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Written by Pal Waaktaar, Mags and Morten Harket (all members of A-ha). Produced by Alan Tarney
Hailing from Norway, the group debuted on record in 1884 with the original version of “Take On Me”, which only charted in Norway. This re-recording, produced by Alan Tarney, followed in 1985 and did the trick It was #1 in the US, Australia and Germany and #2 in the UK.
The group have followed with many hit singles and albums but more so in the UK than the US.
Written by Pal Waaktaar, Mags and Morten Harket (all members of A-ha). Produced by Alan Tarney
Hailing from Norway, the group debuted on record in 1884 with the original version of “Take On Me”, which only charted in Norway. This re-recording, produced by Alan Tarney, followed in 1985 and did the trick It was #1 in the US, Australia and Germany and #2 in the UK.
The group have followed with many hit singles and albums but more so in the UK than the US.
![A-ha – “Take On Me” [45] (Warners) 1985](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ygo1XcLgs80/mqdefault.jpg "A-ha – “Take On Me” [45] (Warners) 1985
Written by Pal Waaktaar, Mags and Morten Harket (all members of A-ha). Produced by Alan Tarney
Hailing from Norway, the group debuted on record in 1884 with the original version of “Take On Me”, which only charted in Norway. This re-recording, produced by Alan Tarney, followed in 1985 and did the trick It was #1 in the US, Australia and Germany and #2 in the UK.
The group have followed with many hit singles and albums but more so in the UK than the US.")
