Forever Your Girl (song)

Composition and lyrics

The song is about loyalty in a relationship. The female vocalist proclaims that, despite rumors that others may be interested in her, none of those matter because she will remain faithful to the man she loves; she will remain "forever his girl." The single version differs slightly from the album version, as it uses more of the background male vocal featuring the Wild Pair, Bruce DeShazer, and Marvin Gunn.

Critical reception

Eleanor Levy left an ironically negative review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror. She called it "a disappointingly predictable pop song".

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by David Fincher, and features Abdul acting as a choreographer and director of a children's performance. A young Elijah Wood appears in the video, playing the kid in the suit. It also parodies Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love video, with three girls dressed like the women of the aforementioned video.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single :A. "Forever Your Girl" (remix) – 4:12 :B. "Next to You" – 4:26

US 12-inch single :A1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) – 6:33 :A2. "Forever Your Girl" (Yo! Greg dub version) – 5:45 :B1. "Forever Your Girl" (Saunderson-Grosse House of Love mix) – 6:33 :B2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix) – 6:52 :B3. "Next to You" – 4:26

UK and Australian 12-inch single :A1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) – 6:33 :B1. "Next to You" – 4:26 :B2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix) – 6:52 UK mini-CD single

1. "Forever Your Girl" (7-inch remix version) – 4:05
2. "Straight Up" (7-inch version) – 3:50
3. "Next to You" – 4:26
4. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) – 6:33

Australian cassette single :A1. "Forever Your Girl" (remix) :A2. "Straight Up" (Kevin Saunderson club mix) :B1. "Forever Your Girl" (12-inch version) :B2. "Next to You"

Japanese mini-CD single

1. "Forever Your Girl (フォーエバー・ユア・ガール)"
2. "State of Attraction (ステイト・オブ・アトラクション)"

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Forever Your Girl.

• Oliver Leiber – songwriter, producer, arrangement, drum programming, keyboards, guitar
• Keith "K.C." Cohen – producer, mixing
• Steve Weise – engineering
• Paula Abdul – lead vocals, background vocals
• St. Paul – bass, organ
• Troy Williams – alto saxophone
• The Wild Pair – background vocals
• Tami Day – background vocals
• Lucia Newell – background vocals
• Jeff Lorber – additional drum programming, keyboards
• Dan Hersch – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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