Released: October 6, 2017

Songwriter: Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Lars Horntveth

One time to know that it's real, one time to know how it feels, that's all
One call, your voice on the phone, one place, a moment alone, that's all
One chance to go back to the point where everything starts
One chance to keep it together when things fall apart

What do you see? What do you know? One sign, what will I do?
Just follow your lifeline through
What if it hurts? What then? What do we do? What do you say?
Don't throw your lifelines away
Don't throw your lifelines away

One time, just once in my life, yeah, one time to know it can happen twice
One chance to go back to the point where everything starts
One chance to keep it together when things fall apart
One sign to make us believe it's true

What do you see? Where do we go? One sign, how will we grow?
By letting your lifelines show
What if we do? What now? What do you say? How do I know?
Don't let your lifeline go
Don't let your lifeline go
Hah-ha

Thank you! So, listen, we, erm, we have, um, some guests here with us tonight and we're actually gonna bring the first guest out already. She's, uh, an American with Swedish genes, I've been told, all the way from Iowa in America, and, erm, and an artist who's had, uh, a lot of success and toured Norway extensively. Please welcome Lissie, from Iowa

​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.