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{{Short description|Norwegian synth-pop band}}
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{{Other uses|Aha (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = a-ha
| image            = A-haVistalegre19.JPG
| caption          = a-ha in concert at [[Palacio Vistalegre]], Madrid, Spain, in 2010 (left to right: Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
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| origin           = [[Oslo]], Norway
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Synth-pop]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/a-ha-detail-evolution-of-take-on-me-in-documentary-clip-1182066/|title=A-ha Detail Evolution of 'Take On Me' in Documentary Clip|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=11 June 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ha_take_on_retirement_after_25_years|title=A-ha Take on Retirement After 25 Years|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/75354/a-has-magne-furuholmen-on-why-the-band-decided-to-make-new-music-we-have-a-newfound-freedom|title=A-ha's Magne Furuholmen on why the band decided to make new music: 'We have a newfound freedom' &#124; Virgin Radio UK|date=14 September 2022|website=[[Virgin Radio]]}}</ref>
* [[pop rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
}}
| years_active     = {{flatlist|
* 1982–1994
* 1998–2010
* 2011
* 2015–present
}}
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
| spinoffs         = {{hlist|[[Savoy (Norwegian band)|Savoy]]|[[Apparatjik]]}}
| website          = {{URL|a-ha.com}}
| spinoff_of       = [[Bridges (band)|Bridges]]
| current_members  = <!--Should be listed alphabetically. See page entitled "Template:Infobox musical artist" for reference.-->
* [[Morten Harket]]
* [[Magne Furuholmen]]
* [[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy]]
}}

'''a-ha''' (often incorrectly stylised as '''A-ha'''; {{IPA-no|ɑˈhɑː}}) is a Norwegian [[synth-pop]] band formed in [[Oslo]] in 1982. Founded by [[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy]] (guitars and vocals), [[Magne Furuholmen]] (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and [[Morten Harket]] (lead vocals), the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s.

a-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album ''[[Hunting High and Low]]'' in 1985. The album peaked at number one in their native Norway, number two in the UK, and number 15 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' album chart; yielded the international number-one single "[[Take On Me]]", as well as "[[The Sun Always Shines on T.V.]]"; and earned the band a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for Best New Artist. In the UK, ''Hunting High and Low'' continued its chart success into the following year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/frontrow/1986.shtml| title=Best-selling albums of 1986 |publisher=BBC Radio 4| access-date=13 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="US album-positions for A-ha">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/a-ha-p3491/charts-awards | title=Allmusic: A-ha (Albums) |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 March 2011}}</ref> The band released studio albums in 1986, 1988, and 1990, with single hits including "[[Hunting High and Low (A-ha song)|Hunting High and Low]]", "[[The Living Daylights (song)|The Living Daylights]]", "[[Stay on These Roads (song)|Stay on These Roads]]", and "[[Crying in the Rain#A-ha version|Crying in the Rain]]". In 1994, after their fifth studio album, ''[[Memorial Beach]]'' (1993), failed to achieve the commercial success of their previous albums, the band went on hiatus.<ref name="A-ha to break up after 25 years">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8308829.stm |title=A-ha to break up after 25 years |publisher=BBC News |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=15 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017150924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8308829.stm |archive-date= 17 October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following a performance at the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in 1998, a-ha recorded their sixth album, 2000's ''[[Minor Earth Major Sky]]'', which was another number-one album in Norway and Germany. This album was followed by ''[[Lifelines (A-ha album)|Lifelines]]'' (2002); ''[[Analogue (album)|Analogue]]'' (2005), which was certified Silver in the UK;<ref name="UK's certification-database">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120001/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'' (2009), which was certified Silver in the UK and reached the top five in many European countries.<ref name="mediabiz.de">{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/universal-und-mm-merchandising-media-veredeln-A-ha-mit-platin/284989 |title=MusikWoche &#124; Universal und MM Merchandising Media veredeln A-ha mit Platin |website=Mediabiz.de |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref>

The band split after their 2010 worldwide [[Ending on a High Note Tour]],<ref name="A-ha to break up after 25 years" /><ref name="Michaels">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/16/a-ha-to-split |work=The Guardian |location=London | title=A-ha to split after 25 years |first=Sean |last=Michaels |date=16 October 2009 |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> but reunited in 2015 to release their tenth studio album, ''[[Cast in Steel]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/tour/cast-in-steel-tour|title=Cast in Steel Tour|date=4 September 2015|access-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151106135230/http://a-ha.com/tour/cast-in-steel-tour|archive-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> They toured in support of the album and participated at [[Rock in Rio 2015|Rock in Rio]], which celebrated 30 years for both the band and the event.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/rock-in-rio-a-ha-se-unem-na-celebracao-de-30-anos-de-ambos-14741708|title=Rock in Rio e A-ha se unem na celebração de 30 anos de ambos|date=13 May 2015|access-date=13 May 2015|website = O Globo}}</ref>

The band has released eleven studio albums, several compilations and four live albums,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/ |title=A-ha - Music Norway EN |access-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105204602/http://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/ |archive-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> with their most recent album, ''[[True North (A-ha album)|True North]]'', released on 21 October 2022. In less than a year, during 2010, the band earned an estimated 500 million Norwegian kroner from concert tickets, merchandise and the release of a greatest hits album, making them one of the 40–50 highest-grossing bands in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dn.no/etterbors/a-ha-synger-inn-en-halv-milliard/1-1-1534907|title=A-ha synger inn en halv milliard (A-ha singing in half a billion)|work=[[Dagens Næringsliv]]|access-date=23 April 2019|date=18 September 2010}}</ref> The band were listed in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' book for having the biggest-paying rock concert attendance; they drew an audience of 198,000 at [[Maracanã Stadium]] during the Rock in Rio festival. They have sold more than 100 million units, albums and singles combined.<ref name="musicnorway.no">{{cite web|url=http://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/|title=a-ha - Music Norway EN|website=Musicnorway.no|access-date=4 February 2016|archive-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105204602/http://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YASuyHADoc0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211031/YASuyHADoc0| archive-date=31 October 2021 | url-status=live|title=A-HA - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV - The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=20 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Formation===
The trio, composed of lead vocalist [[Morten Harket]]; guitarist [[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy|Paul Waaktaar]] (then known as Pål Waaktaar); and keyboardist [[Magne Furuholmen]], formed in 1982, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in music. "We were trying to think of what to call themselves, focusing on Norwegian words people could say in English." They jettisoned that idea when Morten spotted a song called "A-ha" in Waaktaar's songbook. "It was a terrible song but a great name," said Morten.<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]''; circa 1986. "The Icemen Cometh" by David Fricke, page 18.</ref>

They chose the studio of musician, producer, and soon-to-be-manager [[John Ratcliff (producer)|John Ratcliff]] because it had a ''[[Space Invaders]]'' machine. Ratcliff introduced them to his manager, Terry Slater,<span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150910055519/http://a-ha.com/the-band/the-story-so-far/chapter-11/]</span> and after a few meetings, a-ha enlisted Ratcliff as a manager as well. Slater and Ratcliff formed TJ Management.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01727601/officers|title=TJ Management Ltd's directors|website=Companies House UK|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> Ratcliff dealt with technical and musical aspects and Slater acted as the group's international business manager and as liaison to [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]' head office in [[Los Angeles]].

