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Straight Up

1988 single by Paula Abdul
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Straight Up

Summary

Straight Up is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Straight Up's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Straight Up's genre is contemporary R&B[4].
  • Straight Up followed (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me[5].
  • Straight Up was followed by Forever Your Girl[6].
  • Among the performers on Straight Up was Paula Abdul[7].
  • Straight Up's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[8].
  • Straight Up is part of Forever Your Girl[9].
  • Straight Up's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Straight Up's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Straight Up was published on November 22, 1988[12].
  • Straight Up's different from is recorded as Straight Up[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: acc3f5ba-6de7-3752-b586-8763682fff4f[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Straight Up was Paula Abdul[7].

Publication

Straight Up was published on November 22, 1988[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is contemporary R&B[4]. It is part of Forever Your Girl[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Straight Up followed (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me[5]. It was followed by Forever Your Girl[6].

Why It Matters

Straight Up ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Paula Abdul United States Virgin Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Straight Up. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/straight-up-q1576265-2
MLA “Straight Up.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/straight-up-q1576265-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_straight-up-q1576265-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Straight Up}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/straight-up-q1576265-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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