Cold Hearted
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| Single by Paula Abdul from the album Forever Your Girl |
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| Released | 1989 | ||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:51 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Producer | Elliot Wolff | ||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||
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"Cold Hearted" was a single from Paula Abdul's album Forever Your Girl, written by Elliott Wolff. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's third song to top the U.S. chart. "Cold Hearted" became one of Abdul's best known songs for its then street wise lyrics and provocative music video.
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[edit] Music video
The video for "Cold Hearted" was inspired from Bob Fosse's erotica dance sequence from the movie All That Jazz. In the video, Abdul dances for music executives with a group of semi-nude dancers. The dance floor includes scaffolding where Abdul and her dancers hang and grind. Abdul's choreography for this video was very sexual and intricate, showing her more naughty side. The video was directed by David Fincher (of Fight Club fame), and spent more than three weeks on top of MTV's video rotation list.
It is notable for featuring both female/male and male/male dancer combinations. In 1999 Christina Aguilera shot the video for her second single What A Girl Wants on the same place and with a similar plot to Abdul's one.
[edit] Charts
"Cold Hearted" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in September 1989, ending Richard Marx's three week run at the summit with "Right Here Waiting". "Cold Hearted" became one of the biggest hits of the year and was ranked sixth in the "Top 100 hits of 1989". Due to the single's enormous popularity, it was slow to descend from the chart, spending a total of eight weeks (2 months) in the Billboard Top 10 alone.
[edit] Track listings and formats
US 12" Record
1. Cold Hearted - Extended Version
2. Cold Hearted - House Mix
3. Cold Hearted - Dubstramental
4. Cold Hearted - Percapella
5. One or the Other - LP
UK 5" CD
1. Cold Hearted - Chad Jackson 7"
2. Cold Hearted - Chad Jackson Extended Remix
3. Cold Hearted - 12" Extended Mix
4. Cold Hearted - 7" Version 3:35
[edit] Official remixes
- Chad Jackson 7"
- Chad Jackson Extended Remix
- Chad Jackson Ambient Mix
- Chad Jackson Breaks and Beats Mix
- Extended Version
- House Mix
- Dubstramental
- Percapella
- Quivern 12"
- Remix
- Chillin' Bass Dub
- Acapella
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart | 46 |
| German Singles Chart | 38 |
| Preceded by "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 2, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the Block |
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