Take On Me
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"Take On Me" is a 1984 synth-pop song by Norwegian band A-ha, famous for its catchy melody and innovative rotoscoped music video.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Take On Me (music video) | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Hunting High and Low NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | A-ha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Love Is Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorwayVGLista | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Magne Furuholmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morten Harket NERFINISHED ⓘ Pål Waaktaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| director | Steve Barron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
catchy synth-pop melody
ⓘ
innovative rotoscoped music video ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | pop music classic ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Take On Me (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:46 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Magne Furuholmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morten Harket NERFINISHED ⓘ Pål Waaktaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high falsetto vocals
ⓘ
prominent synthesizer riff ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1984-10-19 ⓘ |
| performer | A-ha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Tarney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Ratcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Warner Bros. Records
ⓘ
Warner Music Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| reRecordedVersionReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| style | live-action/animation hybrid ⓘ |
| technique | rotoscoping ⓘ |
| tempo | approximately 169 BPM ⓘ |
| vocalRange | over two and a half octaves ⓘ |
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Take On Me (music video)
this entity surface form:
Take On Me (music video)