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"Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff .
The single reached number one in Ireland and on the UK Singles Chart which was a higher chart position there than for "Take On Me". [6] [7] Tim DiGravina of AllMusic later wrote of the song, "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is just as thrilling [as "Take on Me"].
The Japanese version features a shortened track list sequenced out of chronological order, however it does include seven tracks not included in the international version (indicated by a *): [4] CD1 "Take on Me" "Hunting High and Low" (7" remix) "Stay on These Roads" "Foot of the Mountain" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "I've Been Losing You"
The innovative video for "Take On Me" was first broadcast on local Boston music video station V-66, and soon after given heavy rotation on MTV. The single debuted in Billboard the week of 13 July 1985, and was heading into the US top twenty when it was given an international release, including a second release in Norway and a third shot at the ...
The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 is a greatest hits album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 11 April 2005.. Despite the title, the album contains tracks from 1985 to 2004, though the original version of "Take On Me" was released in 1984.
They released their debut album Hunting High and Low in 1985, which remains their biggest success and contained their international break-through hit song "Take On Me". The band has scored two top twenty US hits in their career, but has had several hit singles in many countries in Europe, South America and their native Norway.
An early version of "Take On Me" was the first song that Harket had heard Furuholmen and Waaktaar play in Asker. At that time, the song was called "Miss Eerie" and the two men were still known as Bridges. Harket said it sounded more like a "Juicy Fruit song" (meaning a gum advertisement). A-ha's first recorded version was called "Lesson One".
A second version of the song, re-worked by A-ha in 1988, later appeared on their third studio album, Stay on These Roads. When interviewed on a late-night show in 1987, Barry said that he found working with the band exhausting secondary to the band's insistence on using their own version of the song for release. [ 3 ]