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Afternoon High​a-ha

Released: April 2, 2002

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: ​a-ha

Ah, the sunlight hits the corner of your eye
As it bounces off the morning sky
The summer in the seventies fly by, bye

Ah, daylight hits the corners of your mind
Steals the thought you thought no one could find
Close your eyes, and it will rob you blind, blind

Ah
Incidental memories collide
Ah
Sentimental reveries abide
Afternoon high

Ah, daylight hits the corners of your mouth
Steals the words that filled you up with doubt
Open up and let them all fall out, out

Ah, honey smoothes the wrinkles from your bed
Gone are the indentations of your head
Leaving just the frown upon your forehead, head

Ah
Incidental memories collide
Ah
Sentimental reveries abide
Afternoon high

Ah
Worry works a wrinkle over time
Ah
Open eyes and let it rob you blind
Ah
Incidental memories collide
Ah
People tell me you've been blinded by
On afternoon high
On afternoon high
On afternoon high
On afternoon high

​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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