Vibeology

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"Vibeology"
"Vibeology" cover
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
Released 1992
Format cassette, vinyl, CD
Genre Pop
Label Virgin
Chart positions
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
(1991)		 "Vibeology"
(1992)		 "Will You Marry Me?"
(1992)

"Vibeology" was the fourth single from Paula Abdul's album, Spellbound in 1992.

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[edit] Song information

The song is a jazzy/funk track. The popular bass loops are what makes the song catchy.

To the surprise of Abdul's fans the single only made it to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Abdul's first single to not be able to make the top ten since the original release of (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me in 1988. Many considered this the beginning of the decline of Abdul's music career.

The song was also performed at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. The performance was labeled a disaster. Many allegations at the time of lip-synching because of the lawsuit that was going on between Abdul's label and Yvette Marine, because of that Abdul sang live and since the track is a difficult song to replicate in performance and doing choreography at the same time Abdul's vocals were considered underwhelming.

At the time the media often trashed Abdul and joked about her recent slight weight gain the revealing outfit didn't help the vicious rumors.

Abdul even felt the performance was a disaster by yanking the performance from future re-runs of the award show. She also joked about the performance on The Arsenio Hall Show by calling her microphone a battery pack.

[edit] Track listings and formats

[edit] US 12" Record

  1. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's House Mix
  2. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's Club Mix
  3. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's Vibe the House Dub
  4. The Promise of a New Day - 12" Mix
  5. Vibeology - Humphrey's Full-length Hip-Hop Mix
  6. Vibeology - Humphrey's House Mix
  7. Vibeology - Humphrey's Hip-House Mix
  8. Vibeology - Humphrey's Hip-Hop Instrumental
  9. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's LP Version

[edit] EU 7" Single

  1. Vibeology - 7" Edit
  2. Vibeology - Hurley's House 7"

[edit] EU 12" Record

  1. Vibeology - Hurley's House Mix
  2. Vibeology - Silky Sax Dub
  3. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Mix
  4. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Sax Dub
  5. Vibeology - Album Version

[edit] UK 5" CD

  1. Vibeology - 7" Edit
  2. Vibeology - Hurley's House Mix
  3. Vibeology - Silky Sax Dub
  4. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Mix
  5. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Sax Dub

[edit] Official remixes

  • 7" Edit (Album Edit)
  • Humphrey's Full-length Hip-Hop Mix
  • Humphrey's Hip-Hop Radio Edit
  • Humphrey's House Mix
  • Humphrey's Hip-House Mix
  • Humphrey's Hip-Hop Instrumental
  • Keith Cohen's LP Version
  • Keith Cohen's House Mix
  • Keith Cohen's Club Mix
  • Keith Cohen's Vibe the House Dub
  • Keith Cohen's Penthouse Dub
  • Hurley's House Mix
  • Hurley's House 7"
  • Hurley's Underground Mix
  • Hurley's Underground Sax Dub
  • Silky Sax Dub
  • Jeff & Pete 7" Edit
  • Video Edit

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 16
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 17
UK Singles Chart 19
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