tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16561698817718238072024-03-05T11:02:42.287-08:00Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) for Number OneBring a-ha's history to a spectacular close by placing them back at the
top of the UK chart in their final year. Do this by buying their last single ever.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-83615072120597173702010-10-11T12:13:00.001-07:002010-10-11T12:16:02.744-07:00a-ha's last album enters UK album charts at 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u4TnUvFZBzr2shyphenhyphenL2lP0hkjk1uK9NfrAJF2pNggFINOf-tqzAYhpRjnCx52AaJ-fmMQ2ObwMRanOvsc0CY5UNEirKqCdTo-8c14MvhESlF61zdFJ2Jkxl4uFfCHBq186RYib4hWmrsg/s1600/Sample.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u4TnUvFZBzr2shyphenhyphenL2lP0hkjk1uK9NfrAJF2pNggFINOf-tqzAYhpRjnCx52AaJ-fmMQ2ObwMRanOvsc0CY5UNEirKqCdTo-8c14MvhESlF61zdFJ2Jkxl4uFfCHBq186RYib4hWmrsg/s320/Sample.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526869356727787698" /></a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-2292933734912246692010-09-29T10:04:00.000-07:002010-09-29T10:18:18.594-07:00'25' a-ha's new album out Monday 4th October<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4YExKPrKjqFAh4CqQOTLsc1KgH_TScIPyrZ-seiRqDAV8O9Jb0ki1NRpDdYD7HpVUByosvTGo08RzEKCE8uuDXsJrZpRhhqOmqQgYCRnB3BpecMZoNRlcveODewtfPjszB5jL5UDn5Y/s320/25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522385051542021650" /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The new album '25' will be released in the UK on Monday 4th October.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>CD, Special Edition CD (with DVD), download and extended audio/video edition download (with videos)</div><div><br /></div><div>Tracklisting as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Disc 1</b></div><div>Take On Me</div><div>The Blue Sky</div><div>The Sun Always Shines On T.V.</div><div>Train of Thought <i>(7" remix)</i></div><div>Hunting High And Low<i> (7" remix)</i></div><div>I've Been Losing You</div><div>Scoundrel Days</div><div>The Swing Of Things</div><div>Cry Wolf</div><div>Manhattan Skyline <i>(edit version)</i></div><div>The Living Daylights</div><div>Stay On These Roads</div><div>Touchy! <i>(UK DJ edit)</i></div><div>There's Never A Forever Thing</div><div>You Are The One <i>(7" Remix)</i></div><div>The Blood That Moves The Body <i>(Two-Time Gun Remix)</i></div><div>Crying In The</div><div>Rain</div><div>Early Morning</div><div>Slender Frame</div><div>I Call Your Name</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Disc 2</b></div><div>Move To Memphis <i>(single version)</i></div><div>Dark Is The Night For All</div><div>Cold As Stone<i> (re-mix)</i></div><div>Angel In The Snow <i>(edit)</i></div><div>Shapes That Go Together</div><div>Summer Moved On</div><div>Minor Earth Major Sky</div><div> <i>(Niven's Radio Edit)</i></div><div>The Sun Never Shone That Day<i> (Radio Edit)</i></div><div>Velvet</div><div>Forever Not Yours</div><div>Lifelines</div><div>Did Anyone Approach You?</div><div>Celice</div><div>Analogue</div><div>Cosy Prisons<i> (Radio </i></div><div><i>Mix)</i></div><div>Foot Of The Mou</div><div>ntain</div><div>Nothing Is Keeping You Here <i>(Single Remix)</i></div><div>Shadowside <i>(single edit)</i></div><div>Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>DVD</b></div><div>Take On Me <i>(1985 version)</i></div><div>The Sun Always Shines On T.V.</div><div>I've Been Losing You</div><div>Manhattan Skyline</div><div>Stay On These Roads</div><div>Crying In The Rain</div><div>Dark Is The Night For All</div><div>Move To Memphis</div><div>Shapes Th</div><div>at Go Together</div><div>Angel In The Snow</div><div>Summer Moved On</div><div>Minor Earth Major Sky</div><div>Lifelines</div><div>Did Anyone Approach You?</div><div>Velvet</div><div>Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)</div><div>Take On Me <i>(1984 version)</i> (Bonus Video)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-70248206098234184352010-09-27T09:32:00.000-07:002010-09-27T09:33:36.310-07:00a-ha live on Radio 2<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw3k8">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw3k8</a><div><br /></div><div>Ken Bruce, Radio 2 from 9.30 am.