===''Hunting High and Low'' (1984–1986)===
An early version of "[[Take On Me]]" was the first song that Harket had heard Furuholmen and Waaktaar play in [[Asker]]. At that time, the song was called "Miss Eerie" and the two men were still known as [[Bridges (band)|Bridges]]. Harket said it sounded more like a "[[Juicy Fruit]] song" (meaning a gum advertisement). a-ha's first recorded version was called "Lesson One". The song was then re-recorded, re-named "Take on Me", and released in 1984, when it was promoted with a video of the band performing in front of a blue background. After it failed to chart, the song was re-recorded with production by Alan Tarney; it again failed to chart. Finally, the song was re-released in 1985 with a new, groundbreaking video; this time, the song peaked at number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="US Singles-positions for A-ha">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/a-ha-p3491/charts-awards/billboard-singles| title=Allmusic: A-ha (Singles)|website=[[AllMusic]]| access-date=25 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="UK" />

a-ha became the first Norwegian band to have a number-one hit in the U.S. The popularity of "Take on Me" earned the band a spot on the American television series ''[[Soul Train]]'' in 1985, making them one of the few white artists to appear on the black music-oriented show. (Earlier ''Soul Train'' appearances by white artists included [[Gino Vannelli|Gino Vanelli]], [[Elton John]], [[David Bowie]], [[Hall & Oates]], [[Sheena Easton]], Pet Shop Boys, [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], and [[Teena Marie]].)

The video used a pencil-sketch animation/live-action combination called [[Rotoscope|rotoscoping]], in which individual frames of film are drawn over or coloured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/archives/2008/02/video_spotlight_4.php |title=Much Music Retro Video Spotlight |work=Much Music |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420081935/http://blog.muchmusic.com/archives/2008/02/video_spotlight_4.php |archive-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It became one of the most instantly recognizable and most enduringly popular music videos in the US, where it was nominated for eight awards at the third annual [[MTV Video Awards]] in 1986, winning six, including Best New Artist in a Video, Best Concept Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Viewer's Choice and Best Video of the Year. Their six MTV Award wins for that video gave them twice as many wins as [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|Thriller]]" and more than any artist in the three years of the awards combined.

The band's second single worldwide was "[[The Sun Always Shines on T.V.]]", even though "Love Is Reason" was the second single in Norway. In the US, the song peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number 17 on ''[[Radio & Records]]'' airplay chart. A remix version was a club hit, rising to number five on the [[Hot Dance Singles Sales]] chart.<ref name="US Singles-positions for A-ha"/> The music video for the song was another popular and critical success, nominated at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards in three categories and winning two, Best Cinematography and Best Editing, bringing a-ha's total to 11 nominations and eight wins. The following year, [[Peter Gabriel]] would earn 13 nominations and win nine awards, also for two separate videos. In successive years, even as the award categories expanded, only a few artists have approached—and none have surpassed the single-year award totals of a-ha and Gabriel.

a-ha's American success culminated in their 1986 [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination in the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] category, which was eventually won by [[Sade (band)|Sade]]. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." turned out to be a-ha's last Hot 100 [[Top 40]] single and to this day - in the United States - a-ha is remembered by the general public almost entirely because of "Take On Me".<ref name="US Singles-positions for A-ha"/> As such, the band is frequently considered a [[one-hit wonder]] there, despite their two Top 40 hits. In the UK, where "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." has been their only number one,<ref name="UK" /> a-ha enjoyed continued success with two more hit singles from the same album, "Train of Thought" and "Hunting High and Low" (with another innovative video), and remained popular throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

The band's first album, 1985's ''[[Hunting High and Low]]'', became a worldwide bestseller, spending most of October and November in the top 20 of [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s Top 200 album chart. The album and its four hit singles garnered international recognition for a-ha. ''Hunting High and Low'' earned triple platinum status in the UK and reached platinum status in the US and Germany, while earning gold in Brazil and the Netherlands.<ref name="UK's certification-database"/><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web
 |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=A-ha&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25
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|title=RIAA Certifications 
 |publisher=RIAA 
 |access-date=7 March 2008 }}</ref><ref name="GER C">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=A-ha| access-date=7 March 2008}}</ref><ref name="Brazil's Certifications for A-ha">{{cite web| url=http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=a-ha|title=ABPD Certifications for A-ha|publisher=ABPD|access-date=25 March 2011}}</ref> ''Hunting High and Low'' has sold 11 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Puls">{{cite web| url=http://www.puls.no/1049.html| title=Kampen mot A-ha-produsentene|language=no|publisher=Puls| access-date=7 March 2008}}</ref> The album peaked at number 15 on the US on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and at number two on the UK Albums Chart; it spent 38 weeks in the top 10 in Norway, including eight weeks at number one.<ref name="US album-positions for A-ha"/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=British Album Chart |publisher=UK Top 40 |access-date=7 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307180341/http://www.everyhit.com/ |archive-date=7 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NOR">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=A-ha |title=Norwegian Album Chart |publisher=VG-lista |access-date=7 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129234211/http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=A-ha |archive-date=29 January 2009 }}</ref>

===Golden age (1986–1994)===
[[File:MagneF Fredrikstad2007.JPG|thumb|right|[[Magne Furuholmen]] in 2007]]
a-ha's second album, ''[[Scoundrel Days]]'', was released in the midst of the 1986 world tour and represented a move towards [[alternative rock]], as [[synthpop]] began to fall out of style. Although the album received favourable reviews and had three singles become international hits, sales (6.4 million copies) did not match those of its predecessor (except for in Switzerland, where it remains a-ha's best-selling album).<ref name="SWI C">{{cite web| url=http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=A-ha| title=Swiss Certifications| publisher=Swiss Hitparade| access-date=7 March 2008}}</ref> "[[Cry Wolf (A-ha song)|Cry Wolf]]" would be the last a-ha single to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. After the release of the album, a-ha toured in the US, its last appearance there for 20 years. The album has been certified platinum in the UK, Switzerland and Brazil, and has earned gold certification in Germany.<ref name="UK's certification-database"/><ref name="GER C" /><ref name="Brazil's Certifications for A-ha"/><ref name="Pandora">{{cite web| url=http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/scanlink/nornotes/vol4/articles/A-ha.htm| archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031012140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/12093/20031013-0000/www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/scanlink/nornotes/vol4/articles/A-ha.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=12 October 2003| title=A-ha biography| via=[[Pandora Archive]]|access-date=13 May 2008}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Ned Raggett of [[AllMusic]] Guide would later write of the album, "The opening two songs alone make for one of the best one-two opening punches around: the tense edge of the title track, featuring one of Morten Harket's soaring vocals during the chorus and a crisp, pristine punch in the music, and 'The Swing of Things,' a moody, elegant number with a beautiful synth/guitar arrangement (plus some fine drumming courtesy of studio pro Michael Sturgis) and utterly lovelorn lyrical sentiments that balance on the edge of being overheated without quite going over...The '80s may be long gone, but ''Scoundrel Days'' makes clear that not everything was bad back then."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/discography/albums/scoundrel-days/|title=Scoundrel days|website=A-ha.com|access-date=30 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231011115/http://a-ha.com/discography/albums/scoundrel-days/|archive-date=31 December 2014}}</ref>

