A 1985 synth-pop single by Norwegian band a-ha, featuring a distinctive synthesizer hook by Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket's high falsetto chorus.
Composition
Take On Me was written by Magne Furuholmen, Mags Furuholmen, Pal Waaktaar, and Morten Harket. The song’s distinctive synthesizer hook and Harket’s high falsetto chorus became the recording’s defining features.
Music Video
The video, directed by Steve Barron, combined live action with hand-drawn rotoscope animation. It won six MTV Video Music Awards in 1986, more than any other video that year.
Reception
After two earlier versions of the song failed to chart, the 1985 release reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in October. The single was Norway’s first U.S. number-one single. The 1980s recording has since surpassed two billion YouTube views.
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