a-ha

Released: April 14, 2000

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Roland Spremberg Kjetil Bjerkestrand a-ha

I can't see me in this empty place
Just another lonely face
I can't see me here in outer space
It's so hard to leave a trace

And I try and I try and I try
But it never comes out right
Yes, I try and I try and I try
But I never get it right

It's a
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky

I can't see me in this lonely town
Not a friendly face around
Can you hear me when I speak out loud
Hear my voice above the crowd

And I try and I try and I try
But it never comes out right
Yes, I try and I try and I try
But I never get it right

It's a
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky

And I try and I try and I try
But it never comes out right
Yes, I try and I try and I try
But I never get it right

It's a
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky
Minor earth, major sky

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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