In May 1988, a-ha released their third studio album, titled ''[[Stay on These Roads]]'', which matched the number-two chart peak of its two predecessors on the British album charts. ''Stay on These Roads'' has been certified platinum in Brazil and France, and gold in Switzerland, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands.<ref name="UK's certification-database"/><ref name="GER C"/><ref name="Brazil's Certifications for A-ha"/><ref name="SWI C" /><ref name="French Platinum Album certifications for 2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2001&type=12 |title=Certifications Albums Platine – année 2001 |publisher=Disque en France |access-date=25 March 2011 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003538/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2001&type=12 |archive-date=6 March 2012 }}</ref>

The album includes the title-track theme song to the [[James Bond]] film ''[[The Living Daylights]]''. The version that appears on their album is the original version  of the song. The band has said that they are particularly proud of the title track, and all three members contributed to its writing. "Stay on These Roads" and "The Living Daylights" would remain part of their live set throughout the rest of the band's history. After the release of the album, the band went on a 74-city world tour. The album has sold more than 4.2 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Pandora" />
[[File:A-ha Pål.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy|Pål Waaktaar-Savoy]] live at Cologne, 29 October 2005]]
''[[East of the Sun, West of the Moon]]'' contained a cover version of [[The Everly Brothers]]' 1963 single "[[Crying in the Rain]]". In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a-ha were very popular in South America, especially in Brazil, where the band sold out some of the largest stadiums in the world. At the January 1991 [[Rock in Rio|Rock in Rio II]] festival, a-ha shocked the international entertainment press by drawing an audience of 198,000 at [[Maracanã stadium]] for their top-billed evening concert—a [[Guinness World Record]] for biggest rock concert attendance.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LqY3qCF-8pQC|title=Guinness World Records 2001|first=Tim|last=Footman|date=1 September 2000|publisher=Mint Publishers, Incorporated|isbn=9781892051011}}</ref> In contrast, the other performers ([[George Michael]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Guns N' Roses]]) each drew less than a third of that audience (60,000 each). In a 2009 interview from Cody Eide in ''[[Music Week]]'', celebrating a-ha's up-and-coming 25-year anniversary, the members revealed that the record-breaking concert and the lack of media attention they received were a devastating blow to the band. The festival, which should have been the band's crowning achievement, was instead a moment of crushing disappointment. "MTV interviewed everybody except us", remembers Waaktaar-Savoy. "They were all calling their bosses and saying, 'We must cover a-ha; it's the only night that has sold out.' But they weren't allowed to." "I felt very alienated," says Furuholmen. "It made us feel hopeless. We played to the biggest crowd in the world and they ignored it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2640/ahanewsweek4.jpg| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216061549/http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2640/ahanewsweek4.jpg |archive-date=16 February 2010|title=Kiso Siefert Dropmann newspaper advertisement |publisher=Musicweek |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

''East of the Sun, West of the Moon'' was certified gold in Switzerland, Brazil, and Germany and silver in the UK.<ref name="UK's certification-database"/><ref name="GER C" /><ref name="Brazil's Certifications for A-ha"/><ref name="SWI C" /> Steven McDonald of AllMusic said of their fourth album, "This is a nicely crafted collection of songs, performed and sung beautifully, with lots of echoes and suggestions tucked into the music. While not an album one can discuss at length, it's an album that's a pleasure to listen to." The album sold 3.2 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Pandora" />

Their last album before their hiatus was ''[[Memorial Beach]]'', in 1993. Relative to previous releases, the album was a commercial disappointment. The only single from the album to chart officially outside of Norway was "Dark Is the Night", which peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom.  Despite the commercial reception, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine]] listed the album as one of the 50 best albums of 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#1993 |title=Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings of the Year |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> The following February, a-ha performed two concerts during the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer]], Norway, followed by tours in [[South Africa]] and Norway. a-ha were also chosen to compose the official song for the Winter [[Paralympic Games]] in Lillehammer, which they entitled "Shapes That Go Together".

In 1994, the band unofficially entered a hiatus, during which band members focused on solo projects.<ref name="A-ha to break up after 25 years"/>

===First comeback (1998–2007)===
[[File:A-ha all1.jpg|thumb|right|A-ha live at Cologne, 29 October 2005]]
The band was invited to perform at the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in 1998. Waaktaar-Savoy wrote "[[Summer Moved On]]" especially for this performance.<ref>interview on "A-ha live at valhall homecoming" DVD, 2001</ref> They also performed "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." This performance was a-ha's comeback into the world of music, yet the band's set was controversially omitted from a programme of concert highlights that was televised in the UK, and even more controversially in the US by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]. Nevertheless, the band returned to the studio. Those recording sessions resulted in 2000's ''[[Minor Earth Major Sky]]'', an international tour, and a webcast performance of the band opening the new [[Coca Cola Vallhall Arena|Vallhall Arena]] in Oslo on 24 and 25 March 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/a-ha-concert-in-oslo-will-be-live-on-the-internet |title=A-ha concert in Oslo will be live on the Internet. News. The Official Website of a-ha |access-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008140307/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/a-ha-concert-in-oslo-will-be-live-on-the-internet/ |archive-date=8 October 2016}} News item announcing the webcast.</ref> a-ha's video for "I Wish I Cared" was one of the first fully web-based animated [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]] music videos to be made available. (The first was Duran Duran's 2000 video for "[[Someone Else Not Me]]".{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}) The album reached platinum status, with sales of 1.5 million copies, and spawned four singles: "Summer Moved On", "Minor Earth Major Sky", "Velvet" and "The Sun Never Shone That Day". "Summer Moved On" went to number one in 17 countries.

a-ha made a return appearance at the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in 2001, performing a new song, "Differences", and "[[Hunting High and Low (A-ha song)|Hunting High and Low]]". The subsequent album, ''[[Lifelines (A-ha album)|Lifelines]]'', was released in 2002, going platinum in Norway and producing two top-five hits there, "[[Forever Not Yours]]" and "[[Lifelines (song)|Lifelines]]". Jesper Hiro directed the video for "Lifelines", based on the short film ''[[A Year Along the Abandoned Road]]'', which was directed by Morten Skallerud in 1991. The original short film was 12 minutes long; it shows a whole year elapsing in one shot at 50,000 times the normal speed.

