Lost in a dream I don't know which way to go (Ah, let me say it now) If you are all that you seem Then, baby, I'm movin' (movin') way too slow I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? Time's standing still I'm waiting for some small clue (Ah, let me tell ya now) I keep getting chills When I think your love (when I think your love) is true I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? You are so hard to read You play hide-and-seek With your true intentions If you're only playin' games I'll just have to say Ah-b-b-b-bye, b-b-b-b-bye Do, do you love me? (Do, do you love me, baby?) (C'mon now) do, do you love me? (Do, do you love me? Ah, tell me, baby) I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door Are you more than hot for me Or am I a page in your history book? I don't mean to make demands But the word and the deed go hand in hand How about some information, please? (Please, please, ah, please, please) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me Straight up, now tell me Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun?
Lost in a dream I don't know which way to go (Ah, let me say it now) If you are all that you seem Then, baby, I'm movin' (movin') way too slow I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? Time's standing still I'm waiting for some small clue (Ah, let me tell ya now) I keep getting chills When I think your love (when I think your love) is true I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information, please? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? You are so hard to read You play hide-and-seek With your true intentions If you're only playin' games I'll just have to say Ah-b-b-b-bye, b-b-b-b-bye Do, do you love me? (Do, do you love me, baby?) (C'mon now) do, do you love me? (Do, do you love me? Ah, tell me, baby) I've been fooled before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door Are you more than hot for me Or am I a page in your history book? I don't mean to make demands But the word and the deed go hand in hand How about some information, please? (Please, please, ah, please, please) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me (tell me) Straight up, now tell me Straight up, now tell me Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun? Straight up, now tell me Do you really wanna love me forever? (Oh, oh, oh) Or am I caught in a hit-and-run? Straight up, now tell me Is it gonna be you and me together? (Oh, oh, oh) Or are you just havin' fun?
“Straight Up” foi escrita e produzida inteiramente por Elliot Wolff, tornando‑se o primeiro grande sucesso de Paula Abdul a partir de uma produção totalmente autoral.
Lançada como terceiro single de *Forever Your Girl* em 22 de novembro de 1988, a faixa alcançou o topo da Billboard Hot 100 em fevereiro de 1989, marcando a primeira entrada de Abdul no top‑40 dos EUA.
A canção mistura dance‑pop de ritmo médio com influências de new jack swing, estilo que ajudou a definir o som pop late‑80s.
O videoclipe, dirigido por David Fincher, recebeu seis indicações ao MTV Video Music Awards de 1989, destacando a colaboração de Abdul com um futuro renomado cineasta.
“Straight Up” foi incluída em seis álbuns de compilação da artista entre 1998 e 2013, evidenciando sua duradoura popularidade ao longo das décadas.
A faixa foi a primeira indicação de Abdul ao Grammy, na categoria de Melhor Performance Vocal Pop Feminina, na 32ª edição do prêmio em 1990.
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