Super Deluxe Edition. If you grew up in the 1980s, you may remember that Take On Me was the first single from a-ha’s debut album, Hunting High and Low.. What really made me fall in love with the ...

A-ha's MTV classic is nearing 1 billion YouTube views and is a cash cow for its creators. But "Take on Me's" origin story is as tricky as its multi-octave chorus.

The song was “Take On Me” by the Norwegian trio a-ha. Even if you’re a millennial, you’ve heard the synth-pop song with the catchy chorus and singer Morten Harket’s incredible falsetto.

“Take on Me” was a Number One smash in the U.S. and abroad, and its follow-up single “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” seemed primed to be a hit in the States… until it only peaked at ...

The music video for a-ha's 1985 hit "Take on Me" is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it ...

When “Take on Me” was released in October 1984, it sold 300 copies. It was an inauspicious beginning, for both the song and the band—who tried again with a remixed version of "Take On Me." ...

A-ha’s 80s chart-topping hit, “Take On Me,” just reached two billion views on YouTube this week, making it the first song released in that decade to achieve this milestone.

The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 brings a significant emotional moment as Ellie sings Take On Me, a track by a-ha.Released on May 4, 2025, this episode continues to adapt the beloved video game ...

Interestingly, “Take on Me” — which connects Riley and a future important person in Ellie’s life — played during the first trailer for the show, but it’s since been removed.

Mix engineer Daniel Duskin has just performed a new mix of A-ha’s 1985 global smash hit Take On Me on his YouTube channel and, as with his previous efforts on other songs, it offers a fascinating ...

The music video for a-ha’s 1985 hit “Take on Me” is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it hit MTV, it remains a technical marvel. The video perfectly ...