A live album from their 2002 tour, titled ''[[How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head]]'', was released in March 2003, preceded by a live single of the 1986 hit "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." In 2004, a book entitled ''The Swing of Things'' was published, which also included a CD of early demo material titled ''[[The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes|The Demo Tapes]]''. That year, a-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary with the release of a new singles collection, ''[[The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004]]''. This compilation brought them back into the top 20 of the [[UK Albums Chart]], where they reached number 13 and earned a [[Music recording certification|gold album]].

On 2 July 2005, a-ha performed at the [[Berlin]] edition of [[Live 8]] in front of an audience of nearly 200,000 people. They began with "Hunting High and Low", followed by "Take On Me", during which [[Morten Harket]] had difficulties hearing himself when his [[in-ear monitor]] failed: he requested a two-minute break, which he used to comment on the cause of Live 8. The intended two minutes became almost seven, and the third song, "Summer Moved On", became the last of their set. Although four songs had been rehearsed, the band's time had run out and the organisers told them to leave the stage.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

[[File:A-ha Morten2.jpg|thumb|left|Lead vocalist [[Morten Harket]] live at Cologne, 29 October 2005]]
On 12 September 2005, a-ha played a quickly sold-out show at [[Irving Plaza]] in New York City, the band's first concert in North America since 1986, despite not having released any material there since 1993. On 27 August 2005, the band played a concert for 120,000 people in [[Frogner Park]] in Oslo, the largest concert ever in Norway.

On 4 November 2005, the band released its eighth studio album, ''[[Analogue (album)|Analogue]]''. The UK release of the single "[[Analogue (All I Want)|Analogue]]" gave a-ha their first top-ten hit in the UK since 1988.<ref name="UK" /> The album includes a guest appearance by [[Graham Nash]] of [[Crosby Stills & Nash]] performing backup vocals on the songs "Over the Treetops" and "Cosy Prisons". The song "[[Celice (song)|Celice]]" became the band's ninth to reach number one on a major national chart, and its music video sparked criticism for its sexual content. The tour for the album included a gig at London's [[Shepherd's Bush]] in February 2006, along with a TV special in Africa.

In 2006, a-ha recorded a cover of [[John Lennon]]'s "[[No.&nbsp;9 Dream]]" for [[Amnesty International]]. It was released in June 2007 on the album ''[[Make Some Noise (campaign)|Make Some Noise]]''. On 30 October 2006 in London, a-ha received the prestigious [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' Magazine]] Inspiration Award for their long contribution to music and for inspiring many of their younger colleagues in the business.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} On 15 September 2007, a-ha played a free outdoor concert in [[Kiel]], Germany, performing on a floating stage in the harbour. The concert was streamed live on the internet via [[MSN]].

On 24 January 2009, 25 years after its first release and the 50th anniversary of the official hit list in Norway, a-ha won the [[Spellemannprisen]] (Spellemann Award) for Hit of All Time for "[[Take On Me]]".{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

===New direction and farewell (2008–2010)===
On 20–22 May 2008, Harket, Furuholmen and Waaktaar performed concerts in [[Oslo]] to promote their respective solo material before coming together as a-ha to play "[[Train of Thought (A-ha song)|Train of Thought]]", "[[Take On Me]]", and two new songs, "Riding the Crest" and "Shadowside", which previewed the new a-ha album, ''[[Foot of the Mountain]]''. These events led up to their performance at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] on 24 May.

On 24 April 2009, a-ha surprised their fan base by releasing their new single, "Foot of the Mountain", premiering that day on Norwegian radio. The single had been completed only the night before. The song is based upon the track "The Longest Night" by Furuholmen, which was released on his album ''[[A Dot of Black in the Blue of Your Bliss]]''.  The band promoted the German release of the song by playing it during the final of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' on 21 May at [[Cologne]]'s [[Lanxess Arena]].

''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'', a-ha's ninth studio album, was released in Europe on 19 June 2009. The album's material marked a return to synth pop, similar to the band's earliest work, although the first single (and title track) was not wholly indicative of this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43118_0_2_0_C|title=A-ha returns to synthpop with new album 'Foot of the Mountain' |website=Side-line.com |access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref> The band collaborated with successful producer [[Steve Osborne]], who has produced albums for such artists as [[Suede (band)|Suede]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], and [[U2 (band)|U2]]. "What There Is", an earlier solo track by Furuholmen, was re-recorded for the album.
''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'' entered the German album chart at number one,<ref name="A-ha's album positions for Germany">{{cite web| url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/A-Ha/?type=longplay| title=Chartverfolgung/A-Ha/Longplay| website=Musicline.de| access-date=27 March 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522054426/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/A-Ha/?type=longplay| archive-date=22 May 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref> the UK album chart at number five and debuted on European Album Sales Chart at number eight.<ref name="UK" /><ref name="European albums: Week of 4 July 2009">{{cite web| url=https://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2009-07-04
|title=European albums: Week of July 04, 2009|work=Billboard magazine|access-date=27 March 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110326173146/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= 26 March 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> In January 2010, ''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'' was certified platinum in Germany.<ref name="GER C"/>

"I feel more connected to [[Depeche Mode]] (compared with other acts of the '80s)," claimed Furuholmen. a-ha performed a cover of Depeche Mode's "[[A Question of Lust]]" during a live performance for [[BBC Radio 2]] – ''[[Dermot O'Leary|The Dermot O'Leary Show]]'' on 25 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00ltlrp |title=BBC Radio 2 - Dermot O'Leary, 25/07/2009 |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=25 July 2009 |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

On 24 July 2009, a-ha headlined the [[Apple Music Festival#2009|iTunes Live festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43201_0_2_0_C|title=A-ha to headline iTunes Live festival on 24 July |website=Side-line.com |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref> the performance of which was made available for download on [[iTunes]]. In the Norwegian [[iTunes Store]] a-ha's release has yet to see the light of day.

On 15 October 2009, the band announced they would disband after the 2010 worldwide [[Ending on a High Note Tour]].<ref name="A-ha to break up after 25 years"/><ref name="Michaels"/> The concert sold out on the first day of ticket sales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billettservice.no/html/connect.htmI?l=NO&EVNT=OSP04121&STAGE=1&C= |title=Billettservice: A-ha: OSLO SPEKTRUM |publisher=[[Billettservice]] |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=15 October 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20101031184416/http://www.billettservice.no/a-ha-billetter/event/OSP04121 |archive-date=31 October 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as thousands of fans from at least 40 countries on six continents congregated to see a-ha for the last leg of the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article469049.ece|title=A-has siste triumf (A-ha's latest triumph)|website=Oslopuls.aftenposten.no|access-date=10 December 2010|date=4 December 2010|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208060733/http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article469049.ece|archive-date=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="12 minus og like blid (Minus 12 and Still Happy)">{{cite web |url=http://www.side2.no/underholdning/article3039688.ece|title=12 minus og like blid (Minus 12 and Still Happy)|website=Side2.no|access-date=10 December 2010|date=2 December 2010|language=no}}</ref> Due to the large demand, a second farewell show was held for 3 December 2010.<ref name="A-ha to break up after 25 years"/>

