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Wikipedia article
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| name = Cold Hearted
| cover = Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Paula Abdul
| album = Forever Your Girl
| B-side = One or the Other
| released = (US)
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| label = Virgin
| writer = Elliot Wolff
| producer = Elliot Wolff
| prev_title = Forever Your Girl
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Opposites Attract
| next_year = 1989
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"'Cold Hearted'" is a 1989 song by American singer Paula Abdul from her debut album, 'Forever Your Girl' (1988). It was written and co-produced by Elliot Wolff, and hit number one on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming the album's third song to top the US chart.
Composition
"Cold Hearted" is written in the key of G minor and follows a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of GmEmaj7Dm7, and Abdul's vocals span one-and-a-half octaves, from F3 to B4.
Music video
The official music video for "Cold Hearted" was directed by David Fincher and spent more than three weeks on top of MTV's video rotation list. The inspiration for the video came from Bob Fosse's choreography of the "Take Off with Us" scene in the movie 'All That Jazz'. Abdul dances for music executives with a group of semi-nude dancers. Abdul was wearing a black fishnet dress which exposed her belly button and was sporting a German police hat. The dance floor included scaffolding where Abdul and her dancers hang and dance suggestively.
Chart performance
"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" ranked sixth in 'Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 of 1989. It spent a total of eight weeks within the 'Billboard' top ten. "Cold Hearted" was the final UK release from 'Forever Your Girl' in 1990.
Personnel
*Paula Abdul: Vocals
*Dann Huff: Guitars
*Elliot Wolff: Keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Production
*Arranged and produced by Elliot Wolff; co-produced by Keith "KC" Cohen
*Recorded and mixed by Keith "KC" Cohen
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
All-time charts
References
Category:Paula Abdul songs
Category:1989 songs
Category:1989 singles
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Elliot Wolff
Category:Music videos directed by David Fincher
Category:Virgin Records singles
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