</div>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-86963974036252652542010-09-26T11:14:00.000-07:002010-09-26T11:47:24.955-07:00a-ha's UK singles chart positionButterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) just made it on to the UK top 100 singles chart at position 98. Oh dear.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-87674013929276480382010-09-22T07:39:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:43:16.107-07:00Mid Week Chart.... and a-ha are at number....<br /><br />Oh, they are not on the top 40. I thought the volume of CDs might be sufficient. I was wrong. Still, there should be no surprise - there was zero promotion to support the release as always.<br /><br />Why the decision to release the last single 25 years after the 1985 Take on me UK release? No one has noticed. I guess the album will score better as it will have some promotion.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-23418994138319952172010-09-21T01:34:00.000-07:002010-09-21T01:47:06.674-07:00Where are the downloads?I think this battle for the charts will be won or lost on the strength of CD single sales.<br /><br />There is no position on the iTunes chart currently.<br /><br />CD Singles<br />HMV - number 1<br />Amazon - number 2<br /><br />Fingers crossed that the volume of CDS being shifted is high.<br /><br />It looks like any promotion will be in support of the album rather than the single.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-86793000070442625592010-09-20T01:25:00.000-07:002010-09-20T01:30:54.695-07:00Available NowThe single is now available on 2 track CD single or download. To be honest, a top 20 placement would be a real success in this day and age. I will be waiting for the mid-week chart with crossed fingers.<br /><br />Remember to keep an eye out for a-ha promotion. There will be live music from a-ha on Ken Bruce, Radio 2 towards the end of the month.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl5hhxxhqLbiK8dZGHmnoAk1YfHlwW8cI410pJQJ6ZMl1MP9ZogDg1HlZLPnHkaFX3oc2j-b70uTeUG6aWGXDWp5_0ktjlCbpre1HRp44p7RUXowNYXV8N_y4vYDQt4D2OcHujxAhOAo/s1600/aha-25-11.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl5hhxxhqLbiK8dZGHmnoAk1YfHlwW8cI410pJQJ6ZMl1MP9ZogDg1HlZLPnHkaFX3oc2j-b70uTeUG6aWGXDWp5_0ktjlCbpre1HRp44p7RUXowNYXV8N_y4vYDQt4D2OcHujxAhOAo/s320/aha-25-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518909910684113026" border="0" /></a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-1392155596511280632010-09-18T15:26:00.000-07:002010-09-18T15:36:14.595-07:001 day to go!Just one day left till the single is available in the UK. After 62 days on Amazon.co.uk's CD single chart, it climbs back up yet again. Currently at number 6.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-56892861825294484302010-09-15T13:43:00.000-07:002010-09-15T13:49:45.653-07:00Fly Butterfly Fly!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCDmAMl8WFK_MzJOLyjFKaCcGDuLp5xdXhlWiCIrWk-4GA0IYnQDJ7_qdHse5flBGSs2jxnf9H9crg64cuyZovKAiiG1mYc29Cuk424P8hxsRCD3FCCfmY-7zk5NdC3gx11moA33qV-Q/s1600/51fFEFZkPbL.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCDmAMl8WFK_MzJOLyjFKaCcGDuLp5xdXhlWiCIrWk-4GA0IYnQDJ7_qdHse5flBGSs2jxnf9H9crg64cuyZovKAiiG1mYc29Cuk424P8hxsRCD3FCCfmY-7zk5NdC3gx11moA33qV-Q/s320/51fFEFZkPbL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517245238253620002" /></a><br />Only 5 days till a-ha's final single is released. Pre-order now or buy it on either CD or download from the 20th of September.<div><br /></div>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-88107896539069668642010-09-09T02:40:00.000-07:002010-09-09T02:44:19.828-07:00Silent Goodbye - Steve Barron talks about making his final a-ha video<a href="http://www.promonews.tv/2010/09/08/a-ha%E2%80%99s-butterfly-butterfly-the-last-hurrah-by-steve-barron/">Read article here</a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-51707593088562647362010-09-01T03:03:00.000-07:002010-09-01T03:06:20.972-07:00Last album is currently the eighth best selling album in Europe - October 4 UK release<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgVAYNjBOWGB34R1Ke4MbmUdcgBvBIW12bVJ_WBIZvowHwckbn94LVgOs08gdNra4rFqU8qkz6MTC-MS2zOi4bEcsJRTRupoPlN83KUeAg9a9nw1isVgEnb0CCYqRG-RWar7ykdsO_cc/s1600/25.