To coincide with their disbandment, a-ha released ''The Singles: 1984–2004'' in the US and re-released deluxe versions of their first two albums, as well as a third and final compilation album, a new live DVD and a re-release of the book ''The Swing of Things'' by Jan Omdahl.<ref name="Side-line">{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=44349_0_2_0_C|title=A-ha to release expanded editions...|date=16 March 2010|work=Side-line music magazine|access-date=8 April 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100325001105/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=44349_0_2_0_C| archive-date= 25 March 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> A new single titled "[[Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)|Butterfly, Butterfly]]" was revealed on 14 June 2010 and released as a single on 5 July to promote the double CD compilation ''[[25 (A-ha album)|25]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://A-ha.com/news/articles/worldwide-premiere-for-A-has-new-single|title=Worldwide premiere for A-ha's new single!|publisher=A-ha official website|access-date=4 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923041918/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/worldwide-premiere-for-a-has-new-single|archive-date=23 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 6 July 2010, the albums ''Hunting High and Low'' and ''Scoundrel Days'' were released as deluxe editions in the US through [[Rhino Records]], containing remixes, B-sides, demo versions, and extensive liner notes. Available in two-disc CD and digital versions (with additional material), both albums debuted in the Top 40 Billboard Top Internet Sales Chart, ''[[Hunting High and Low]]'' at number 34 and ''[[Scoundrel Days]]'' at number 36.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://A-ha.com/news/articles/deluxe-albums-enter-us-billboard-charts|title=Deluxe albums enter US Billboard charts|publisher=A-ha official website|access-date=4 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922234247/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/deluxe-albums-enter-us-billboard-charts|archive-date=22 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Furuholmen revealed in an interview published in ''Magasinet'' (the magazine section of Norway's third largest newspaper, ''[[Dagbladet]]'') that he suffers from [[atrial fibrillation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=P44887_0_2_0|title=A-ha member Magne Furuholmen struck with heart disease – The real reason behind the end of A-ha? – A-ha news at|website=Side-line.com|date=1 November 1962|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> The news was picked up the same day{{when?|date=August 2023}} by electronic music magazine ''Side-Line''.

At the Spellemannprisen award show on 5 March 2011 in Oslo, Norwegian artists from various music genres including [[Kaizers Orchestra]], [[Ida Maria]] and [[Bertine Zetlitz]] performed a cover of one of a-ha's biggest hits, "[[The Sun Always Shines on TV]]", in honour of the band. After the performance, a-ha received the Spellemannprisen honorary award with the words "Our Heroes – Once upon a time, now – still and forever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv2underholdning.no/gkn/aha-ble-tildelt-aeresprisen-paa-spellemann-3434897.html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d72a704244e31a5%252C0|title=Hosted by TV 2 AS|website=Tv2underholdning.no|date=5 March 2011|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

a-ha's final concerts in Oslo were recorded by ten HD cameras with digital, [[surround sound]] audio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.lawo.de/en/lawo-ag/company/up-to-date/news/a-ha.html|title=Lawo digital recording for A-Ha's first (and last) live DVD|website=Ca.lawo.de|date=10 December 2010|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504074626/http://ca.lawo.de/en/lawo-ag/company/up-to-date/news/a-ha.html|archive-date=4 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Ending on a High Note Live'', mixed by Toby Alington, is available in several formats, including the band's first [[Blu-ray]] release. A single-disc live album comprised sixteen tracks, while the Blu-ray, DVD, and deluxe-edition double-CD set comprised twenty tracks. A bonus documentary appears in the deluxe set and Blu-ray versions. An [[NTSC]] version was released in the US and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/ending-on-a-high-note-live-dvd|title=Ending on a High Note Live DVD|publisher=A-ha official website|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429102256/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/ending-on-a-high-note-live-dvd|archive-date=29 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 1 April 2011, a-ha released the DVD as well as the box-set containing both the DVD and the CD of their last concert, ''[[Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004LZRSDM|title=Amazon.de: Ending on a High Note: Final Concert [DVD] (2010)|website=Amazon.de|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004LZRRRE|title=Amazon.de: Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert – Live at Oslo Spektrum (Deluxe Edition) [CD+DVD, Box-Set] (2010)|website=Amazon.de|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref> The Blu-ray of the concert was released on 11 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004LZRSBY|title=Amazon.de: Ending on a High Note: Final Concert [Blu-ray] (2010)|website=Amazon.de|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref>

a-ha played at Oslo Spektrum on 21 August 2011, performing the song "[[Stay on These Roads (song)|Stay on These Roads]]" for a national memorial service dedicated to the victims of the [[2011 Norway attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/a-ha-participates-in-a-national-memorial-service|title=a-ha.com: A-ha will perform as part of a national memorial service|website=A-ha.com|access-date=10 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815163815/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/a-ha-participates-in-a-national-memorial-service/|archive-date=15 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Post-a-ha activities and anniversary releases (2011–2014)===
After a-ha's break-up, Harket released two studio albums, [[Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)|''Out of My Hands'']] (2012) and [[Brother (Morten Harket album)|''Brother'']] (2014).

Waaktaar released two songs. With [[New Jersey]]-based vocalist [[Jimmy Gnecco]], he presented Weathervane as a new project in June 2011. Their self-titled single was included on the soundtrack for the movie [[Headhunters (film)|''Headhunters'']] (based on the book ''Hodejegerne'' by [[Jo Nesbø]]). A second song, "Manmade Lake", had originally been planned for ''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'' but was released to [https://soundcloud.com/waaktaarpal Soundcloud] in 2013.

In 2012, Furuholmen became a mentor on the show ''[[The Voice – Norges beste stemme]]''. His mentee, Martin Halla, won the contest and had his first album produced by Furuholmen himself who is also an esteemed songwriter/producer for other artists. In 2014, Furuholmen agreed to compose the songs and supervise the recordings for the Norwegian film ''Beatles''.

