Knocked Out
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| "Knocked Out" | ||
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| Single by Paula Abdul | ||
| from the album Forever Your Girl | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Recorded | February 1988 | |
| Genre | pop | |
| Length | 03:47 | |
| Label | Virgin | |
| Writer(s) | LA Reid, Babyface | |
| Producer(s) | LA Reid, Babyface | |
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| Paula Abdul singles chronology | ||
| - | "Knocked Out" (1988) |
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (1988) |
"Knocked Out" was Paula Abdul's first single, and from the album Forever Your Girl in 1988.
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[edit] Song information
The song was written and produced by LA Reid and Babyface in early 1988. It was originally included on a Virgin Records Sampler for the launch of Virgin Records America and then in the spring of 1988 it was released as a single to test Abdul's commercial appeal. "Knocked Out" proved to be very successful for a low budget single; it became a Top 10 R&B hit and was very successful in the UK. "Knocked Out" could have been a much larger success if it would have had better promotion and a more interesting video. The original, extremely low budged, "Knocked Out" video was directed by Danny Kleinman, it featured Abdul and a large amount of dancers working out dance routines on a dance floor. In the video, Paula also singles out one of the male dancer with whom she sings the song too.
It peaked at #41 in the US. A remixed version of "Knocked Out" was released again in the UK in 1990 as a single from Shut Up and Dance. For this release, a revamped video was re-made and re-released without Abdul actually in it, the video was plotted around a boxing match, while screen caps of Abdul's other videos were played in the background.
[edit] Track listings and formats
US 12" Record
- Knocked Out - Extended Mix
- Knocked Out - Instrumental
- Knocked Out - Radio Edit
- Knocked Out - TKO Dub
UK 5" CD
- Knocked Out - Extended Mix
- Knocked Out - Instrumental
- Knocked Out - 7" Version
- Knocked Out - TKO Dub
[edit] Official remixes
- Extended Mix
- Instrumental
- Radio Edit
- TKO Dub
- 7" Version
- Pettibone Edit
- Pettibone 12"
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1988/1989/1990) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 41 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart | 21 |
