love Me” respectively.The mid-tempo dance-pop track, written by the late Elliot Wolff and recorded for just $3,000, became her first top 40 hit in the United States, eventually reaching #1 the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1989 and landing in the top 10 in 16 other countries.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The single was actually a last ditch effort by Virgin Records to save Forever Your Girl, which the label had declared a flop after the first two singles failed to take off.
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