A-ha "Shapes That Go Together (Single & Video)"

Shapes That Go Together is a song by Norwegian band A-ha.

When a new A-ha album did not appear, and solo albums began to be released, it was feared that this was to be A-ha's last song. Ironically entitled "Shapes That Go Together", there was a significant amount of discord within the band at the time of the song's release.

This single was the official song of the Paralympics '94 which was held at Lillehammer, Norway. The single was written by Magne Furuholmen and Pål Waaktaar, who from now onwards refers to himself as Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, produced by Christopher Neil and arranged by A-ha and Kjetil Bjerkestrand.

This song was released in February 1994. It reached #27 on the charts in the UK, and was in the charts for three weeks total. Also reached #57 in Germany, #28 in Poland and #15 in Denmark.

The single was not released on an album until 10 years later, when it was placed onto The Singles: 1984-2004 hits album and a year later appearing on the UK version The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004 which is practically the same album with just a few track differences. The song, as well as its B-side "Cold As Stone", is also placed in the new compilation 25.

The German-made disc is silver and green depicting the Paralympics emblem, while the A-ha-logo and track listings are printed in white letters. It has sold 275,000 copies worldwide.

The second 5" CD-single is a limited edition numbered CD. It comes in an album style case with a card insert. The front is in various shades of pinks and purples instead of greens and blues, but has the same cover design. It contains three 4½" × 4½" photographic prints, one of each band member (taken from the video "Dark Is The Night"). The spine is black with white titles. 

The CD is silver `matte effect' with black titles and A-ha-logo. The back cover of the CD is black with white text and has the same group picture as on the back of the 7".

The music video to "Shapes That Go Together" is directed by Barry Maguire. It was a simple Black and White Studio film with Sepia tones, it is also one of the few times you see a backing band with drummer and bass player.

The video is commercially available in "25" Compilation album.

Various Artists "Platinum 80s"

Platinum 80s is a double CD compilation album, released in 2002 by Warner Strategic Marketing.

Track list:

CD 1

1. Queen & David Bowie Under Pressure 3:57
2. Madonna Holiday 3:51
3. Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer 4:40
4. David Bowie Let's Dance 3:36
5. Talking Heads Road To Nowhere 4:19
6. Depeche Mode Personal Jesus (Single Edit) 3:43
7. Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 4:35
8. Madness Our House 3:21
9. Genesis Invisible Touch 3:12
10. Simply Red Money's Too Tight 4:12
11. Fleetwood Mac Little Lies 3:37
12. The Smiths This Charming Man 2:42
13. Blondie Call Me 3:29
14. A-Ha The Sun Always Shines On TV 5:06
15. Tears For Fears Shout 4:45
16. Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 4:22
17. Human League* Don't You Want Me 3:56
18. Prince Kiss 3:38
19. Falco Rock Me Amadeus 3:20
20. The Cars Drive 3:55

CD 2

1. John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over 3:54
2. Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall (Pt. 2) 3:50
3. Van Halen Why Can't This Be Love 3:31
4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax 3:56
5. Duran Duran Rio 4:44
6. Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 3:53
7. Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth 4:04
8. Bananarama Venus 3:38
9. Fine Young Cannibals Good Thing 3:09
10. Communards* Don't Leave Me This Way 4:29
11. New Order Blue Monday (88 Radio Edit) 3:48
12. Erasure Sometimes 3:37
13. Kim Wilde Kids In America 3:24
14. Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) 4:18
15. Kate Bush Babooshka 3:28
16. Spandau Ballet Gold 3:52
17. Tina Turner What's Love Got To Do With It 3:35
18. The Pretenders Don't Get Me Wrong 3:46
19. Bee Gees You Win Again 3:50
20. Phil Collins In The Air Tonight 5:29

A-ha "Minor Earth Major Sky"

Minor Earth Major Sky (stylized as minor earth | major sky) is the sixth album by Norwegian synthpop band a-ha, released on 17 July 2000 by WEA.

Following the release of a-ha's fifth studio album, Memorial Beach (1993) the band decided to go on a hiatus. In 1998, the band was invited to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy had written "Summer Moved On" especially for this performance. They also performed "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.". This performance was a-ha's comeback into the world of music and the band decided to return to the studio.

Almost the entire album was remixed by producer Niven Garland at the record company's insistence to make it more radio-friendly for the band's German market.


"Summer Moved On" (edit), "Minor Earth Major Sky" (remix) and "Velvet" (edit) were commercially released as singles. "I Wish I Cared" was an Internet download single, accompanied by an internet-only music video—one of the first of its kind.

