Peak
16
Weeks
14
Score
1,667
Chart Year
1992
This is a funky song about a funky relationship, or as Paula Abdul puts it in the song lyrics: Vibeology, now you ask what does it mean? Why, it's the study of the chemistry between you and me In 1991, Abdul performed this song at the MTV Video Music Awards. It was an ambitious performance, with Adbul dressed as a man and blending in with her backup dancers before ripping her costume off about a minute in to the song. The elaborate choreography came at a cost to her vocals, as she was singing it live. (Early in her career, many of Paula's performances were lip-synched. She was part of the Club MTV Tour, which is where Milli Vanilli's tape skipped and exposed them as frauds.) Abdul's performance was cut from reruns of the show. This was penned by the songwriters Peter Lord, Jeffrey Smith and Sandra St. Victor, who were in the band The Family Stand. The trio wrote the majority of Abdul's second album, Spellbound, which spawned two #1s - "Rush Rush" and "The Promise of a New Day" - and three Top 20 hits - "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (#6), "Vibeology" (#16) and "Will You Marry Me?" (#19). Songfacts asked Lord what the album's magic formula was: "Never any formula other than writing great, well-structured songs."
Ooh work it baby A give me that vibe Uh what is it? [Chorus:] Ya got that vibeology That V-I-B-Eology Your body is pumped Next to me Ya got that sensuality And oh I love what ya do When ya do what ya do Ya got me pumped In the groove When ya move I'm in a funky way I'm I'm in a funky way I'm Horny horns! I'm in a funky way a Give me that I'm in a funky way a Give me that vibeology Vibeology now what is that? Well it's the study Of the chemistry Between you and me. [Chorus] Vibeology Feelings you send me Vibeology A funky beat and then he's Ooh Vibeology Oh the vibes the vibes Vibeology Hey, hey I'm in a funky way a Give me that I'm in a funky way a Give me that vibe I'm in a funky way a Give me that Vibeology Those vibes they keep Getting to me I don't know what to do A give me that vibe I'm in a funky way Oh I'm in a A give me that vibe I'm in a funky way Vibeology I'm in a Uh it would be very Unvibeolistic of you to Uhruh Not get into the vibes I'm Sending you Right there uh you see Love is like a And oh I love what ya do Ya got me pumped In the groove when ya move I'm in a funky way Vibeology A funky beat and then he's Ooh Vibeology Oh the vibes the vibes Vibeology Hey, hey
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 18, 1992 | 65 | 61 |
| 2 | Jan 25, 1992 | 45 | 81 |
| 3 | Feb 1, 1992 | 25 | 101 |
| 4 | Feb 8, 1992 | 16 | 110 |
| 5 | Feb 15, 1992 | 16 | 110 |
| 6 | Feb 22, 1992 | 16 | 110 |
| 7 | Feb 29, 1992 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Mar 7, 1992 | 20 | 106 |
| 9 | Mar 14, 1992 | 28 | 98 |
| 10 | Mar 21, 1992 | 48 | 78 |
| 11 | Mar 28, 1992 | 58 | 68 |
| 12 | Apr 4, 1992 | 71 | 55 |
| 13 | Apr 11, 1992 | 85 | 41 |
| 14 | Apr 18, 1992 | 92 | 34 |