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgVAYNjBOWGB34R1Ke4MbmUdcgBvBIW12bVJ_WBIZvowHwckbn94LVgOs08gdNra4rFqU8qkz6MTC-MS2zOi4bEcsJRTRupoPlN83KUeAg9a9nw1isVgEnb0CCYqRG-RWar7ykdsO_cc/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511883599269420818" border="0" /></a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-46707775974764436462010-08-29T14:24:00.001-07:002010-08-29T14:25:24.410-07:00Radio 2 playlist<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/music/playlist/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/music/playlist/</a><div><br /></div><div>Butterfly is on Radio 2's A list. Thank you radio 2 - good work.</div>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-2992182474645821602010-08-19T01:37:00.000-07:002010-08-19T01:42:50.727-07:00Pre-Order on iTunesNow available to pre-order from iTunes UK.<br /><br />There is currently a 2 track Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) available. It would be nice to see an E.P. appear too. If there is no extra material (<span style="font-style: italic;">Question of lust</span> radio cover, <span style="font-style: italic;">Manmade lake</span> or recent live tracks... <span style="font-style: italic;">Dream myself alive</span>) maybe the video for Butterfly or something. There needs to be a reason for people to buy the CD and download.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-51701076035644725712010-08-18T03:22:00.000-07:002010-08-18T03:23:48.112-07:00Chart update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBDM3A3YYpi2Qeb8F3BsO_6gnH4WMopsmgzXvqFzeyoN6YmA-_oMD1qf8BLbxokbRjBQLyu20SVI2Xo9MxseqEgOuC8-6gDSUY1b6EgZbyS149qBRSSSbT56lB_yP7JUrsiIDOvEagZI/s1600/Sample.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBDM3A3YYpi2Qeb8F3BsO_6gnH4WMopsmgzXvqFzeyoN6YmA-_oMD1qf8BLbxokbRjBQLyu20SVI2Xo9MxseqEgOuC8-6gDSUY1b6EgZbyS149qBRSSSbT56lB_yP7JUrsiIDOvEagZI/s320/Sample.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506693545573395330" border="0" /></a><br />Up 1 place to 21 in the German chart.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-43557531787395105402010-08-13T05:37:00.000-07:002010-08-13T05:38:46.808-07:00The Video - Hurrah!<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" ><br /><a style="" href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=106203742">A-ha Butterfly, Butterfly (Tha Last Hurrah)</a><br /><object height="360px" width="425px"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=106203742,t=1,mt=video"><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=106203742,t=1,mt=video" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="360" width="425"></embed></object><br /><a style="" href="http://www.myspace.com/aha">A-ha</a> | <a style="" href="http://www.myspace.com/music/videos">MySpace Music Videos</a></span>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-5106266467567232202010-08-12T03:10:00.000-07:002010-08-12T03:11:37.754-07:00Chart PositionsNorway - peak at 13<br />Germany - entry at 22<br /><br />...and still no video.Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-45212334430083651312010-08-11T02:42:00.000-07:002010-08-11T02:43:07.121-07:00Join the Facebook group<a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/group.php?gid=140849215946565">http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=140849215946565</a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-27329304314483968702010-08-04T06:32:00.000-07:002010-08-04T07:06:51.674-07:00iTunes Digital EP (Germany) + CD SingleHere is the tracklisting for the German digital EP of Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) release July 30th<br /><br />1. Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) - Album Version<br />2. Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) - Steve Osbourne Version<br />3. The Sun Always Shines On TV - Album Version<br />4. Hunting High And Low - Album Version<br />5. Stay On These Roads - Video<br /><br />I hope the UK iTunes EP will be better than this. Why release more stuff everyone already has when there are other options available. Perhaps some of the alternative mixes from Foot Of The Mountain album or live recordings from last years Radio 2 set - I'm thinking the Depeche Mode cover.