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The Summers of Our Youth​a-ha

Released: November 4, 2005

Songwriter: Magne Furuholmen

Producer: George Tanderø Magne Furuholmen Martin Terefe

There's nothing you can say
To make me change my mind
It happens all the time
Just let the plot unwind

As we look back and see
Our yesterdays entwine
The beauty and the truth
The summers of our youth

And you can go there any time
The movies on your mind
And you can see it clearly
Where we overstepped the line

What you going to do when lights go out
What you going to think it's all about
What you going to do when time is up
What you going to do to make it change the way you feel

Our life's a precious gift
You've felt it once or twice
But everything comes once
But once a million times

But you can find it anywhere
You know I speak the truth
I wish there was a way back
To the summers of our youth

What you going to do when time is up
What you going to do to make a start
What you going to do when lights go out
What you going to think it's all a-, think it's all about

​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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