===Second comeback (2015–2016)===
During an a-ha fan convention in Oslo in October 2014, manager Harald Wilk announced plans to re-release a-ha's first five albums on vinyl and albums three through five as deluxe editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aha_com/status/526027755390271489|title=a-ha.com on Twitter|work=Twitter}}</ref>

In 2015, the band reunited to perform in [[Rock in Rio 2015|Rock in Rio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/A-ha-to-reunite-in-Rio-7813211.html|title=A-ha to reunite in Rio|work=Aftenposten}}</ref> a-ha in fact reunited for a two-year period and was writing new material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/a-ha/a-ha-gjenforenes/a/23419177|title=A-ha gjenforenes|work=VG|date=21 March 2015 }}</ref> a-ha's tenth studio album, ''[[Cast in Steel]]'', was released on 4 September 2015. The album was promoted with a European tour from March through May 2016. In March, they played a live concert that was broadcast on [[BBC Red Button]] and BBC Radio 2 as part of its "In Concert" series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075t9qs |title=BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 in Concert, a-ha |access-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930224924/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075t9qs |archive-date=30 September 2016}}</ref>

a-ha also performed at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/10/25/kultur/aurora_aksnes/musikk/konsert/aurora/41641749/ |title=A-ha og Aurora Aksnes til Nobelkonserten |date=25 October 2015 |access-date=25 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409044732/http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/10/25/kultur/aurora_aksnes/musikk/konsert/aurora/41641749/ |archive-date=9 April 2016}}</ref>

In [[Oslo Spektrum]] on 3 May 2016, a-ha collaborated with Void, a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[computation]]al computational design studio. The project resulted in a concert with advanced [[scenography]] using 360 [[virtual reality]] technology. The stereoscopic VR experience was made available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] users directly through a [[YouTube app]] and for iPhone users and other platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDh-4ySTC7I| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211031/vDh-4ySTC7I| archive-date=31 October 2021 | url-status=live|title=The technology behind A-ha Afterglow - HYDRO|last=Norsk Hydro|date=3 May 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=20 October 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/preparing-for-afterglow/|title=Preparing for Afterglow. News. The Official Website of a-ha|website=A-ha.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/afterglow/|title=a-ha Afterglow. News. The Official Website of a-ha|website=A-ha.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009181156/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/afterglow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The concept involved several [[motion detector]]s that reacted to the band's movements, voices and instruments. [[Stereo camera|3D cameras]], 20,000 lines of code, 1,000 square meters of projection film and massive projectors were set up as a visual show that turned the Spektrum arena in [[Oslo]] into a light installation and visual experience that unfolded live for the audience instead of a pre-programmed sequence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/preparing-for-afterglow/ |title=Preparing for Afterglow. News. The Official Website of a-ha |access-date=16 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009120031/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/preparing-for-afterglow/ |archive-date=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/news/articles/afterglow/ |title=A-ha Afterglow. News. The Official Website of a-ha |access-date=16 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009181156/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/afterglow/ |archive-date=9 October 2016}}</ref>

===''MTV Unplugged'' and ''Hunting High and Low'' tours (2017–2021) ===

An album and film from a series of acoustic performances, slated for June 2017, was scheduled for November 2017.

In mid-June 2017, they recorded an ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' special in the remote Norwegian island of [[Giske]] under close secrecy, with no phones or recording equipment allowed in the studio. In October 2017, an acoustic album titled ''Summer Solstice'' was released. It and included two new songs, "This Is Our Home" and "A Break in the Clouds". The video for "This Is Our Home" was released in September 2017, followed by the ''Unplugged'' versions of "The Sun Always Shines on T.V", "The Living Daylights" and "Take On Me", the last of which received widespread acclaim for re-imagining the pop classic.

In early 2018, a-ha went on a European acoustic tour, which was first titled "An Acoustic Evening with a-ha" but then renamed "''MTV Unplugged'' Tour 2018".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/a-ha/a-ha-med-ny-plate-film-og-turne/a/23873160/|title=a-ha med ny plate, film og turné|website=Vg.no|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

The acoustic version of "Take On Me" was included in the movie ''[[Deadpool 2]]'', released in May 2018, and in episode 13, season 4 of the American TV series [[The Magicians (American TV series)|''The Magicians'']].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crowley |first1=James |title=A-Ha's "Take On Me" Becomes the Second '80s Video to Break 1 Billion YouTube Views |url=https://www.newsweek.com/aha-take-me-youtube-video-80s-billion-views-1488117 |publisher=Newsweek |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

On 29 October 2019, a-ha started their Hunting High and Low tour in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], in which they played the whole of their debut album, in addition to other songs. The tour, scheduled to run through 2020, was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Concerts were scheduled for many European countries, South Africa, [[Japan]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]] and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://a-ha.com/de/tickets |title=Tickets |publisher=A-ha.com |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> On the tour, the band presented the new song "Digital River".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/review-a-ha-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ |title=Review: a-ha live at the Royal Albert Hall |website=Superdeluxeedition |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

On 13 June 2021, the documentary ''a-ha: The Movie'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in New York. The movie tells the story of the band and deals with both their success and the problems, such as personal rifts between members. Director [[Thomas Robsahm]] followed the band for four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/director-thomas-robsahm-talks-a-ha-the-movie-ahead-of-tribeca-premiere/5160453.article|title=Director Thomas Robsahm talks 'A-ha The Movie' ahead of Tribeca premiere|first=Wendy|last=Mitchell2021-06-11T11:37:00+01:00|website=Screen}}</ref> It was released in countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10851414/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title=A-ha: The Movie|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/06/12/a-ha-the-movie-morten-harket|title = "We never wanted to be teen heartthrobs": A-Ha lead singer on the band's longevity and "Take on Me"|date = 12 June 2021}}</ref>

The acoustic studio version of "Take On Me" was included in the American TV sitcom ''[[The Goldbergs (season 8)#ep179|The Goldbergs]]'' on episode 16, season 8.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwarz |first1=John |title=WATCH: ABC'S "THE GOLDBERGS" PAYS HOMAGE TO A-HA'S "TAKE ON ME" ICONIC MUSIC VIDEO |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/2021/04/watch-abcs-the-goldbergs-pays-homage-to-a-has-take-on-me-iconic-music-video |publisher=BubbleBlabber |access-date=6 July 2023 |date=11 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHz5_F9m1gc|title=Erica Tells Geoff That They Need to Take a Break - The Goldbergs|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>

=== Return of tour after the COVID-19 pandemic and ''True North'' (2022–present) ===
In March 2022, a-ha resumed the Hunting High and Low tour after postponements due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

A new film and an album, both called ''[[True North (A-ha album)|True North]]'', were released on 21 October 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://a-ha.com/news/true-north-new-a-ha-film-and-album-out-in-autumn-2022|title=True North: New a-ha Film and Album out in Autumn 2022|date=2 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2021 |title=a-ha announce orchestral album 'True North' |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/a-ha-orchestral-album-true-north/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Retro Pop {{!}} The Music Magazine: Latest News, Interviews, Reviews, Features & Exclusive Content |language=en-GB}}</ref> on the [[Sony Music]]/[[RCA Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.musikwoche.de/details/467934 |title=RCA Germany gewinnt a-ha für weltweiten Album- und Film-Release |publisher=Beta.musikwoche.de |date=27 January 2022 |accessdate=18 March 2022}}</ref> The recording was completed in November 2021 with the [[Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra]] in [[Bodø]], [[Norway]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2021 |title=a-ha announce orchestral album 'True North' |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/a-ha-orchestral-album-true-north/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Retro Pop |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is a filmed live performance and will also include scenic clips from Norway's nature, set in landscapes of northern Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnset |first=Knut Anders |date=20 September 2021 |title=A-ha med ny musikkfilm: En hyllest til Nord-Norge |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/a-ha-med-ny-musikkfilm_-en-hyllest-til-nord-norge-1.15658498 |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> The album's lead single, "I'm In", was released on 8 July 2022.<ref name="True North and I'm In">{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/a-ha-im-in-lead-single-true-north-album/|title= a-ha return with 'I'm In' as lead single from forthcoming album 'True North'|website=Retropop Magazine|date=5 July 2022|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>

a-ha performed two of the album's songs on their 2022 tour: "Forest for the Trees" and "You Have What It Takes".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2022 |title=A-Ha: un show que unió tres generaciones en el Auditorio Nacional |url=https://www.polvora.com.mx/2022/04/05/a-ha-concierto-auditorio-nacional-2022/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=www.polvora.com.mx |language=es-MX}}</ref> A demo of "I'm In" and "You Have What It Takes" was previously posted on social media by Magne.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2021 |title=You have What it Takes Demo |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQUonuJKDN/ |access-date=10 April 2022 |via=Instagram}}</ref>

