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How Sweet It Was​a-ha

Released: June 14, 1993

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Morten Harket Magne Furuholmen David Z.

Uh yeah, that's all right
Lend us a voice in this howling night

Just about a month ago
You made a promise, babe, not to go
Yes, you did now
You were the heart and soul

One to the nightfall
One to the stars
One to the haunted
Fools we are
One to remember
One to recall
One to acknowledge
Just how sweet it was, yeah

Just about a month ago
You made a promise, babe, ain't that so
Yes, you did now
Into this howling night

You got
You got
You got
You got me so
You got me so low

I wouldn't lie, babe
Not again
It's such a crime
To while away my time

One to remember
One to recall
One to acknowledge
Just how sweet it was
We were so happy
We were okay
We let our good thing, honey
Just slip away

Lend us a voice in this howling night

One to the nightfall
One to the stars
One to the haunted
Fools we are
One to remember
One to recall
One to acknowledge
Just how sweet it was, yeah

We were so happy now
We were okay
We let our good thing
Slip away

One to acknowledge
Just how sweet it was, yeah

Just about a month ago

​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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