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A-ha is a norwegian new wave band that was most popular in the UK and the USA during the 1980s, but continued to be globally successful in the 1990s and 2000s. The trio, composed of lead vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, formed in 1982 and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business.

The origin of the name a-ha comes from the lyric of an early song. After checking dictionaries in several languages, they found out that ‘a-ha’ was an international way of expressing recognition, with positive connotations. It was short, a-ha was easy to say and somewhat unusual.

The first song to break through into the mainstream culture was “

Take on Me”, which was featured on the album Hunting High And Low; a main reason for its popularity was the music video that came some time later after the song’s release.
“Take on Me” was the first song Morten Harket heard Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy play. At that time the song was called “Lesson One.” After multiple re-recordings and two failed releases, “Take on Me” became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1985. Allthough their first release of the song in 1984 was not a major success, it was remixed by producer Alan Tarney a year later, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide in one week. Eventually the single “Take on Me” is estimated to have sold 7-9 million copies worldwide; it peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK Singles Chart. Sales were aided in the U.S. (read more)

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Add this track to your playlist Take on Me	0:30	204,733	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Crying In The Rain	0:30	30,256	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist The Living Daylights	0:30	34,333	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Summer Moved On	0:30	31,007	Buy mp3

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Take on Me	6,281
1	2	Add this track to your playlist Crying In The Rain	917
1	3	Add this track to your playlist Summer Moved On	909
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Hunting High and Low	869
–	5	Add this track to your playlist The Living Daylights	817
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Forever Not Yours	721
–	7	Add this track to your playlist The Sun Always Shines on TV	594
1	8	Add this track to your playlist Stay on These Roads	439
1	9	Add this track to your playlist Velvet	423
2	10	Add this track to your playlist Lifelines	418
1	11	Add this track to your playlist Cry Wolf	396
1	12	Add this track to your playlist I've Been Losing You	393
–	13	Add this track to your playlist Train of Thought	308
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Celice	303
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Minor Earth Major Sky	283
3	16	Add this track to your playlist Analogue	278
3	17	Add this track to your playlist Manhattan Skyline	271
–	18	Add this track to your playlist The Sun Always Shines on T.V.	242
2	19	Add this track to your playlist Early Morning	239
3	20	Add this track to your playlist Don't Do Me Any Favours	188

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Take on Me	72,926
1	2	Add this track to your playlist The Living Daylights	11,199
1	3	Add this track to your playlist Crying In The Rain	11,168
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Summer Moved On	10,632
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Hunting High and Low	10,164
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Forever Not Yours	8,674
–	7	Add this track to your playlist The Sun Always Shines on TV	7,797
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Velvet	7,331
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Lifelines	6,589
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Stay on These Roads	5,884
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Cry Wolf	5,496
–	12	Add this track to your playlist I've Been Losing You	5,091
–	13	Add this track to your playlist Minor Earth Major Sky	5,032
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Analogue	4,296
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Train of Thought	4,066
1	16	Add this track to your playlist Manhattan Skyline	3,933
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Celice	3,786
–	18	Add this track to your playlist Early Morning	3,194
–	19	Add this track to your playlist The Sun Always Shines on T.V.	2,985
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Move To Memphis	2,743
–	21	Add this track to your playlist I Wish I Cared	2,644
1	22	Add this track to your playlist Cosy Prisons	2,564
–	22	Add this track to your playlist Birthright	2,564
–	24	Add this track to your playlist Little Black Heart	2,555
2	25	Add this track to your playlist I Call Your Name	2,476
1	26	Add this track to your playlist The Blue Sky	2,427
1	27	Add this track to your playlist Don't Do Me Any Favours	2,386
1	28	Add this track to your playlist And You Tell Me	2,325
1	29	Add this track to your playlist Living a Boy's Adventure Tale	2,308
2	30	Add this track to your playlist Love Is Reason	2,295
–	31	Add this track to your playlist The Sun Never Shone That Day	2,273
4	32	Add this track to your playlist To Let You Win	2,234
1	33	Add this track to your playlist Scoundrel Days	2,155
1	34	Add this track to your playlist You Wanted More	2,131
2	35	Add this track to your playlist Thought That It Was You	2,121
1	36	Add this track to your playlist Here I Stand and Face the Rain	2,118
1	37	Add this track to your playlist You'll Never Get Over Me	2,084
–	38	Add this track to your playlist The Company Man	2,021
–	39	Add this track to your playlist I Dream Myself Alive	1,987
1	40	Add this track to your playlist The Blood That Moves The Body	1,901
–	41	Add this track to your playlist Over The Treetops	1,886
1	42	Add this track to your playlist The Swing of Things	1,841
1	43	Add this track to your playlist Keeper of the Flame	1,807
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