The album's second single, "You Have What It Takes", was released on 16 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2022/09/a-ha-unveil-new-single-you-have-what-it-takes/|title=a-ha unveil new single You Have What It Takes|date=16 September 2022|website=Classic Pop Magazine|accessdate=16 September 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, in celebration of 65 years of the Hot 100, ''Billboard'' staff listed the 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time that graced the chart since 1958, with "Take On Me" at No. 26.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|via=''Billboard'' Staff|date=19 October 2023|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

==Legacy==
To date, the band is the most successful global pop-music act to have emerged from Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/|title=a-ha|website=Music Norway EN|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516230100/https://musicnorway.no/artist/a-ha-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In its heyday in the mid-1980s, the band achieved chart-topping success in Britain and the United States and was commercially successful in non-English-speaking areas of the world such as Germany, France and South America. In 1986, a-ha received eight [[MTV Video Music Awards]] during one award show.

The music video for "[[Take On Me]]" is considered to be one of the most distinctive music videos from the 1980s. On 17 February 2020, the video became the fifth video from the 1980s and 1990s to reach 1 billion views on YouTube, following "[[November Rain]]" and "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]], "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/a-ha-take-on-me-billion-streams-youtube/|title=A-ha's 'Take on Me' Moves Past One Billion Streams on YouTube |publisher=PEOPLE.com|date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220165402/https://people.com/music/a-ha-take-on-me-billion-streams-youtube/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Lauren M. |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/19/us/take-on-me-1b-trnd/index.html |title=Iconic music video for "Take On Me" hits one billion views on YouTube - CNN |website=Edition.cnn.com |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

Songs by a-ha, either in original form or in the form of cover versions, have been included as background music and performances in episodes of popular television series, such as ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'', ''[[Baywatch]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Cougar Town]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'' and ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/a-ha/hbo-serien-the-leftovers-hylles-for-bruk-av-a-has-take-on-me/a/23997292/|title=HBO-serien 'The Leftovers' hylles for bruk av a-has 'Take On Me'|website=Vg.no|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

The band recorded a [[James Bond music|James Bond theme song]], "[[The Living Daylights (song)|The Living Daylights]]", for the film [[The Living Daylights|of the same name]]. A-ha's music has also appeared in movies such as ''[[My Best Friend's Exorcism (film)|My Best Friend's Exorcism]]'', ''[[One Night at McCool's]]'', ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' and ''[[Corky Romano]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

a-ha holds a ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' from 1991 for drawing the largest paying audience at a pop concert, with 198,000 people at the [[Estádio do Maracanã]] stadium in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. In 2006, the band was awarded the [[Q Awards]] Inspiration Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2006/10/q_awards_a-ha_are_q_inspiration.html|title=Q Awards: The Q Inspiration Award|website=News.qthemusic.com|access-date=24 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235627/http://news.qthemusic.com/2006/10/q_awards_a-ha_are_q_inspiration.html|archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, a poll made it clear that a-ha's 1991 appearance and their record audience number that year was what people remembered best and the highlight of the festival's 30-year history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/musica/rock-in-rio/2015/noticia/2015/09/-ha-em-1991-e-eleito-momento-mais-marcante-de-30-anos-do-rock-rio.html |title=A-ha em 1991 é eleito momento mais marcante de 30 anos do Rock in Rio |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=12 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403075644/http://g1.globo.com/musica/rock-in-rio/2015/noticia/2015/09/-ha-em-1991-e-eleito-momento-mais-marcante-de-30-anos-do-rock-rio.html |archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref> As a result, a-ha were invited to reunite for a performance at the festival, celebrating 30 years since their debut album's release.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Several bands and artists have mentioned that they like a-ha, including [[Chris Martin]] of [[Coldplay]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Berekvam |url=http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article1130967.ece |title=Coldplay hyllet A-ha |publisher=Adresseavisen (newspaper) |date=10 June 2008 |access-date=24 April 2014 |first=Øyvind |website=Adressa.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007171711/http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article1130967.ece |archive-date=7 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/martin-im-a-big-fan-of-aha|title=Martin: 'I'm A Big Fan of A-Ha'|website=Contactmusic.com|date=20 April 2005|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caNp1yMQRww | title=Chris Martin (Of Coldplay) interview with Brian Phillips | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> [[Sarah Brightman]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Hallgeir|last=Vågenes |url=http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=3774021|title=A-ha – Sarah Brightmans favoritter – A-ha|website=Vg.no|date=19 June 2000|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> [[Adam Clayton]] of [[U2]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2000/11/16/228289.html|title=U2: – Skummelt likt A-ha – Musikk|website=Dagbladet.no|date=16 November 2000|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> [[Graham Nash]] of [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/musikk/4824086.html|title=Synger for A-ha – Musikk|website=Nrk.no|date=14 June 2005|access-date=24 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207044428/http://www.nrk.no/musikk/4824086.html|archive-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> and [[Pitbull (entertainer)|Pitbull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/4/19/pitbull-co-hosts-the-view-planning-a-ha-moment-with-latest-h.html|title=Pitbull Co-Hosts "The View", Planning "A-ha Moment" with Latest Hit|date=19 April 2013|access-date=30 December 2014|publisher=ABC News Radio|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231002040/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/4/19/pitbull-co-hosts-the-view-planning-a-ha-moment-with-latest-h.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Christina Aguilera]] performed the song "[[Feel This Moment]]", which [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "Take On Me", live at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena|MGM Grand]] during the [[2013 Billboard Music Awards]], with a surprise appearance from Harket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/05/19/billboard-music-awards-best-performances/2324589|title='Billboard' awards put on one impressive Vegas show |website=Usatoday.com |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/a-ha-morten-harket-pitbull-christina-aguilera-feel-this-moment-at-2013-billboard-music-awards-video|title=Pitbull + Christina Aguilera 'Feel This Moment' With A-Ha Frontman Morten Harket at 2013 Billboard Music Awards [Video&#93;|website=Popcrush.com|date=19 May 2013|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Atle|last=Jørstad|url=http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10110452|title=Harket på scenen med Aguilera og Pitbull – Hollywood|website=Vg.no|date=20 May 2013|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

