The song can also be found on the film's soundtrack. Harket demonstrates a vocal range of over two and a half octaves. The next release was not successful either and featured a very ordinary performance video. To help promote the video, it features cameos from Sinitta, The Hairy Bikers, Cheryl Fergison, Sophie Raworth, Warwick Davis, and many more.[58]. When “Take on Me” was released in October 1984, it sold 300 copies. Fans on Twitter took a break from reluctantly axing dogs in the face to marvel at its beauty. It includes a rotoscope-style segment that references the music video of the song. This version of the song is a slower tempo and features a piano and a single acoustic guitar accompanying the voice, without the synths and drums of the original. [6], Soon after, Bridges disbanded. Released on Spinnin' Records in the EDM and deephouse style, it was accompanied by an official music video. View offer. [32] Volkswagen created a television advertisement inspired by the video. "Take On Me" evolved from the early demo called "The Juicy Fruit Song" written by Pål Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen before A-ha was formed. [104] Reel Big Fish released a video clip for "Take On Me", directed by Jeff Moore,[105] and features the band playing the song while walking down an aisle in the stadium, and playing a game of BASEketball interlaced with clips from the film. ", I love this app, it really helps you dive even deeper to the songs we love, High notes are fucking impossible for me to sing, TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE OOOOOOOOON MEEEEEEEEEEEEE, Just a heads up, this song gets a thousand times more emotional if you listen to the acoustic version. Origin. [51][52] The success of "Take On Me" lies also in its sales, as the single would go on to sell over seven million copies worldwide,[citation needed] making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. After this, Warner Brothers' main office in the United States decided to invest in the band, and gave them the opportunity to re-record the song. The original version was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. "An animated hand invites Chris in and pulls him in as the song's intro starts to play." Start by marking “Take On Me (Alex Mercer Thriller #7)” as Want to Read: [9], Magne played the main melody on a Roland Juno-60 analog synthesizer. It included elements of what would later become "Take On Me", including the central synth riff, which Magne Furuholmen created when he was 15 years old. The new recording achieved a cleaner and more soaring sound and a coda section instead of the earlier quick fade-out; the song was soon completed and re-released in the UK, but the record label's office in London gave them little support, and the single flopped for the second time.[8]. [106], In August 2000, British-Norwegian boy band A1 released a cover of "Take On Me" for their second studio album, The A List. [13] He sings the lowest pitch in the song, A2 (the tonic), at the beginning of the chorus, on the first syllable of the phrase "Take On Me". Reload to refresh your session. Haris", Dutchcharts.nl – Lucas & Steve feat. [8] This release peaked at number three in Norway[36] but failed to reach audiences abroad. Waaktaar-Savoy admits that these days he rarely sees the video, which scored six MTV Moonmen in 1986. The song combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. The video, set in 1985 in the "Cuomo Residence", shows Wolfhard (as Cuomo) and the rest of Calpurnia, lip-syncing to the song while "rehearsing" it in the residence's living room. Directed by Carrick Moore Gerety. The song ‘Take on Me’ is a synth-pop bop that incorporates several instrumentations that blend acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. [3][4][5] Initially the band felt the riff was too pop oriented for their band, thus the first version of the song was more "punky" in an attempt to offset the riff. [45] The single was largely successful elsewhere, reaching the top of the Eurochart Hot 100 for nine weeks, topping the singles charts in 26 countries,[citation needed] including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland,[46][47][48][49][50] and reaching the top three in France and number two in Ireland. "[1], "Take On Me" is a synth-pop song that includes acoustic and electric guitars and keyboards,[11][12] written at a very fast tempo of 169 beats per minute. The racers smash the looking glass with the pipe wrench, trapping the woman in the comic book. [43], "Take On Me" was released for the third time in the United Kingdom in September 1985. The band rushed to release "Take On Me" as a single in the United Kingdom but the single only charted at 137, the lowest-charted of all A-ha songs. The original version was produced by Tony Mansfield, and remixed by John Ratcliff. Below is a non-exhaustive curation of parodies and references in popular culture. Haris – Perfect", Nederlandse Top 40 – Lucas & Steve feat. There was a successful "Perfect (LUM!X Remix)" released. The song was later released on the BASEketball soundtrack and the international version of their album Why Do They Rock So Hard? The song was then remixed and re-released internationally, but it wasn’t until its groundbreaking, award-winning music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shot of a girl dragged into a comic book world came out four months later that the song’s success was repeated around the world. The song combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. Off. music video. In the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II, the song is performed on a guitar by one of the protagonists, Ellie,[66] (voiced by Ashley Johnson). Near the end of the video, Wolfhard is shown sitting at a desk in his bedroom, scribbling possible names for his new band on a page of a notebook (the name Weezer is shown as option No.3). Track 1 is the same version as the album version. And its video won eight awards at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. After flying for a distance, they find the virus and destroy it, saving the world. [57], The song appeared in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2. In an April 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the team behind the episode selected out the "Take On Me" Steamed Hams parody as one of their favourite uses of the meme. With this encouragement, the band managed to complete some songs, including "Take On Me". [112] The video was inspired by the 1982 live-action science fiction film Tron.