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~ Release by a‐ha (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Take on Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (2019 4K remaster of 1985 mix with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
4.53:49
2The Blue Sky
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
The Blue Sky
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
32:36
3The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 11) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 283)
recording of:
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony ATV Publishing
3.95:08
4Train of Thought (7" remix)
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
remixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
recording of:
Train of Thought
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
34:16
5Hunting High and Low (7" remix)
additional producer:
Alan Tarney
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
remixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recording of:
Hunting High and Low
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (in 1984)
4.753:48
6I've Been Losing You
engineer:
Gerry Kitchingham
producer:
Mags and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
bass guitar:
Leif K. Johansen
drums (drum set):
Michael Sturgis
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 277)
recording of:
I've Been Losing You
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
4.84:26
7Scoundrel Days
engineer:
Gerry Kitchingham
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
strings:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
recording of:
Scoundrel Days
lyricist:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
composer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Sony ATV Publishing
4.54:01
8The Swing of Things
producer:
Alan Tarney
recording of:
The Swing of Things
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
44:16
9Cry Wolf
engineer:
Gerry Kitchingham
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer) and Alan Tarney
drums (drum set):
Øystein Jevanord
performer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) (in 1986)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 273)
recording of:
Cry Wolf
lyricist and writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
composer:
Magne Furuholmen
publisher:
ATV Music
3.854:07
10Manhattan Skyline (edit version)
producer:
Alan Tarney
recording of:
Manhattan Skyline
lyricist:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
composer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and ATV Music Ltd.
4.54:21
11The Living Daylights
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band), John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
vocals:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
The Living Daylights
writer:
Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
additional composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
ATV Music and BMG Music
part of:
James Bond themes
44:12
12Stay on These Roads
recording engineer:
Gerry Kitchingham
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 281)
recording of:
Stay on These Roads
lyricist and composer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music
44:47
13Touchy! (UK DJ edit)
producer:
Alan Tarney
recording of:
Touchy!
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Mags (Norwegian musician) and Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
33:39
14There's Never a Forever Thing
recording of:
There's Never a Forever Thing
writer:
Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
32:51
15You Are the One (7" remix)
engineer:
Daniel Abraham (French engineer)
additional producer:
Justin Strauss
producer:
Alan Tarney
remixer:
Justin Strauss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
recording of:
You Are the One (a‐ha)
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Mags (Norwegian musician) and Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
33:50
16The Blood That Moves the Body (Two-Time Gun remix)
producer:
Alan Tarney
remixer:
Alan Tarney
recording of:
The Blood That Moves the Body
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
44:09
18Early Morning
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
producer:
Ian Stanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
recording of:
Early Morning
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Swinglong Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
52:59
19Slender Frame
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Davis (producer, engineer)
additional engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Steve "Barney" Chase
producer:
Christopher Neil
tambourine:
Martin Ditcham
vocals:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
recording of:
Slender Frame
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Swinglong Ltd.
33:44
20I Call Your Name
producer:
Christopher Neil
recording of:
I Call Your Name
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Swinglong Ltd.
44:30
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Move to Memphis (single version)
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
recording of:
Move to Memphis
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
44:17
2Dark Is the Night for All
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
mixer:
Rod Hui and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
bass:
Jørun Bøgeberg
drums (drum set):
Per Hillestad
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1993)
mixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 275)
recording of:
Dark Is the Night for All
lyricist:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
composer:
Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
53:46
3Cold as Stone (re-mix)
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
mixer:
Rod Hui and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
mixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Cold as Stone
writer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
4.54:33
4Angel in the Snow (edit)
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin)
recording of:
Angel in the Snow
writer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
44:08
5Shapes That Go Together
recording engineer:
Robert Opsahl‐Engen
engineer:
Simon Hurrell
producer:
Christopher Neil
arranger:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Kjetil Bjerkestrand
recorded at:
Studio Nova in Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 280)
recording of:
Shapes That Go Together
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
44:14
6Summer Moved On
co-producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Kjetil Bjerkestrand
producer:
Boogieman (producer) and Roland Spremberg
mixer:
Boogieman (producer)
arranger:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 282)
recording of:
Summer Moved On (from 1998 until 2000)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
4.44:38
7Minor Earth Major Sky (Niven's radio edit)
co-producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Kjetil Bjerkestrand
producer:
Boogieman (producer) and Roland Spremberg
remixer:
Niven Garland
recording of:
Minor Earth Major Sky
lyricist and composer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
44:03
8The Sun Never Shone That Day (radio edit)
recording of:
The Sun Never Shone That Day
lyricist and composer:
lauren savoy and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
53:32
9Velvet
co-producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Kjetil Bjerkestrand
producer:
Boogieman (producer) and Roland Spremberg
mixer:
Niven Garland
drums (drum set):
Per Lindvall (from 1998 until 2000)
vocals:
Simone Larsen (from 1998 until 2000)
arranger:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
recording of:
Velvet (from 1998 until 2000)
writer:
lauren savoy and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.24:20
10Forever Not Yours
engineer:
Ulf Holand and Bob Kraushaar
producer:
Stephen Hague and Martin Landquist
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass:
Sven Lindvall (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
drums (drum set):
Per Lindvall (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
recorded at:
LydLab (Recording studio located in Oslo, Norway) in Oslo, Norway (from 2001-06 until 2002-01) and Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Forever Not Yours (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
lyricist:
Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
composer:
Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
44:06
11Lifelines
recording engineer:
Janne Hansson (engineer)
engineer:
Ulf Holand
producer:
Stephen Hague and Martin Landquist
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
bass:
Sven Lindvall (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
drums (drum set):
Per Lindvall (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
strings:
Joakim Milder (from 2001-06 until 2002-01) and Stockholm Session Strings (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
vocals:
Anneli Drecker (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
recorded at:
Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 2001-06 until 2002-01) and LydLab (Recording studio located in Oslo, Norway) in Oslo, Norway (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lifelines (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
lyricist and composer:
Magne Furuholmen
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
44:18
12Did Anyone Approach You?
engineer:
Mike Hartung
producer:
Tore Johansson
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recorded at:
The Alabaster Room in New York, United States (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
mixed at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Did Anyone Approach You? (from 2001-06 until 2002-01)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
44:11
16Foot of the Mountain
producer:
Roland Spremberg
mixer:
Steve Osborne (producer)
mixed at:
Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Foot of the Mountain
lyricist:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
composer:
Magne Furuholmen, Martin Terefe and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
43:58
19Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
producer:
Martin Terefe
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2010)
recording of:
Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
writer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
44:10