<br /><br />The CD single is also available in Germany and is presumably the same as the forthcoming UK release.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDDt34JJPXPElGboGTMkHkXdoypMghlrmT1FGmJLc-AtYs_AOfku1TefLti92hdysB2FkhC4v9qqv5HSmAZA7OWj7rpIA6KZtulaPkXHUrGgAqtOAeJ9Ht5LRcpGuBwzJty_DkMwM520/s1600/back.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDDt34JJPXPElGboGTMkHkXdoypMghlrmT1FGmJLc-AtYs_AOfku1TefLti92hdysB2FkhC4v9qqv5HSmAZA7OWj7rpIA6KZtulaPkXHUrGgAqtOAeJ9Ht5LRcpGuBwzJty_DkMwM520/s320/back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501553048980384162" border="0" /></a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-52835516651438746802010-08-03T02:05:00.001-07:002010-08-03T02:15:20.817-07:00Number One - well Sort ofThe new single is number one on Amazon.co.uk pre-order cd singles. This is a good start and could prove that this is where the record companies slipped up with releases since Analogue. A CD single release could prove important.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterfly-Last-Hurrah-Ha/dp/B003VL9R90/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1280826449&sr=8-5">Buy it from Amazon</a><br /><br /><a href="http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&primaryID=0&simpleSearchString=a-ha+butterfly&btnSubmitSearch.x=0&btnSubmitSearch.y=0">Buy it from HMV</a><br /><br />The single seems to be the sixth most popular pre-release single on HMV online (also good news).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk_Kx8l76d1hFyBdcigGXtqKAMOWiaM5kc7PvCxctER8TvZRjzwhaO0tj8zHy3OaR3zyOsjlVdWaa_6cTA3PczrHtIBC0_Kz88LFQxzZdMv462MpPyd1Jp0QTlcnV2bLcrXfWRqb8A7U/s1600/Sample.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk_Kx8l76d1hFyBdcigGXtqKAMOWiaM5kc7PvCxctER8TvZRjzwhaO0tj8zHy3OaR3zyOsjlVdWaa_6cTA3PczrHtIBC0_Kz88LFQxzZdMv462MpPyd1Jp0QTlcnV2bLcrXfWRqb8A7U/s320/Sample.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501109124270446866" border="0" /></a>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-91432889179705146862010-07-20T05:53:00.001-07:002010-07-20T06:05:22.080-07:00Butterfly Begin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAESdzglyyBC3uSo6JT8Ey-VaI7-14SV-D1_BI5qkwfoq-wbn_pAvPShUpcfZ6e5OvC_g7szcuBXjnG_sgtkcQENkuQkZiyCtrEi02EBb4_WJMncCludyBcraeqea3_hrzY2yAuUnk8L0/s1600/aha-25-11.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAESdzglyyBC3uSo6JT8Ey-VaI7-14SV-D1_BI5qkwfoq-wbn_pAvPShUpcfZ6e5OvC_g7szcuBXjnG_sgtkcQENkuQkZiyCtrEi02EBb4_WJMncCludyBcraeqea3_hrzY2yAuUnk8L0/s320/aha-25-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495970863801917410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The 2 track CD features:<br /><p>1. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)<br />(Single Edit) [3:40]<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Produced by Martin Terefe</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mixed by Michael Brauer</span></span></p> <p>2. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)<br />(Steve Osborne Version) [4:28]<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Produced and Mixed by Steve Osborne</span></span></p><p>The download tracklisting is to be confirmed.</p><p>Pre-order the CD <a href="http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=805989">here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterfly-Last-Hurrah-Ha/dp/B003VL9R90/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1279630673&sr=1-3">here</a> or ask your local record store.</p><p><br /></p><p>The single has been released in Norway and was the highest new entry of the week at number 13. a-ha have filmed a video with Steve Barron who was responsible for early a-ha videos including the classic 'Take on me'. The video is yet to be released.