Knocked Out

"Knocked Out"
"Knocked Out"
Single by Paula Abdul
from Forever Your Girl"
Released	May 4, 1988
Genre	Dance-pop; new jack swing; R&B;
Length	3:52
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Antonio "L.A." Reid; Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds; Daryl Simmons;
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid; Babyface;
Paula Abdul singles chronology

"Knocked Out" is the debut single by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul. It released on May 4, 1988. It was the first song from her debut album, Forever Your Girl (1988). It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons and produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid.

Personnel

Paula Abdul: lead and background vocals
Babyface: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, background vocals
L.A. Reid: songwriter, producer, arranger, LM-1 programming, percussion programming
Daryl Simmons: songwriter, arranger, background vocals
Kayo: Memory Moog bass
Pebbles, Yvette Marine: background vocals

Chart (1988–90)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	82
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles	27
Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (The Record)^[2]	18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3] Shep Pettibone remix version	59
Illegal chart entered Ireland2	17
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[4] Shep Pettibone remix version	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	41
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[6]	14
Illegal chart entered Billboarddancesales	11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	8
US Urban Contemporary (Radio & Records)^[8]	6