"Knocked Out" is the debut single by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul, released in May 1988 via Virgin Records as the lead single to Abdul's debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988).

[3] Paul Mathur from Melody Maker wrote, "Paula isn't as clever as Jessica but she's almost as accomplished in the art of artifice.

When she sings, plastic takes on whole new forms, Madonna looks like Joni Mitchell and I'm humming for weeks.

She cuts her soul pop jib with scissors the size of shears, but she doesn't give two hoots, and for that alone we should cherish her.

This former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader and choreographer for the likes of Janet Jackson is gonna be big.