a-ha

Released: October 13, 2015

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen

Yeah

You are the one who has done me in
Who are you but everything
I do love you
Swing the way I want you to

Huh

Aaaaaaah

You are the one who can make life fun
You're the best pain that I ever had
I do miss you
Swing the way I want you to

Ah

You are the one who can make life swing
What are you but everything
I do love you
I do want you
I do miss you
Swing the way I want you to

(Now, that's balls!)

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.

more tracks from the album

Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

From the album

Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

a-ha popular songs

You Are The One (Demo)​a-ha

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Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

You Are The One (Demo)a-ha

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