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Birthright​a-ha

Released: November 4, 2005

Songwriter: Martin Terefe Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Martin Terefe

You don't want to hang around
Said you were leaving town for the summer
At least till sundown
'Cause time ain't going to grind you down
Ain't going to waste your life
Chasing rainbows like some clown

But who's going to come with you tonight
Who's going to tell you it's all right?
Everything changes over time
Just like wine

Time ain't going to hold you up
Ain't going to make it stop
Long enough to ease your mind
Ain't going to make it last forever

And you
What you going to do?
Walk it solitary
So unnecessary
But it's all right
It's your birthright

Hey, hey, everything's different down the line
Everything changes over time

Time ain't going to make it worse
It's going to make you start
Feeling better, just like wine
We're going to make it last forever

And you
What you going to do?
Just the ordinary
So unnecessary
But it's all right
Yes, it's all right
It's your birthright

It's your birthright

​a-ha

A-ha is a Norweigian synth pop group formed in 1982. All ten of their studio albums have either reached #1 or #2 in Norway – the first three also reaching the top 10 in several countries across Europe – with a total of over 35 million sold worldwide. They became a ‘teen pin-up band’ and were followed by screaming, enthusiastic fans. In 2012, all three members were appointed to knighthood in Norway for their contributions to music.

Frontman Morten Harket was lured away from the blues/soul group Soldier Blue in 1982 by keyboardist Magne Furuholmen to join his band with guitarist Paul Waaktaar. When Harket saw a song in Waaktaar’s notebook that was going to be titled either “a-ha” or “A-hem”, he suggested naming the band “a-ha”.

A year later, the band released their debut single “Take On Me” in 1984 to huge success in Norway. However, when the song was re-recorded and re-released alongside their debut album Hunting High And Low in the summer of 1985 it achieved massive international success, reaching #1 in eleven countries. Its success was definitely aided by its groundbreaking, award-winning music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shots.

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