Take On Me

• Year: 1985
• Director: Steve Barron
• Clip: 1 min. sample
• DVD: Headlines And Deadlines
• Album: Hunting High And Low
• Single: Take On Me

Actually the second attempt on this video, the first release of "Take On Me", which appeared only on 7" and 12" LP singles, was featured in the first video version.

The most famous version of this song was mixed by Alan Tarney, but it was also the second attempt at making the song a hit.

This video was shot at Kim's Café and on a sound stage in London, England.

After this video was put on rotation on MTV, the song quickly soared to number one on the US Billboard charts.

This song was a-ha's only number one hit in the USA, the week of 9 October 1985 after only being released 3 weeks earlier on 16 September 1985.

This video was directed by Steve Barron, who collaborated on nearly half of all a-ha videos.

The final scene in this video was based on the 1980 movie "Altered States."

Shortly after the video was completed, Morten was dumped by Bunty Bailey who is the love interest in this video - for Billy Idol.