Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: ​a-ha

Come the winter, falling snow
I could swear I'll make this promise hold

I won't give you shadows
Never, never
I won't give you shadows

See me standing on a bridge in white
I watch the water being scenes by ice
Now I swear to make these words sound right

I won't give you shadows
Never, never
I won't give you shadows

And my love is all that matters
And my love is all I see
Hold me me and give all your love
Touch me and give all your love to me
Hold me me and give all your love
Touch me and give all your love to me

I won't give you shadows
Never, never
I won't give you shadows
Never, never
I won't give you shadows
Never, never
I won't give you shadows
Never, never

I swear to you I'll make this promise hold

​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.