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Velvet​a-ha

Released: April 14, 2000

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: Kjetil Bjerkestrand ​a-ha Roland Spremberg

(Aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)

Her skin is like velvet, her face cut from stone
Her eyes when she's smiling will never reach home

But hear how she sings (aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)

Her touch would be tender, her lips would be warm
But when we're together I'm always alone

But hear how she sings (aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)
But hear how she sings (aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)
But hear how she sings

Her skin is like velvet, so I went to her home
Her place like a palace with things you can't own
Her skin is like velvet

But hear how she sings (aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)
But hear how she sings (aah-aah-aaah, aah-aah-aah)
(Aah-aaah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah)

​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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