Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose grip on ...

The beloved 1984 classic "Take On Me" by a-ha was recently recognized for its mark on the rock genre. The synth-pop song ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The music video for a-ha’s 1985 hit “Take on Me” is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, and 40 years after it hit ...

Released in the mid-80s, the Norwegian band’s song found great success both on the charts and with awards. It spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 1. The song also nabbed ...

A-ha has unveiled a 4k restoration of their revolutionary rotoscoped video for their Eighties smash “Take on Me.” A-ha famously released two versions of “Take on Me” and two videos for the song. The ...

Emily Kavanagh is a Colorado based Feature Writer for Collider. She graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a degree in English Writing. Though she's been with Collider for almost two years she's ...

Iconic hit “Take On Me” has become only the second ’80s music video to notch more than one billion views on YouTube. The song was released by A-ha, a Norwegian pop trio, in 1985, and was added to ...

Norwegian synthpop trio A-ha’s “Take On Me” has joined YouTube‘s billion-views club. The iconic video from A-ha, which combines live action with pencil-sketch animation, is only the second song from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music.