[113]. made in 1985.She is the former girlfriend of the band’s lead vocalist, Morten Harket. Track 2 is produced by John Ratcliff with A-ha. The comic's hero, after winning the race, seemingly winks at the woman from the page. In the 2018 video game Just Cause 4, there is an easter egg that pays tribute to the song's music video,[60][61] which can be found on a half-built building in a town located on the Solis Island, west of Paso Ventoso. This causes the hero's two opposing racers to reappear as villains, one of them armed with a large pipe wrench. [2] They intended the song to show off Harket's vocal range, which led to his vocals "doing this spiraling thing". [110][111], The music video was directed by Stuart Gosling. Steve Barron directed a revolutionary rotoscoping animation music video which took six months to create, using professional artists. It was released as a-ha’s debut single in September 1984 to huge success in their homeland of Norway. The song is written in the key of A major with a chord progression of Bm7–E7–A–Dmaj7–C♯m7 in the verse, A–C♯m7/G♯–F♯m–D in the chorus, and C♯m–G–C♯m–G–Bm–E in the bridge. / Take on me (Take on In Concert! Take on Me Lyrics: Talking away / Though I don't know what I'm to say / I'll say it anyway / Today's another day to find you / Shying away / I'll be coming for your love, okay? [10], In 2020, former Warner Brothers UK and Reprise executive Andrew Wickham appeared in A-ha's official anniversary documentary A-ha: The Making of Take On Me, to explain how the song's success was due to several parties realising the band's true value. In 2020, a video exploiting the Steamed Hams meme went viral, getting 1.4 million views in its first year. However, he then wakes up and tries to break out of his comic-book frames. 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[128] As of April 2021, the song has amassed more than 15 million listens on YouTube and 36 million listens on Spotify. And works beautifully. [33] The video was also one of the first to be made into a so-called literal music video. [129] The cover was released as part of the album La La Land: The Complete Musical Experience. The song was featured in Deadpool 2 in a scene towards the end. [19] The video used a pencil-sketch animation and live-action combination called rotoscoping, in which the live-action footage is traced using a frame-by-frame process to give the characters realistic movements. In a 2005 episode of The Simpsons titled "Future Drama", Homer realizes that he has romantic feelings for a character called Lily; "the two look into each other's eyes in a psychedelic mix of animated styles." The song has appeared in the 1997 film Grosse Pointe Blank. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. [26] It begins with a montage of pencil drawings in a comic-book style representing motorcycle sidecar racing, in which the hero (played by Morten Harket) is pursued by two opponents, played by Philip Jackson and Alfie Curtis. [42] As of June 2014, the song has sold 1,463,000 digital copies in the US after it became available for download in the digital era. "Take On Me" originated from Pål Waaktaar's and Magne Furuholmen's previous band Bridges. "Take On Me" is a song by Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. 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The 1985 version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). US)", "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1985 – Top 100 Pop Singles", "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart", "Danish single certifications – a-ha – Take On Me", "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (a-ha; 'Take On Me')", "Italian single certifications – a-ha – Take On Me", "Japanese single digital certifications – a-ha – テイク・オン・ミー", "Album Review: Why Do They Rock So Hard? [28] It was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Video at the 13th American Music Awards in 1986. The next panel shows the hero, lying seemingly lifeless, and the woman begins to cry. He authorised considerable investment in the band: on Slater's recommendation, renowned producer Alan Tarney was commissioned to refine the song. The video won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. "Take On Me" is a song by Norwegian synthpop band A-ha, first released in 1984. Reel Big Fish also included a live version of the song in their live album Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album and live DVD's You're All in This Together and Reel Big Fish Live! The song has a super catchy riff, but it is a song that you have to hear a few times. He detailed how the song finally became the worldwide smash hit still widely recognised today. Directed by Steve Barron. Ukulele chords and tabs for "Take On Me" by A-Ha. On 14 August 2020, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[44]. Haris) [Official Music Video, Ultratop.be – Lucas & Steve feat. I thought, how can somebody who looks like a film star sound like Roy Orbison? (This scene is largely patterned after a climactic scene in the 1980 film Altered States. "Like in Music video, two men are chasing them both. It was filmed in 1985 at Kim's Café (now called Savoy Café) (corner of Wandsworth Road and Pensbury Place, London SW8), and on a sound stage in London. Bm E Say after me F#m D It's so much better to be safe than sorry. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Yeah. On 27 August 2015, fellow Norwegian musician Kygo released a remixed version via iTunes to help promote the rollout of the Apple Music streaming service. [53] In the 2002 South Park episode called "Asspen", a cover of the song is performed by Mr. Slave during the end credits (as well as an instrumental interlude during the episode). The original 1984 version of the song is also featured nearer to the beginning of the film. See also: on, take take (something) on (oneself) 1. In 1998, ska punk band Reel Big Fish covered "Take On Me" for the film BASEketball. [67], 12": MCA / MCA-9146T United Kingdom (1984), 12": MCA / MCA-9006T United Kingdom (1985), 7": MCA. The single flopped twice: the first release in the UK charted only at the number 137, the second re-release in the country had no success again. 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