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Nobody had had any significantinternational breakthrough

Nobody had had any significant
international breakthrough

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Nobody had had any significant international breakthrough.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:18
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?
And it wasn't just pop music. Norway was still in a post-war state. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
And it wasn't just pop music. Norway was still in a pos...
Hadn't begun to exporf football players or anything else. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Hadn't begun to exporf football players or anything els...
How can we get out of Norway? How can we not have to compete - a-ha: The Movie 00:10
How can we get out of Norway? How can we not have to compete
There's nothing here that we listen to. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
There's nothing here that we listen to.
We were only 15-16 years old when the local newspaper interviewed us. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
We were only 15-16 years old when the local newspaper interv...
"We're gonna be international pop stars. Norway's too small for us." - a-ha: The Movie 00:15
"We're gonna be international pop stars. Norway�...
But Paul and l were the only ones who really believed in that dream. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
But Paul and l were the only ones who really believed in tha...
Magne called. "The two others are staying here, Paul and l are going to England ." - a-ha: The Movie 00:18
Magne called. "The two others are staying here, Paul an...
They left, thinking l didn't wanna come. Don't know why they misunderstood me. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
They left, thinking l didn't wanna come. Don't kno...
To this day l still don't know what they thought l meant. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
To this day l still don't know what they thought l mean...
We went over, were planning to starf a band once we got there. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
We went over, were planning to starf a band once we got ther...
We wouldn't return until we were stars. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
We wouldn't return until we were stars.
The first thing we did when we got there, was put in ads in Melody Maker and NME. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
The first thing we did when we got there, was put in ads in ...
There hadn't been a front harpist in pop before. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
There hadn't been a front harpist in pop before.
But we actually found a guy who played electric harp. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
But we actually found a guy who played electric harp.
We went to a lot of the sorf of Camden clubs, saw a lot of cool bands. - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
We went to a lot of the sorf of Camden clubs, saw a lot of c...
We discovered Soft Cell, which l think was a big influence on us. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
We discovered Soft Cell, which l think was a big influence o...
Mainly the first six months, we were soaking in, like a learning process. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Mainly the first six months, we were soaking in, like a lear...
Tried to ease my guilt from not doing any university that my parents wanted. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
Tried to ease my guilt from not doing any university that my...
We were in a bedsit in London, hoping to show others our songs. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
We were in a bedsit in London, hoping to show others our son...