Forever Your Girl (song)

"Forever Your Girl" is a song recorded by American singer-choreographer Paula Abdul for her 1988 eponymous debut studio album. Written and produced by Oliver Leiber, whom also produced her previous single "(It's Just) The Way that You Love Me", the single version was released on February 20, 1989, as the fourth single by Virgin Records. Following the unexpected success of "Straight Up", the song continued Abdul's newfound commercial success, becoming her second chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks and further fueled its parental album to reach the top-ten on the Billboard 200 chart.

"Forever Your Girl"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
B-side"Next to You"
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1989
RecordedNovember 1987 – January 1988[1]
Genre
Length4:58
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Oliver Leiber
Producer(s)Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Straight Up"
(1988)		 "Forever Your Girl"
(1989)		 "Cold Hearted"
(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 eleven on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was part of a medley Abdul sang at the 1989 MTV Music Video Awards.

Composition and lyrics

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 and denser instrumentation.

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by David Fincher, and featured Abdul acting as a choreographer and director of a children's performance (a 6-year-old Trevor Wright, 8-year-old Elijah Wood and 10-year-old Nikki Cox were among them). The "Forever Your Girl" video spent two weeks at number one on MTV's video rotation and helped establish Abdul as a leading visual entertainer.

The video also parodied a number of popular videos, such as:

Track listing and formats

US 12-inch single
  1. "Forever Your Girl" (12" Version) – 6:33
  2. "Forever Your Girl" (Yo! Greg Dub Version) – 5:45
  3. "Forever Your Girl" (Saunderson-Grosse House of Love Mix) – 6:33
  4. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson Club Mix) – 6:52
  5. "Next to You" – 4:28

UK/European CD single
  1. "Forever Your Girl" (Remix) – 4:15
  2. "Straight Up" (7" Edit)
  3. "Next to You" – 4:29
  4. "Forever Your Girl" (12" Version) – 6:33

Official versions/remixes
  • Album Version – 4:58
  • 12" Version (Keith Cohen) – 6:33
  • Single Version / Remix (K. Cohen) – 4:15
  • House of Love Mix (K. Cohen) – 6:33
  • Yo! Greg Dub Version (K. Cohen) – 5:45
  • Shep's Special Mix (Shep Pettibone) – 6:27
  • Frankie Foncett Club Remix – 6:11

Charts

Cover versions

The 2020 film Impractical Jokers: The Movie, the plot of which revolves around a party with Paula Abdul, includes the original version by Abdul, a live version, and cover versions by Bon Jovi, Method Man, Harry Connick Jr. and Joey Fatone.

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