Minor Earth Major Sky debuted at number one on the Norwegian Albums Chart, and became the band's first number one album in Germany. The album peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart, but was not released in the U.S. This album was certified platinum in Norway and Germany and gold in Austria, Spain and Switzerland.

A-ha "Memorial Beach"

Memorial Beach is the fifth album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 1993.

The album was recorded primarily at Prince's Paisley Park studios outside Minneapolis in the U.S. Memorial Beach featured three UK Top 50 singles for the band, "Move to Memphis" (released as a single in 1991, almost two years before the album), "Dark is the Night" and "Angel in the Snow". While the album did not chart on the U.S. Billboard 200 and would be the band's last to be released there, the single "Dark Is the Night" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, their last U.S. charting to date. Q magazine listed the album as one of the 50 best albums of 1993: "If ever a band deserved reappraisal on the back of an album then it was a-ha!"

"Angel in the Snow" was written by Pål Waaktaar for his bride, Lauren, as a wedding gift. Recording the album was, according to Morten Harket, "A rather dark and heavy period for the band", although Magne Furuholmen has said, "I dig Memorial Beach, and 'Dark is the Night for All' is the high point, the best thing on the disc."

JD and Jevetta Steele from the American gospel group The Steeles contribute backing vocals on the songs "Move to Memphis" and "Lie Down in Darkness". French actress Béatrice Dalle appears in the music video for the song "Move to Memphis".


Some lyrics from "Locust" were reused on the 2004 Savoy single "Whalebone".

This was the last album to feature the original a-ha logo until they reunited for the second time for Cast in Steel (2015).

A-ha "East Of the Sun, West Of The Moon"

East of the Sun, West of the Moon is the fourth studio album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha. It was released on 27 October 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. Named after a Norwegian fairy tale, the album was something of a departure from the band's earlier radio-friendly sound to a darker, moodier tone. It peaked at number one in the band's native Norway and reached top 20 in various European countries and Japan. It was co-produced by Ian Stanley, formerly of the band Tears for Fears.

A-ha "A-ha: The Original Album Series"

A-ha: The Original Album Series is a 5 cd box set released in 2011 by Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records

TRACK LIST:
CD 1. Hunting High & Low
1. Take On Me (Album Version)
2. Train Of Thought (Album Version)
3. Hunting High And Low (Album Version)
4. The Blue Sky (Album Version)
5. Living A Boy's Adventure Tale (Album Version)
6. The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Album Version)
7. And You Tell Me (Album Version)
8. Love Is Reason (Album Version)
9. I Dream Myself Alive (Album Version)
10. Here I Stand And Face The Rain (Album Version)

CD 2. Scoundrel Days
1. Scoundrel Days (Album Version)
2. The Swing Of Things (Album Version)
3. I've Been Losing You (Album Version)
4. October (Album Version)
5. Manhattan Skyline (Album Version)
6. Cry Wolf (Album Version)
7. We're Looking For The Whales (Album Version)
8. The Weight Of The Wind (Album Version)
9. Maybe Maybe (Album Version)
10. Soft Rains Of April (Album Version)

CD 3. East of the Sun, West of the Moon
1. Stay On These Roads (Album Version)
2. The Blood That Moves The Body (Album Version)
3. Touchy! (Album Version)
4. This Alone Is Love (Album Version)
5. Hurry Home (Album Version)
6. The Living Daylights (Album Version)
7. There's Never A Forever Thing (Album Version)
8. Out Of Blue Comes Green
9. You Are The One (Album Version)
10. You'll End Up Crying (Album Version)

CD 4. Minor Earth, Major Sky
1. Crying In The Rain (Album Version)
2. Early Morning (Album Version)
3. I Call Your Name (Album Version)
4. Slender Frame (Album Version)
5. East Of The Sun (Album Version)
6. Sycamore Leaves (Album Version)
7. Waiting For Her
8. Cold River (Album Version)
9. The Way We Talk (Album Version)
10. Rolling Thunder
11. (Seemingly) Nonstop July (Album Version)

CD 5. Lifelines
1. Dark Is The Night For All (Album Version)
2. Move To Memphis (Album Version)
3. Cold As Stone (Album Version)
4. Angel In The Snow
5. Locust (Album Version)
6. Lie Down In Darkness
7. How Sweet It Was (Album Version)
8. Lamb To The Slaughter (Album Version)
9. Between Your Mama And Yourself (Album Version)
10. Memorial Beach (Album Version)