Analogue (album)

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Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is aha's first album on Polydor Records (Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, "Analogue (All I Want)" became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since "Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached #24 in the UK and got silver certification there.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Celice"	Magne Furuholmen	Furuholmen, Martin Terefe	Terefe, A-ha	3:41
2.	"Don't Do Me Any Favours"	Furuholmen	Furuholmen	Terefe, A-ha	3:51
3.	"Cosy Prisons"	Furuholmen	Furuholmen	Terefe, A-ha, George Tanderø^[a]	4:08
4.	"Analogue (All I Want)"	Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Max Martin	Waaktaar-Savoy, Martin, Furuholmen	Martin, Michael Ilbert, A-ha	3:48
5.	"Birthright"	Furuholmen	Furuholmen, Terefe	Terefe, A-ha	3:45
6.	"Holy Ground"	Morten Harket, Nick Whitecross, Ole Sverre Olsen	Harket	Terefe, A-ha, Kjetil Bjerkestrand^[a]	4:00
7.	"Over the Treetops"	Waaktaar-Savoy	Waaktaar-Savoy	Terefe, A-ha	4:24
8.	"Halfway Through the Tour"	Waaktaar-Savoy	Waaktaar-Savoy	Terefe, A-ha	7:26
9.	"A Fine Blue Line"	Furuholmen	Furuholmen	Terefe, A-ha	4:09
10.	"Keeper of the Flame"	Waaktaar-Savoy	Waaktaar-Savoy	Terefe, A-ha	3:58
11.	"Make It Soon"	Olsen, Harket	Olsen, Harket	Terefe, A-ha	3:21
12.	"White Dwarf"	Waaktaar-Savoy	Waaktaar-Savoy	Terefe, A-ha	4:24
13.	"The Summers of Our Youth"	Furuholmen	Furuholmen	Terefe, A-ha, Tanderø^[a]	3:56

German iTunes Store bonus tracks^[1]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Celice" (Thomas Schumacher remix edit)	Furuholmen	Furuholmen, Terefe	Terefe, A-ha, Thomas Schumacher^[b], Stephan Bodzin^[b]	3:22
15.	"Celice" (Boris Dlugosch remix edit)	Furuholmen	Furuholmen, Terefe	Terefe, A-ha, Boris Dlugosch^[b], Michi Lange^[b]	3:51

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} signifies a remixer

Personnel

A-ha:

Morten Harket – vocals
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitars, keyboards, vocals
Magne Furuholmen – guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals

Additional musicians:

Per Lindvall – drums
Alex Toff – drums
Frode Unneland – drums
Sven Lindvall – bass
Martin Terefe – bass, guitars, piano
Jørun Bøgeberg – bass
Claes Bjørklund – guitars, piano
Geir Sundstøl – guitars
Andreas Olsson – guitars
Christer Karlsson – piano
Graham Nash – backing vocals

Miscellaneous

The song "Analogue (All I Want)" was originally a song called "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)", which (like the rest of the album) was produced by Martin Terefe and mixed by Flood. Max Martin was then brought in to turn "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)" into a more radio-friendly song, with a less surreal lyric and catchier chorus. The song was then re-written as "Analogue (All I Want)" and re-recorded, and is the only track on the album not produced by Terefe. Upon its release as a single, it became the band's first top 10 hit in the UK since 1988.
The B-side to "Analogue (All I Want)", "Case Closed on Silver Shore", was also produced during the Analogue sessions by Terefe, and mixed by Flood, but was never released on the album. It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
The lead vocal on "The Summers of Our Youth" is by Furuholmen (the second time on an A-ha release), with Harket joining him on the chorus.
In their live version of "Holyground", Waaktaar-Savoy plays an omnichord.
The songs "Cosy Prisons" and "Over the Treetops" includes backing vocals by Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Charts

Chart	Peak
Austrian Albums Chart^[2]	18
Belgian Albums Chart	63
Danish Albums Chart	46
Estonian Albums Chart	7
European Albums Chart	16
French Albums Chart	60
German Albums Chart^[3]	6
Greek Albums Chart	23
Hungarian Albums Chart	90
Dutch Albums Chart	50
Norwegian Albums Chart^[4]	1
Polish Albums Chart	27
Russian Albums Chart	3
Swiss Albums Chart^[5]	21
UK Albums Chart^[6]	24
World Albums Chart	41

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
Norway	Platinum^[7]	40,000
Russia	Gold^[8]	10,000
UK	Silver^[9]	60,000

References

↑ https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/analogue/id316693306
↑ Austrian Album Chart Cited 26 March 2008
↑ German Album Chart
↑ Norwegian Albums Chart, Cited 26 March 2008
↑ Swiss album Chart page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
↑ UK Album Chart
↑ "Norwegian certifications – lifelines" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
↑ "Russian certifications – lifelines" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: UK.

External links

A-ha

Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel

Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25

Live albums	A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert

EPs	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club

Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box

Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour

Related articles	Discography Awards Savoy List of tours Apparatjik

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