Opposites Attract

"Opposites Attract"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
B-side"One or the Other"
ReleasedNovember 17, 1989 (1989-11-17)
Studio
  • Creation Audio (Minneapolis)
  • Kren (Hollywood)
  • JHL (Palisades)
Genre
Length
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Oliver Leiber
Producer(s)Oliver Leiber
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Cold Hearted"
(1989)		 "Opposites Attract"
(1989)		 "Rush Rush"
(1991)
Music video
"Opposites Attract" on YouTube

"Opposites Attract" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber. The music video of the song introduces MC Skat Kat, and some of the Stray Mob members, Micetro, Fatz, and Taboo, all of which are created by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger, and voiced by Derrick Stevens, and Squeak and Romany Malco of the College Boyz, respectively.

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from Forever Your Girl album liner notes.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 17, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Virgin
United Kingdom March 26, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 Siren
April 16, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl with poster
  • 12-inch gatefold vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette

References

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