Released: January 1, 2010

Songwriter: Morten Harket Magne Furuholmen Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Come on
Say after me
I’m happy, happy as can be
Hip-Hip-Hooray
Slowly learning that life is okay
Say after me
It ain’t no better to be safe than sorry

So, here’s a kid lesson
My number one
All's good that starts well and moves with the sun

So needless to say
I’m odds and ends
I’m me-ee-ee-ee-ee

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Today is another day to find you
Anchors away
I’ll be coming for your love okay

So, here's a kid lesson
My number one
All's good that starts well and moves with the sun
So, here’s a kid lesson
My number one
All's good that starts well and moves with the sun

Say after me
I’m happy, happy as can be
Hip-Hip-Hooray
Slowly learning that life is okay

I know that life's okay

I know that life’s so good
I know that life can be wrong
Ooooh
Uh-huh
Ah-ha!

I know it’s meant to be good!

So, here’s a kid lesson
My number one
All's good that starts well and moves with the sun
So, here’s a kid lesson
My only one

​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.