Vibeology

"Vibeology"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Spellbound
Released November 18, 1991 (Australia)[1]
January 6, 1992 (UK)
January 1992 (US)
Format Cassette, vinyl, CD
Recorded 1990
Studio Masters[2]
(Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length 5:16
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor, V. Jeffrey Smith
Producer(s) Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
(1991)		 "Vibeology"
(1991)		 "Will You Marry Me?"
(1991)

"Vibeology" was the fourth single released worldwide from Paula Abdul's Spellbound album. The song was written by Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey Smith. It was released as the third single from the album in Australia and the UK, and as the fourth single in North America. "Vibeology" was first released as a single in November 1991 in Australia,[1] followed by a European and North American release in January 1992.

"Vibeology" peaked at number 63 in Australia in December 1991,[3] and at number 19 in the UK in January 1992.[4] The single reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1992, becoming Abdul's first single to peak outside the top 10 in the US since the original release of "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" in 1988.[5] It achieved a similar level of success on the Billboard dance chart.[6]

Track listings and formats

US 12" record
  1. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's House Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  2. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's Club Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  3. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's Vibe the House Dub (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  4. The Promise of a New Day - 12" Mix (Peter Lord; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  5. Vibeology - Humphrey's Full-length Hip-Hop Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  6. Vibeology - Humphrey's House Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  7. Vibeology - Humphrey's Hip-House Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  8. Vibeology - Humphrey's Hip-Hop Instrumental (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  9. Vibeology - Keith Cohen's LP Version (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
EU 7" single
  1. Vibeology - 7" Edit (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  2. Vibeology - Hurley's House 7" (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
EU 12" record
  1. Vibeology - Hurley's House Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  2. Vibeology - Silky Sax Dub (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  3. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  4. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Sax Dub (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  5. Vibeology - Album Version (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
UK 5" CD
  1. Vibeology - 7" Edit (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  2. Vibeology - Hurley's House Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  3. Vibeology - Silky Sax Dub (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  4. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Mix (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)
  5. Vibeology - Hurley's Underground Sax Dub (Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor; V. Jeffrey Smith)

Official remixes

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 63
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[7] 30
Canadian Singles Chart 3
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 20
Irish Singles Chart[9] 29
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 31
UK Singles Chart[4] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 16
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[6] 17

References

  1. 1 2 "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 18/11/91 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 95)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Paula Abdul "Spellbound" 1991". Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  3. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. 1 2 "Official Charts > Paula Abdul". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  5. 1 2 "Billboard > Artists / Paula Abdul > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  6. 1 2 "Billboard > Artists / Paula Abdul > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Paula Abdul – Vibeology" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  8. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl > Paula Abdul – Vibeology" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Vibeology' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  10. ↑ "hitparade.ch > Paula Abdul – Vibeology" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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