Celice (song)

"Celice" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha. Written by Magne Furuholmen and Martin Terefe, it was released as the first single from the album, Analogue, throughout Europe. It was released on 7 October 2005 in Germany and Norway, and 24 October in Sweden. It was not released in the UK. It reached worldwide sales of over 300,000 units. For a while the song was under consideration to be included on the The Da Vinci Code movie soundtrack.^[1]

Track listing

"Celice" (Radio Cut)
"Celice" (Live at Frognerparken)
"Celice" (Paul van Dyk's Radio Edit)
"The Summers of Our Youth"
"Celice" (music video)

The Remixes

"Celice" Radio Cut (3:28)
"Celice" Thomas Schumacher Remix (7:53)
"Celice" Boris Dlugosch Remix (6:38)
"Celice" Paul van Dyk's Extended Mix (5:42)
"Celice" Paul van Dyk's Vocalized Clubmix (8:07).

Raw sex in A-ha video

The video for the song was directed by Jörn Heitmann, famous for directing the videos of Rammstein, and was filmed in a brothel in Berlin. It was considered controversial by fans and the media due to its strong adult content, featuring topics not as clear in A-ha videos before; sex, drugs, suicide, prostitution, and alcohol had never been so prominently featured in the band's videos, although sadomasochism had been noted in the previous release, "Move to Memphis". Heat sensors are used to show some of the more graphic images from the video.

One Norwegian newspaper held the headline, "Raw sex in A-ha video" after the video was officially released on September 24, 2005.

Magne: "The video is about people who have lost their direction in the hunt for meaning - and loneliness as a result of lost innocence."

Chart performance

Country	Peak position
Austria	41
Belarus	1
Belgium	6
Europe	65
Finland	15
Germany	21
Greece	16
Italy	36
Latvia	29
Norway	1
Poland	20
Russia	2
Switzerland	38
Ukraine	8
World	97

Preceded by "Stars" by Alejandro Fuentes	Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 19 October 2005 – 26 October 2005	Succeeded by "Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes

References

↑ "The Official Website of A-ha Celice 2005".

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

Book Category

A-ha singles

Hunting High and Low	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low"

Scoundrel Days	"I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Maybe, Maybe" "Manhattan Skyline"

Stay on These Roads	"The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "There's Never a Forever Thing"

East of the Sun, West of the Moon	"Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning"

Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha	"Move to Memphis" "The Blood That Moves the Body '92"

Memorial Beach	"Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Lie Down in Darkness"

Minor Earth Major Sky	"Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "The Sun Never Shone That Day" "I Wish I Cared"

Lifelines	"Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?"

How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head	"The Sun Always Shines on TV (Live)"

Analogue	"Celice" "Birthright" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons"

Foot of the Mountain	"Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside"

25	"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Ending on a High Note	"Summer Moved On (Live)"

Non-album Singles	"Shapes That Go Together"

Book Category

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