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Move to Memphis​a-ha

Released: June 14, 1993

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Morten Harket Magne Furuholmen David Z.

Walked around, no one around
You were the one who taught me better
This old town brings me down
You were the one who told me you've got to

Move to Memphis, that's what I'll do
Going to move to Memphis and follow you
Trace that highway down to your doorway
Going to move to Memphis and be with you

On the day you walked away
I was the one who said you'd better
Stick around, stay in town
You were the one who told me you've got to

Move to Memphis, that's what I'll do
Chase the shadow that follows you
Take the highway down to your doorway
Going to move to Memphis and be with you

I'm going to be with you
I'm going to be with you
Going to move to Memphis

I'm going to be with you
I'm going to be with you
Going to move to Memphis

Move to Memphis, that's what I'll do
Chase the shadow that follows you
Take the highway down to your doorway
Going to move to Memphis, to be with you

That's what I'll do
Chase the shadow that follows you
Take the highway down to your doorway
Going to move to Memphis and follow you

That's what I'll do
Take the highway to your doorway
Going to move to Memphis and be with you

Move to Memphis, baby

​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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