Forever Your Girl (song)

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"Forever Your Girl"
ForeverYourGirlSingle.jpg
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
B-side "Next to You"
Released February 20, 1989
Recorded November 1987–January 1988[1]
Genre
Length 4:58
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Oliver Leiber
Producer(s) Oliver Leiber
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"Straight Up"
(1988)		 "Forever Your Girl"
(1989)		 "Cold Hearted"
(1989)

"Forever Your Girl" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul from her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988). The song was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, with additional production by Keith "K.C." Cohen. Virgin Records released it as the album's fourth single on February 20, 1989.

"Forever Your Girl" spent two weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1989, reached number 28 on the Dance Club Songs chart, and number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Composition and lyrics

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The song is about loyalty in a relationship. The female vocalist proclaims that, despite rumors that others may be interested in her, none of those matter because she will remain faithful to the man she loves; she will remain "forever his girl." The single version differs slightly from the album version, as it uses more of the background male vocal featuring the Wild Pair, Bruce DeShazer, and Marvin Gunn.

Critical reception

Eleanor Levy left an ironically negative review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror. She called it "a disappointingly predictable pop song".[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by David Fincher, and features Abdul acting as a choreographer and director of a children's performance. A young Elijah Wood appears in the video, playing the kid in the suit.[4] It also parodies Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love video, with three girls dressed like the women of the aforementioned video.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Forever Your Girl.[12]

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  • Oliver Leiber – songwriter, producer, arrangement, drum programming, keyboards, guitar
  • Keith "K.C." Cohen – producer, mixing
  • Steve Weise – engineering
  • Paula Abdul – lead vocals, background vocals
  • St. Paul – bass, organ
  • Troy Williams – alto saxophone
  • The Wild Pair – background vocals
  • Tami Day – background vocals
  • Lucia Newell – background vocals
  • Jeff Lorber – additional drum programming, keyboards
  • Dan Hersch – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States February 20, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Virgin [citation needed]
United Kingdom May 15, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • mini-CD
  • cassette
 Siren [36][37]
Japan May 21, 1989 Mini-CD
  • Virgin Japan
  • Siren
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References

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  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  16. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  17. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6364." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
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  20. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Forever Your Girl". Irish Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  22. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  23. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Top 40 Singles.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19890617" UK Singles Chart.
  26. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Paula Abdul.
  27. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Paula Abdul.
  28. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Paula Abdul.
  29. ↑ "Paula Abdul – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Paula Abdul.
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