| Forever Your Girl | |
| Cover: | ForeverYourGirlSingle.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Paula Abdul |
| 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 |
| Producer: | Oliver Leiber |
| Prev Title: | Straight Up |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Cold Hearted |
| Next Year: | 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.
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.
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]
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.
7-inch and cassette single[5] [6]
A. "Forever Your Girl" (remix) – 4:12
B. "Next to You" – 4:26
US 12-inch single[7]
A1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) – 6:33
A2. "Forever Your Girl" (Yo! Greg dub version) – 5:45
B1. "Forever Your Girl" (Saunderson-Grosse House of Love mix) – 6:33
B2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix) – 6:52
B3. "Next to You" – 4:26
UK and Australian 12-inch single[8]
A1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) – 6:33
B1. "Next to You" – 4:26
B2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix) – 6:52UK mini-CD single[9]
Australian cassette single[10]
A1. "Forever Your Girl" (remix)
A2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix)
B1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version)
B2. "Next to You"
Japanese mini-CD single[11]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Forever Your Girl.[12]
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 51 |
| Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[14] | 1 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] | 30 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 9 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[17] | 2 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Radio & Records)[18] | 9 |
| US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records)[19] | 1 |
| Chart (1989) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] | 22 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[21] | 30 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | February 20, 1989 | Virgin | |||
| United Kingdom | May 15, 1989 | Siren | [22] [23] | ||
| Japan | May 21, 1989 | Mini-CD | [24] |
