Trivia / a-ha

• Approval of God: Magne Furuholmen admitted that he saw the literal music video version of Take On Me, and he liked it, saying: "I thought it was fucking fantastic. It was amazing. I wish we'd have that video back when we made it. The lyrics make so much more sense than the one we have."
• Creator Backlash: The band dislikes their most well-known song, "Take on Me". Magne Furuholmen stated, "We've done better songs. It's great to be recognized, shame it's 'Take On Me.'"
• Creator Killer: Memorial Beach was this following the commercial disappointment upon release and the band went on hiatus after a year after the album was released.
• Executive Meddling: Most tracks on Minor Earth Major Sky were remixed by the album's producer to make it more radio-friendly for the German market. Whether it made them worse, or better, is entirely up to the listener.
  • For their third album, Stay On These Roads, the band wanted to work with a different producer, but the record label did not want to go away from the winning formula that had given them "Take On Me" (producer Alan Tarney) and the band chafed under his thumb.
• Production Posse: With film and music video director Steve Barron for many of their most famous videos.
• Romance on the Set: Morten Harket started dating Bunty Bailey after the recording of the famous "Take on Me" music video.
• Two-Hit Wonder: While the band saw substantial success in most of the world, in the United States, their only singles to crack the top 40 were "Take on Me" (which hit No. 1) and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (which peaked at a more modest No. 20).

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