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"Will You Marry Me?"
Paula.Abdul Will.You.Marry.jpg
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
B-side "Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams)"
ReleasedMarch 19, 1992 [1]
RecordedStudio Masters (Los Angeles) [2]
Length4:24
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Peter Lord
  • V. Jeffrey Smith
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Vibeology"
(1992)		"Will You Marry Me?"
(1992)		"My Love Is for Real"
(1995)
Music video
"Will You Marry Me?" on YouTube

"Will You Marry Me?" is a song by American artist Paula Abdul, released as the fifth and final widely released single (the album's final single "Alright Tonight" was exclusively released in Canada) from her second studio album, Spellbound (1991). The song was written by Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey Smith and produced by Lord and Smith. Stevie Wonder notably appears as a special guest playing the harmonica. [3]

Contents

The track received moderate success, hitting the top ten in Canada.

Content

"Will You Marry Me?" is performed in the key of G major, with Abdul's vocals ranging from B3–E5. [4] The song is about the narrator pleading for her partner to marry her. It was coincidentally released just as Abdul had gotten engaged and married to actor Emilio Estevez. [5] The single's B-side was a track from the Spellbound sessions called "Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" which was only included in the international edition of the album. It was recorded for a compilation as well, called For Our Children, whose proceeds benefited the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. [6]

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard magazine gave the track a positive review, saying "Overall warm reception to ballads from the multi-platinum Spellbound set bodes well for this retro-spiced tune. Harmonica cameo by Stevie Wonder sits well next to Abdul's charming vocal and track's glistening production values. Quite nice." [7] Bryan Buss of AllMusic described the song as "skating that thin line between sweet and precious." [8] Diane Rufer and Ron Fell of Gavin Report also wrote a positive review of the single saying, "We think this is a mute question now, but the single is a worthy play this time of the year in any case." [9]

Chart performance

Like the previous single "Vibeology" the single reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, stalling at number 19 and becoming a modest hit for Abdul. [10] The song performed strongest in Canada where it reached number 6 on the RPM Top Singles chart. "Will You Marry Me?" however performed poorly outside North America, failing to enter the top-fifty in Europe or Australia.

Music video

The video for "Will You Marry Me" was directed by Big TV!, a duo made up of Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom and whom Abdul have worked with multiple times before. [11] It was added to MTV's playlist for the week of May 2, 1992. [12] It was then released to VH1 on May 9, 1992. [13]

Synopsis

The music video for the song featured a digital composite of five versions of Abdul wearing similarly coloured white outfits. Each "version" of Abdul performs a different style of dance to the song (ballet, jazz, etc...) and ultimately settle into a choreographed routine in which they dance with one another, concluding with one Abdul dancing with and being carried off by a translucent partner.

Track listings

US cassette single [14]

  1. "Will You Marry Me?" (LP Version) – 4:24
  2. "Goodnight, My Love" (Special Non-Album Track) – 3:12

UK CD single [15]

  1. "Will You Marry Me?" (Edit) – 3:43
  2. "The Promise of a New Day" (East Coast Remix) – 4:54
  3. "Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams)" – 3:06
  4. "Will You Marry Me?" (Album Version) – 4:25

Australian CD single [16]

  1. "Will You Marry Me?" (Edit) – 3:43
  2. "Will You Marry Me?" (LP Version) – 4:25

Personnel

Taken from the Spellbound booklet. [17]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Will You Marry Me?"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMarch 19, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Virgin [1]
United KingdomJuly 27, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35]

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