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And we were planning to retake the US
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And we were planning to retake the US

And we were planning to retake the US

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And we were planning to retake the US.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:03
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
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Movie Summary

Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
So we needed another real hit. We didn't have one. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
So we needed another real hit. We didn't have one.
So Foot Of The Mountain ended up being a "maybe" song. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
So Foot Of The Mountain ended up being a "maybe" s...
In the old days we'd probably end up trying to knit them together somehow. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
In the old days we'd probably end up trying to knit the...
That was often the process, a bit from me, a bit from him, see how it turned out. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
That was often the process, a bit from me, a bit from him, s...
This time it was Harald Wiik who suggested it. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
This time it was Harald Wiik who suggested it.
He was the one who "interfered" and suggested we try to merge them. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
He was the one who "interfered" and suggested we t...
It's like physically amputating your song and putting something in. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
It's like physically amputating your song and putting s...
I'm writing a chorus about escaping the city. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
I'm writing a chorus about escaping the city.
He's throwing shit about me in the verse. You know, l can't get behind that. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
He's throwing shit about me in the verse. You know, l c...
Paul suddenly says, "This won't do. This is a private song." - a-ha: The Movie 00:10
Paul suddenly says, "This won't do. This is a priv...
Primarily because... l don't really believe him. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Primarily because... l don't really believe him.
You know, "Write your own fucking chorus." - a-ha: The Movie 00:17
You know, "Write your own fucking chorus."
Paul's next comment was, "Why all the bad vibes in the band?" - a-ha: The Movie 00:12
Paul's next comment was, "Why all the bad vibes in...
I let it slide. But l don't pay any attention to that song. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
I let it slide. But l don't pay any attention to that s...
I would never have suggested it today. I wouldn't have dared to. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
I would never have suggested it today. I wouldn't have ...
But what I've realised, what I'm really sorry for, - a-ha: The Movie 00:09
But what I've realised, what I'm really sorry for,
Much more imporfant than l realised. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
Much more imporfant than l realised.
I like a poison pen song as good as anybody. l love them. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
I like a poison pen song as good as anybody. l love them.
But that's why you have solo albums to put that sturf on. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
But that's why you have solo albums to put that sturf o...
One amazing thing about a-ha is that after 35 years, - a-ha: The Movie 00:10
One amazing thing about a-ha is that after 35 years,