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-2408549313782706262010-07-20T05:08:00.000-07:002010-07-20T07:31:36.571-07:00Deluxe Editions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlxLxX_YD-3NkJyqcbWPJEQ8AwQPju0RtRy-dpgxBNVJgLOEE7-oGwy0DmpwfkWZYJOQAuVEX0Xy8sty477w6bbnTiChFeDybmvkuPBVfc5Q-Ag1Qx3Jp8GawWubTuzqT76r2ooy4_nE/s1600/aha-hhal1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlxLxX_YD-3NkJyqcbWPJEQ8AwQPju0RtRy-dpgxBNVJgLOEE7-oGwy0DmpwfkWZYJOQAuVEX0Xy8sty477w6bbnTiChFeDybmvkuPBVfc5Q-Ag1Qx3Jp8GawWubTuzqT76r2ooy4_nE/s320/aha-hhal1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495963603758407970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HADjgsKQLhxSdVi51W2fB6cJtuf0NP0lihEkMD_vg1Dbu3VTi_-LTWrkaxdSWDZRLTSghr1bvldAEgpNMXmSChU_CtPcb4l8XqKfNsZI6H5fthJndQE26JuhxA9C_LuU8jiYPvix6iw/s1600/aha-sd1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HADjgsKQLhxSdVi51W2fB6cJtuf0NP0lihEkMD_vg1Dbu3VTi_-LTWrkaxdSWDZRLTSghr1bvldAEgpNMXmSChU_CtPcb4l8XqKfNsZI6H5fthJndQE26JuhxA9C_LuU8jiYPvix6iw/s320/aha-sd1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495963611552011810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At long last - Remastered a-ha albums! It would be very nice to see the other early Warner albums from 'Stay on these roads' to 'Memorial Beach' given the same treatment - but this is a very good start.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disc 1 - Hunting High and Low (w/ Bonus </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tracks)</span><br />1. Take On Me<br />2. Train Of Thought<br />3. Hunting High And Low<br />4. The Blue Sky<br />5. Living A Boy's Adventure Tale<br />6. The Sun Always Shines On T.V.<br />7. And You Tell Me<br />8. Love Is Reason<br />9. Dream Myself Alive<br />10. Here I Stand And Face The Rain<br />11. Take On Me - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Orig</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">inal 7" Version 1984 (Bonus Track)</span></span><br />12. The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Mix (Bonus Track)</span></span><br />13. Train Of Thought - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">U.S. Mix (Bonus Track)</span></span><br />14. Hunting High And Low - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Remix (Bonus Track)</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disc 2 - Demos, B-sides & Rarities</span><br />1. Take On Me - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />2. Train Of Thought - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />3. Hunting High And Low - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />4. The Blue Sky - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />5. Living A Boy's Adventure Tale - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Early Version</span></span><br />6. The Sun Always Shines on T.V. - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />7. And You Tell Me - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />8. Love Is Reason - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />9. I Dream Myself Alive - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />10. Here I Stand And Face The Rain - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />11. Stop And Make Your Mind Up<br />12. Driftwood<br />13. Dot The I<br />14. The Love Goodbye<br />15. Nothing To It<br />16. Go To Sleep<br />17. Monday Mourning<br />18. All The Planes That Come In On The Quiet<br />19. Never Never<br />20. What's That You're Doing To Yourself<br />21. You Have Grown Thoughtful Again<br />22. Lesson One - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Autumn 1982 'Take One Me' Demo</span></span><br />23. Presenting Lily Mars<br />24. The Sun Always Shines on T.V. - <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Steve Thompson Extended Version</span>*<br />25. Take On Me - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Instrumental Mix</span></span>*<br />26. Hunting High And Low - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Slow Version </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dem</span>o</span>*<br />27. Take On Me - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1984 12" Mix</span></span>*<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disc 1 - Scoundrel Days (w/ Bonus Tracks)</span><br />1. Scoundrel Days<br />2. The Swing Of Things<br />3. I've Been Losing You<br />4. October<br />5. Manhattan Skyline<br />6. Cry Wolf<br />7. We're Looking For The Whales<br />8. The Weight Of The Wind<br />9. Maybe, Maybe<br />10. Soft Rains Of April<br />11. I've Been Losing You - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Version (Bonus Track)</span></span><br />12. Cry Wolf - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Version (Bonus Track)</span></span><br />13. Manhattan Skyline - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Version (Bonus Track)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disc 2 - Demos, B-sides &</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Rarities</span><br />1. Scoundrel Days - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />2. The Swing Of Things - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">De</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">mo #3</span></span><br />3. I've Been Losing You - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Octocon Studio Demo</span></span><br />4. October - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />5. Manhattan Skyline - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />6. Cry Wolf - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />7. We're Looking For The Whales - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />8. The Weight Of The Wind - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />9. Maybe, Maybe - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />10. Soft Rains Of April - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Guitar Version Deno</span></span><br />11. Scoundrel Days - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Octocon Studio Demo</span></span><br />12. This Alone Is Love - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Original </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Version</span></span><br />13. Days On End - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo</span></span><br />14. Train of Thought - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Live In Croydon</span></span><br />15. I've Been Losing You - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Live In Croydon</span></span><br />16. The Blue Sky - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Live In Croydon</span></span><br />17. Looking for The Whales - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Live In Croydon</span></span><br />18. Cry Wolf - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Live In Croydon</span></span><br />19. I've Been Losing You - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dub Version</span></span>*<br />20. Soft Rains Of April - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Piano D</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">emo</span></span>*<br />21. The Swing Of Things - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Demo </span></span><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">#</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1</span></span>*<br />22. I've Been Losing You - <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Early Demo</span></span>*<br /><br />*bonus download only tracks<br /><br />©2010 Warner/Rhino<br />Artwork: Smog Design<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-54312319949952749562009-12-31T05:43:00.001-08:002010-01-01T03:59:40.048-08:00The Sun Always Shines On TV (Sample Only)<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fnicholasb%2Fthe-sun-always-shines-on-tv-extended-version-edit"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fnicholasb%2Fthe-sun-always-shines-on-tv-extended-version-edit" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/nicholasb/the-sun-always-shines-on-tv-extended-version-edit">The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version Edit)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/nicholasb">nicholasb</a></span><br /><br />This is a sample of the rarer twelve inch version from 1985. This track is currently not available on CD or download.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Sun Always Shines On TV (Extended Version)<br />Written by Paul Waaktaar, Produced by Alan Tarney.<br />©1985 WEA International Inc. ATV Music.