Straight Up, released by dance, choreographer and singer Paula Abdul during the week of December 3, 1988. The song became so popular it ascended up the charts before a music video had even been shot.
The black and white video, directed by David Fincher and choreographed by Paula herself in mid-January 1989, won four 1989 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Editing, Best Choreography, and the first Best Dance Video.
Paula Abdul – Straight Up