Harket and Furuholmen used their celebrity status to pioneer [[plug-in electric vehicle]]s in Norway when, together with the environmental [[NGO]] [[Bellona Foundation|Bellona]], they imported a converted [[Fiat Panda]] and managed to get it registered. Their driving around in this car became local folklore and Robbie Andrew, a senior scientist working at Oslo’s CICERO Centre for International Climate Research, has argued that the Norwegian enthusiasm for electric cars and their favourable fiscal status can be traced back to this period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2021/1/how-a-pop-group-brought-evs-to-norway--axons-automotive-anorak/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211214406/https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2021/1/how-a-pop-group-brought-evs-to-norway--axons-automotive-anorak/|title=How a pop group brought EVs to Norway|website=goodwood.com|date=29 January 2021|archive-date=11 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bellona.org/news/transport/electric-vehicles/2018-01-a-small-spark-from-bellona-fuels-norways-eco-friendly-car-explosion|title=A small spark from Bellona fuels Norway's eco-friendly car explosion|website=bellona.org|date=8 January 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by a-ha}}
Following the success of their debut, the band was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] in 1986 but did not win. a-ha did win eight [[MTV Video Music Awards]], six for "Take On Me" and two for "[[The Sun Always Shines on TV]]". "Take On Me" was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Video at the [[American Music Awards of 1986]]. a-ha have won 10 [[Spellemannprisen]] awards, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.

In November 2012, all three bandmates were appointed Knights of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian [[Order of St. Olav]] for their contribution to Norwegian music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicexportnorway.no/a-ha-receives-prestigious-award.5087027-149133.html |title=A-ha receives prestigious award – Music Export Norway |website=Musicexportnorway.no |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117032747/http://www.musicexportnorway.no/a-ha-receives-prestigious-award.5087027-149133.html |archive-date=17 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/c26939/nyhet/vis.html?tid=102654|title=Utnevnelse til St. Olavs Orden |website=Kongehuset.no |date=6 September 2012 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicexportnorway.no/press.149137.en.html |title=A-ha tildeles St. Olavs Orden – Music Export Norway |website=Musicexportnorway.no |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719030519/http://www.musicexportnorway.no/press.149137.en.html |archive-date=19 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Band members==
{{Main articles|List of a-ha band members}}
*[[Magne Furuholmen]] – keyboards, guitars, bass, backing vocals
*[[Morten Harket]] – lead vocals, occasional guitar
*[[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy|Pål Waaktaar-Savoy]] – guitars, drums, percussion, backing vocals, occasional keyboards

=== Current touring/session musicians ===
*Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums {{small|(2009–present)}}
*[[:no:Erik_Ljunggren|Erik Ljunggren]] – programming, keyboards, backing vocals, bass {{small|(2009-2016, 2019–present)}}
*[[Even Ormestad]] – bass, keybass {{small|(2015–present)}}
==Discography==
{{Main|a-ha discography}}
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===Studio albums===
*''[[Hunting High and Low]]'' (1985)
*''[[Scoundrel Days]]'' (1986)
*''[[Stay on These Roads]]'' (1988)
*''[[East of the Sun, West of the Moon]]'' (1990)
*''[[Memorial Beach]]'' (1993)
*''[[Minor Earth Major Sky]]'' (2000)
*''[[Lifelines (A-ha album)|Lifelines]]'' (2002)
*''[[Analogue (album)|Analogue]]'' (2005)
*''[[Foot of the Mountain]]'' (2009)
*''[[Cast in Steel]]'' (2015)
*''[[True North (A-ha album)|True North]]'' (2022)

==Tours==

a-ha has performed at various venues around the world, including [[Maracanã Stadium]], [[Praça da Apoteose]], [[Hollywood Bowl]], [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Bela Vista Park]], [[Estadio Luna Park]] and the [[Kremlin]].

As of 5 July 2022, a-ha has performed 730 concerts around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-ha.com/tour|title=Tour. The Official Website of A-ha|website=A-ha.com|access-date=24 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413165639/http://a-ha.com/tour/|archive-date=13 April 2014}}</ref>

*World Tour (1986–1987) {{small|(US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan)}}
*Stay on These Roads Tour (1988–1989) {{small|(Europe, Japan, South America)}}
*East of the Sun West of the Moon Tour (1991) {{small|(Europe, South America)}}
*Memorial Beach Tour (1993–1994) {{small|(Europe, [[Lebanon]], South Africa, Russia)}}
*Minor Earth Major Sky Tour (2000–2001) {{small|(Japan, Russia, Europe)}}
*Lifelines Tour (2002–2004) {{small|(Europe, [[Brazil]], Russia)}}
*Analogue Tour (2005–2007) {{small|(Europe, Russia, US, [[Senegal]], [[Chile]])}}
*Foot of the Mountain Tour (2009) {{small|(Europe, South America, Japan, Russia)}}
*[[Ending on a High Note Tour]] (2010) {{small|(Europe, US, Canada, South America, Japan, Russia)}}
*Cast in Steel Tour (2015–2016) {{small|(South America, Europe, Russia)}}
*MTV Unplugged Tour (2018) {{small|(Europe)}}
*Electric Summer Tour (2018) {{small|(Europe and Israel)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://a-ha.com/tickets|title=A-ha Tour - MTV Unplugged & Summer Tour 2018 - Buy Tickets - a-ha|first=Sugar Rush|last=Creative|date=13 November 2017|website=A-ha.com|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>}}
*An Evening with Format – Hunting High and Low Live (2019) {{small|(Europe and Russia)}}
*a-ha Play Hunting High and Low Live (2020–2022) {{small|(Australia, Europe, Japan (*), New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Singapore (*) USA, South America and Central America)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://breakoutevents.co.za/|title=BreakOut Events &#124; Concerts, Festivals & Tours|website=Breakoutevents.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://texxandthecity.com/2019/06/norwegian-pop-sensation-a-ha-is-touring-south-africa-and-we-know-what-were-doing-for-valentines-day-2020/|title=Norwegian pop sensation a-ha is touring South Africa and we know what we're doing for Valentine's day 2020|website=Texxandthecity.com|date=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/a-ha-in-the-uae-pop-legends-announce-dubai-opera-gig-1.881252|title=A-ha in the UAE: pop legends announce Dubai Opera gig|website=The National|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wmlife.themedia.jp/posts/6570282|title=a-ha、10年ぶりの単独来日公演決定！！|website=Warner Music Life}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adayonthegreen.com.au/index.php?action=supplier&form_name=view_supplier&supplier_id=499|title=StackPath|website=Adayonthegreen.com.au|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>}}

(*) Concerts in Japan and Singapore cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

==See also==
*[[Alan Tarney]]
*[[Tarney Spencer Band]]
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