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"Cold Hearted" 
Single by Paula Abdul from the album Forever Your Girl Released August 22, 1989 (US) Recorded 1988 Genre Pop, New Jack Swing Length Album version 3:51
Single edit 3:36
UK single remix 3:35Label Virgin Writer(s) Elliot Wolff Producer Elliot Wolff Certification Gold Paula Abdul singles chronology "Forever Your Girl"
(1989)"Cold Hearted"
(1989)"(It's Just) the Way That You Love Me" (re-release)
(1989)"Cold Hearted" (often mistitled "Cold Hearted Snake") is a single from Paula Abdul's album Forever Your Girl, written and co-produced by Elliot Wolff. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the album's third song to top the US chart. "Cold Hearted" became one of Abdul's best known songs for its then streetwise lyrics and provocative music video.
The video for "Cold Hearted" was inspired from Bob Fosse's erotica dance sequence from the movie All That Jazz.[citation needed] In the video, Abdul dances for music executives with a group of semi-nude dancers, Abdul was wearing a fishnet see through dress which exposes her belly button, The dance floor includes scaffolding where Abdul and her dancers hang and grind. 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.[citation needed] In the video, Abdul performs a rap interlude; this is included on some variations of the single.
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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.
"Cold Hearted" was the final UK release from Forever Your Girl in 1990. It was issued in remixed form unlike in the US and elsewhere, where an edit of the album version was released instead. It charted on 29 September 1990 at #55, going on to peak at #46 the following week. This remixed version was the follow to the Shep Pettibone remix of "Knocked Out" which had reached #21 three months previously.
Track listings and formats
US/Euro 12"/Euro CD single
- Cold Hearted - 12" Extended mix 6:51
- Cold Hearted - House mix 6:42
- Cold Hearted - Dubstramental 5:43
- Cold Hearted - Percapella 3:54
- One or the Other - album track 4:10
UK CD single
- Cold Hearted - Chad Jackson 7" mix 3:51
- Cold Hearted - Chad Jackson Extended mix 5:43
- Cold Hearted - 12" Extended mix 6:51
- Cold Hearted - 7" mix 3:35 (unlisted)
Official mixes
- Album version 3: 51
- 12" Extended mix/7" edit 6:51/3:35 - Keith Cohen
- House Mix 6:42 - as above
- Dubstramental 5:43 - as above
- Instrumental 4:02 - as above
- Percapella 3:54 - as above
- Acapella 1:04 - as above
- Chad Jackson 12" Extended/7" mix 5:40/3:51
- Chad Jackson Ambient mix
- Chad Jackson Breaks and Beats mix
- Quiverin' 12" 5:12 - Eric Sadler/Hank Shocklee
- Chillin' Bass dub 4:06 - as above
- Vancouver Cold Feet Beat remix 6:19 – Mario S David for Rhythm Stick remix service
- Disconet remix 6:20 - Dennis Muyet for Disconet
- Swemix 6:35 - JJ and Stonebridge for Remixed Records
Chart (1989) Peak
positionUS Billboard Hot 100 1 US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1 Canadian Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 46 German Singles Chart 38 Preceded by
"Right Here Waiting" by Richard MarxBillboard Hot 100 number one single
September 2, 1989Succeeded by
"Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on the BlockCover versions
American indie band sBACH covered the song. An audio sample can be heard on their official MySpace page.[1]
In 1991, The Chipettes recorded a cover of the song for the album The Chipmunks Rock the House.
Uzbek singer Vicki Vaka recorded a cover of the song in 1999 and included it on her second compilation album in 2003.
Actress and singer Katerina Graham covered this song and released it as a single in the 2010.
References
Paula Abdul Albums StudioRemixShut Up and Dance (1990)CompilationsPaula Abdul: Greatest Hits (2000) · Greatest Hits: Straight Up! (2007)Singles "Knocked Out" (1988) · "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" (1988) · "Straight Up" (1988) · "Forever Your Girl" (1989) · "Cold Hearted Snake" (1989) · "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me (re-release)" (1989) · "Opposites Attract" with The Wild Pair (1989) · "Rush Rush" (1991) · "The Promise of a New Day" (1991) · "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (1991) · "Vibeology" (1992) · "Will You Marry Me?" (1992) · "My Love Is for Real" (1995) · "Crazy Cool" (1995) · "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" (1996) · "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" with Randy Jackson (2008) · "I'm Just Here for the Music"(2009)Other songs"If I Were Your Girl" (unreleased) (1996)Tours Under My Spell Tour (1991-1992)Television American Idol (2002–2009) · The X Factor (UK) (Guest Judge) (2006) · Hey Paula (2007) · Live to Dance (2011) · The X Factor (U.S.) (2011)Related topics Discography · Emilio Estevez
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CategoryCategories:- Paula Abdul songs
- 1989 singles
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Dance-pop songs
- Songs written by Elliot Wolff
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