Lifelines
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Lifelines is the seventh album released in 2002 by the Norwegian band A-ha
. This album entered to top 10 album charts in 9 countries and 4 of those in top, selling over 1.5 million copies.
It is available on iTunes
worldwide, including the US, where it is the only 2000s A-ha release available in its entirety.
The Russian version of the album contains intro spoken by M. Harket in Russian plus 2 bonus remixes:
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
. This album entered to top 10 album charts in 9 countries and 4 of those in top, selling over 1.5 million copies.
It is available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
worldwide, including the US, where it is the only 2000s A-ha release available in its entirety.
Track listing
- "Lifelines" – 4:17 (Furuholmen)
- "You Wanted More" – 3:39 (Words: Furuholmen, Morten Harket/Music: Furuholmen)
- "Forever Not YoursForever Not Yours"Forever Not Yours" is the first single from the A-ha album Lifelines. It was sent to radio stations in parts of Europe on 22 February 2002 and was released commercially on 2 April....
" – 4:06 (Words: Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen/Music: Furuholmen, Harket) - "There's a Reason for It" – 4:21 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- "Time & Again" – 5:03 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- "Did Anyone Approach You?Did Anyone Approach You?"Did Anyone Approach You?" is the third European single from the album Lifelines by A-ha, It was recorded at The Alabaster Room, New York sometime between June 2001 and January 2002-Track listing:...
" – 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy) - "Afternoon High" – 4:30 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- "Oranges on Appletrees" – 4:16 (Words: Furuholmen, Harket/Music: Furuholmen)
- "A Little Bit" – 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- "Less Than Pure" – 4:13 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- "Turn the Lights Down" – 4:14 (Furuholmen/Harket)
- "Cannot Hide" – 3:19 (Words: Harket, Sverre-Olsen/Music: Harket, Martin LandquistMartin LandquistMartin Landquist is a Swedish music producer, recording artist, remixer and songwriter working under the name Nåid. He has produced albums for artists such as a-ha, Jay-Jay Johanson, Linda Sundblad and Kent, and has remixed tracks for artists including The Cardigans.He is also a member of the bands...
) - "White Canvas" – 3:27 (Furuholmen)
- "Dragonfly" – 3:19 (Furuholmen)
- "Solace" – 4:20 (Furuholmen)
The Russian version of the album contains intro spoken by M. Harket in Russian plus 2 bonus remixes:
- "Minor Earth - Major SkyMinor Earth Major Sky (song)"Minor Earth Major Sky" is a song by A-ha, the second single from their album Minor Earth Major Sky. The single was sent out to many European radio stations around 5 June 2000 and was released to the shops in Norway and Germany on 10 July. The song reached #1 in 3 European nations.The German made...
" (ATBATBATB may refer to:*The US Reorder tone is often referred to as an ATB, for All Trunks Busy*Active Time Battle system is a feature of role-playing games*Mountain bike is an off-road bicycle...
mix) - 5:47 - "Velvet" (De-PHAZZDe PhazzDe Phazz is a downtempo jazz ensemble integrating modern turntablism and elements of soul, Latin, trip hop and drum and bass into a lounge music sound. De Phazz is led by Pit Baumgartner, a German producer who has varied the lineup of artists for every new album. Some regular members are Barbara...
mix) - 3:47
Videos
- Forever Not YoursForever Not Yours"Forever Not Yours" is the first single from the A-ha album Lifelines. It was sent to radio stations in parts of Europe on 22 February 2002 and was released commercially on 2 April....
video was shot in Havana, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. The video was directed by Harald Zwart (who also directed the Velvet video), the storyline is based on the story of Noah's ArkNoah's ArkNoah's Ark is a vessel appearing in the Book of Genesis and the Quran . These narratives describe the construction of the ark by Noah at God's command to save himself, his family, and the world's animals from the worldwide deluge of the Great Flood.In the narrative of the ark, God sees the...
and today's celebrities. You may spot look-alikes for Desmond TutuDesmond TutuDesmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...
, MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, and Queen ElizabethElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
among others. - Lifelines video features segments from the short film "Året gjennom Børfjord", also known as "A Year Along the Abandoned RoadA Year Along the Abandoned RoadA Year Along the Abandoned Road is a Norwegian short film shot over a period of 105 days in 1988/1989 and released in 1991. Directed by Morten Skallerud, the film was shot in Super Panavision 70 and shows a whole year passing by in Norway's Børfjord at 50,000 times the normal speed in just 12...
", from 1991. In the short film a camera moves through a small village in FinnmarkFinnmarkor Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
while the seasons change.
Album Chart Position
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 Switzerland Swiss Album ChartsSwitzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
6 |
 Austria Austrian Album ChartsAustria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
2 |
 Sweden Swedish Albums ChartSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
21 |
 Norwegian Album ChartNorway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
1 |
 French Albums ChartFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
30 |
| UK Album Charts | 67 |
 Germany German Album ChartGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
1 |
 Spain Spanish Albums ChartSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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 Denmark Danish Albums ChartDenmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
9 |
 Greece Greek Albums ChartGreece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
9 |
 Poland Polish Albums ChartPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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 Hungary Hungarian Albums ChartHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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 Netherlands Dutch Albums ChartNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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 Japan Japanese Albums ChartJapan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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 Estonia Estonian Albums ChartEstonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
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 Latvia Latvian Albums ChartLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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 Canada Canadian Album ChartRPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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