Overview

Emelio Estevez and Paula Abdul

"Will You Marry Me?" is a ballad and was the fifth and final single released from the Spellbound album. The song was written by Abdul; Peter Lord; Sandra St. Victor and V. Jeffrey Smith. Stevie Wonder made a special guest appearance on the track playing the harmonica.

The single was released commercially on March 19, 1992. A perfectly timed release, “Will You Marry Me?” hit the airwaves as the media frenzy began over Paula Abdul’s engagement to actor Emilio Estevez. The two wed in a California court on April 29th, 1992 and divorced two years later on May of 1994.

Like the previous single "Vibeology", the single reached the top 20 (peaking at number 19), becoming a modest hit for Abdul.

The music video was directed by BIG TV! aka Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom and produced by Jeremy Barrett for Limelight. The music video for the song featured a digital composite of 5 versions of Abdul wearing similarly colored white outfits dancing together.

Image from the music video.

In some segments Abdul dances with a clear “see-through” human. Each "version" of Abdul performed a different style of dance to the song (ballet, jazz etc...) and ultimately settled into a choreographed routine in which they danced with one another.

The video was never released commercially on VHS or DVD although it is available for download on iTunes.

Import copies of the Spellbound album include “Good Night My Love,” a song Paula recorded for the Pediatric Aids Foundation. “Good Night My Love” was included on the “For Our Children” album. “Good Night My Love” was written and produced by Don Was and also appears on the B-side of the “Will You Marry Me?” single.