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The original 1984 version of
"Take On Me" failed to the charts, as did the second version in the
first of its two 1985 releases. The second of those 1985 releases became
a huge international success, bolstered by the wide exposure on MTV of
director Steve Barron's innovative music video featuring the band in a
live-action pencil-sketch animation sequence. The video won six awards
at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. This final version "Take On Me" was
the lead single for the Norwegian trio's debut studio album, Hunting
High And Low (1985). The catchy synth-pop tune reached the top position
in the United States, Germany, Australia, Italy, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Greece,
furthermore no.2 in United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, and Ireland.
Finally it landed at no.3 on the Year-End Chart 1985. |
