Shut Up and Dance
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For the hit 1994 single by Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

, see "Shut Up and Dance (Aerosmith song)
Shut Up and Dance (Aerosmith song)
"Shut Up and Dance" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, and Tommy Shaw, it is a hard rocking song from the band's massively successful 1993 album Get a Grip...

." For the British hip hop/house music group, see Shut Up and Dance (band).

Shut Up and Dance: The Dance Mixes was Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...

's second album release in 1990. It contained dance remixes of the six hit singles from Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl is the debut album from singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 13, 1988 and took 64 weeks from its release to hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one. The album was eventually certified seven...

, one remixed album track and one medley. The album was another huge success for Abdul, peaking at #7 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 and going Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...

 (1.5 million US) and 5+ million worldwide by July 1990.

Following Abdul's continued UK singles success throughout 1990, Shut Up and Dance was rereleased there late in the same year, featuring an additional four tracks.

There were two singles and accompanying music videos released from the project - the "1990 Medley mix" http://www.discogs.com/Paula-Abdul-1990-Medley-Mix/master/263837 and "Straight Up (Ultimix Mix)" http://www.discogs.com/Paula-Abdul-Straight-Up/release/1008627.

Track listing

  1. "Cold Hearted
    Cold Hearted
    "Cold Hearted" 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...

    " (Quiverin' 12")
  2. "Straight Up" (Ultimix mix)
  3. "One or the Other" (1990 mix) - by Keith Cohen
  4. "Forever Your Girl
    Forever Your Girl (song)
    "Forever Your Girl" is a 1989 hit song by Paula Abdul, taken from the album of the same name. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber.After the success of "Straight Up", Virgin Records quickly released another single to satisfy the public's newfound interest in Paula Abdul...

    " (Frankie Foncett mix)
  5. "Knocked Out
    Knocked Out
    "Knocked Out" is the first song Paula Abdul Recorded and the first single, released in 1988 from the album Forever Your Girl. It was written by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons and produced in early 1988 by the former two.-Song information:...

    " (Pettibone 12")
  6. "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me
    (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me
    " The Way That You Love Me" written by Oliver Leiber is Paula Abdul's second single, taken from the album Forever Your Girl.-Song information:...

    " (Houseafire edit)
  7. "Opposites Attract
    Opposites Attract
    "Opposites Attract" is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who came up with the title after browsing a bookstore. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, aka...

    " (1990 mix)
  8. "1990 Medley mix" - by Chris Cox
    Chris Cox (DJ)
    Chris Cox is a dance music producer, remixer, and DJ from USA and has worked on over 400 records. He has had a total of 40 Billboard dance chart number ones as part of the hitmaking remix team Thunderpuss, and others with Pusaka and as a solo artist. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for his...

     for Hot Tracks remix service
on the UK import:
  1. "Knocked Out
    Knocked Out
    "Knocked Out" is the first song Paula Abdul Recorded and the first single, released in 1988 from the album Forever Your Girl. It was written by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons and produced in early 1988 by the former two.-Song information:...

    " (Power mix) - UK rerelease only
  2. "Opposites Attract
    Opposites Attract
    "Opposites Attract" is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who came up with the title after browsing a bookstore. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, aka...

    " (Shep's Special mix) - as above
  3. "Forever Your Girl
    Forever Your Girl
    Forever Your Girl is the debut album from singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 13, 1988 and took 64 weeks from its release to hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one. The album was eventually certified seven...

    " (Shep's Special mix) - as above
  4. "Cold Hearted
    Cold Hearted
    "Cold Hearted" 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...

    " (Chad Jackson 12" remix) - as above
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