</span></span>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-4774015955560475032009-12-23T02:47:00.000-08:002009-12-23T03:28:20.060-08:00BUY THE SINGLE NOW<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMBtEoz20QnxdP0xv98XknB7ra5dwvRRv9aEXC-nmFKbjDSAZ_Eb8UmVkUBIIZQcIItmLkjMuU5ioIxr7BAFB-Kp5B7ILRU2L-3OXYy-nuaVr8mWM1rGn7A5rplOgyAKk-cyba72tv-M/s1600-h/SASOTV.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMBtEoz20QnxdP0xv98XknB7ra5dwvRRv9aEXC-nmFKbjDSAZ_Eb8UmVkUBIIZQcIItmLkjMuU5ioIxr7BAFB-Kp5B7ILRU2L-3OXYy-nuaVr8mWM1rGn7A5rplOgyAKk-cyba72tv-M/s320/SASOTV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418383011166558930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Please support a-ha and download the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Sun Always Shines On TV</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> between now and January 23, 2010 from reputable online music providers (I-Tunes, 7Digital, HMV Downloads, Tesco Digital, TuneTribe - all count towards the official top 40 I believe). I recommend the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Hunting high and low</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> album version (5.06)<br /><br />Please request the song on radio, the video on TV and spread the word.</span></div>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-79816329663372061832009-12-23T02:36:00.001-08:002009-12-23T03:25:46.969-08:00Facts about the song<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8QobczfRvI1SdgSjfYgxDJ1X20oJKAm0kOk0RrGfvK0dBfDuzjIUnFyuDmXWJCU4r-OpnDy0LNj0B3w5XGEbbdDEyBUFEEB3aYIzQBUcvqgx1L5D6gAd90L6vligISug5QOG3GALZ-Q/s1600-h/Vid2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8QobczfRvI1SdgSjfYgxDJ1X20oJKAm0kOk0RrGfvK0dBfDuzjIUnFyuDmXWJCU4r-OpnDy0LNj0B3w5XGEbbdDEyBUFEEB3aYIzQBUcvqgx1L5D6gAd90L6vligISug5QOG3GALZ-Q/s320/Vid2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418378750499992034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6qh3QcyOeZA9mY7p_jbun3CvDl5piBCkevcePN72lpztQ3Jl0ecimRDlc6YFp2ak-uLO0hYvCOlcWaOaX4Sk1k5xrbpEWHBGA56yNsp424cdi22u_B4QIDTSleqEKiBqDP5yQXE58GA/s1600-h/Vid1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6qh3QcyOeZA9mY7p_jbun3CvDl5piBCkevcePN72lpztQ3Jl0ecimRDlc6YFp2ak-uLO0hYvCOlcWaOaX4Sk1k5xrbpEWHBGA56yNsp424cdi22u_B4QIDTSleqEKiBqDP5yQXE58GA/s320/Vid1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418378742742679426" border="0" /></a>An earlier demo called <span style="font-style: italic;">Never Never</span> contains a portion of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Sun always shines on TV</span>.<br /><br />The song was one of the last recorded for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Hunting high and low</span> album. Morten and Magne were not well at the time and were lying on the studio floor with a fever.<br /><br />It was included on the album when Warner executive Andrew Wickham's secretary heard it and was convinced it would be a hit.<br /><br />Paul created the drum track for the song.<br /><br />The band felt at the time that the <span style="font-style: italic;">Sun always shines on TV</span> was one of the songs that most closely captured the sound they were aiming for.<br /><br />Paul claimed that a presenter on television said something like '...and as always the sun shines on TV' - which inspired the title of the song.<br /></div><br /><br />There are a number of versions of the song released:<br /><ul><li>single edit 1985</li><li>album version 1985</li><li>extended version (shorter) 1985</li><li>extended version (longer - different mix) 1985</li><li>flexi US dance mix (free with No.1 magazine) 1985</li><li>disconet mix 1986</li><li>live version 2003</li><li>live version (edit) 2003</li><li>live version (BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce) 2006</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" >Pictures reproduced from Smash Hits 1985</span>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656169881771823807.post-68742170374060403362009-12-22T13:02:00.000-08:002009-12-22T13:20:37.179-08:00The Video (Steve Barron, 1985 Warner Bros)<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEWr-0fxaTsRgSTeQTsKi6MmLRUFpuVSOJuqg5Q0NLA6Mv8LLzgxFO2O8Kw0qzWEpH23KZdizCj1YToRBZzQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16824054630826885457noreply@blogger.com0