Cold Hearted

"Cold Hearted"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
B-side	"One or the Other"
Released	June 15, 1989 (1989-06-15) (US)
Genre	Dance-pop new jack swing R&B
Length	3:51
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Elliot Wolff
Producer(s)	Elliot Wolff
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Forever Your Girl" (1989) "Cold Hearted" (1989) "Opposites Attract" (1989)
Music video
"Cold Hearted" on YouTube

"Cold Hearted" is a song by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, released in 1989 by Virgin Records from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written and co-produced by Elliot Wolff.

Track listings

Non-UK 7-inch and cassette single[1][2] "Cold Hearted" – 3:34 "One or the Other" – 4:10 US 12-inch single[3] A1. "Cold Hearted" (Quiverin' 12-inch) – 5:10 A2. "Cold Hearted" (7-inch edit) – 3:30 B1. "Cold Hearted" (Chillin' Bass dub) – 4:06 B2. "Cold Hearted" (a cappella) – 1:04 B3. "Cold Hearted" (instrumental) – 4:02 Canadian, European, and Australian 12-inch single[4][5][6] A1. "Cold Hearted" (extended version) – 6:50 A2. "Cold Hearted" (Cold Hearted House mix) – 6:41 B1. "Cold Hearted" (dubstramental) – 5:41 B2. "Cold Hearted" (percapella) – 4:10 B3. "One or the Other" – 4:11 Japanese maxi-CD single[7] "Cold Hearted" (extended version) "Knocked Out" (extended version) "Straight Up" (extended version) "Forever Your Girl (extended version)

Japanese mini-CD single[8] "Straight Up" "Cold Hearted" UK 7-inch and cassette single[9][10] "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 7-inch remix) "Cold Hearted" (US 7-inch remix) UK 12-inch single[11] A1. "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson extended remix) B1. "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson Ambient mix) B2. "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson Breaks and Beats mix) UK 12-inch picture disc[12] A1. "Cold Hearted" (Cold Hearted House mix) B1. "Cold Hearted" (dubstramental) B2. "Cold Hearted" (US 7-inch version) UK CD single[13] "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 7-inch mix) "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson extended remix) "Cold Hearted" (percapella) "Cold Hearted" (7-inch edit) Note: Track three is mislabeled as the 12-inch extended mix on the liner notes, and track four is not listed at all.

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 Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[14] 68 Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[15] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 2 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[17] 1 Canada Retail Singles (RPM)[18] 7 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 17 France (SNEP)[20] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 63 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 46 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 19 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[26] 6 West Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 38

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[28] 13 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[29] 15 US Billboard Hot 100[30] 6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[31]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[32]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Cold Hearted (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. 7-99196.
2. Cold Hearted (US cassette single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. 4-99196.
3. Cold Hearted (US 12-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. 0-96535.
4. Cold Hearted (Canadian 12-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. VSX 1499.
5. Cold Hearted (European 12-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. 612 549.
6. Cold Hearted (Australian 12-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin Records. 1989. 96546.
7. Cold Hearted (Japanese maxi-CD single liner notes). Paula Abdul. Virgin Japan, Siren Records. 1989. VJD-15556.
8. Cold Hearted (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Paula Abdul. Virgin Japan, Siren Records. 1989. VJD-10012.
9. Cold Hearted (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin America. 1990. VUS 27.
10. Cold Hearted (US cassette single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin America. 1989. VUSC 27.
11. Cold Hearted (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin America. 1990. VUST 27.
12. Cold Hearted (UK 12-inch picture disc sleeve). Paula Abdul. Virgin America. 1990. VUSTX 27.
13. Cold Hearted (UK CD single). Paula Abdul. Virgin America. 1990. VUSCD 27.
14. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 January 1990 (61–100)". Retrieved April 21, 2016 – via Imgur.
15. Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 18. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4567." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
17. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8150." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
18. "Top RPM Retail Singles: Issue 9596". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
19. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
20. "Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
21. "Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
22. "Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
24. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
25. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
26. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
27. "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
28. "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
29. "Top 25 Dance Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
30. "Billboard Top 100 – 1989". Billboardtop100of.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
31. "Canadian single certifications – Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted". Music Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
32. "American single certifications – Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2023.