Analogue (album)

Analogue
Studio album by a-ha
Publication (s)	November 4, 2005
Label (s)	Universal Music Group
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop , Alternative Rock , Adult Oriented Rock
Title (number)	13
running time	approx. 54 minutes
occupation	Singing : Morten Harket Guitar : Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Keyboard : Magne Furuholmen
production	Martin Terefe, Max Martin, Michael Ilbert, George Tanderø, Kjetil Bjerkestrand
chronology Lifelines (2002) Analogue Foot of the Mountain (2009)

Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian pop band a-ha . It was released in November 2005. In Germany it reached number 6 on the album charts. It contains the singles "Celice", "Analogue (All I Want)" and "Cozy Prisons".

style

The album is dominated by mostly quiet songs, only a few pieces are written at a higher tempo. Most of the pieces are determined by the piano . A seven-minute piece is included with Halfway Through the Tour .

reception

The site Allmusic wrote, was the album mainly very "laid back". It awarded 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Track list

1. "Celice" (Magne Furuholmen / Martin Terefe) - 3:41
2. "Don't Do Me Any Favors" (Magne Furuholmen) - 3:51
3. "Cozy Prisons" (Magne Furuholmen) - 4:08
4. "Analogue (All I Want)" (Magne Furuholmen / Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Max Martin) - 3:48
5. "Birthright" (Magne Furuholmen / Martin Terefe) - 3:45
6. "Holy Ground" (Morten Harket / Nick Whitecross / Ole Sverre Olsen) - 4:00
7. "Over The Treetops" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) - 4:24
8. "Halfway Through The Tour" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) - 7:26
9. "A Fine Blue Line" (Magne Furuholmen) - 4:09
10. "Keeper Of The Flame" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) - 3:58
11. "Make It Soon" (Morten Harket / Ole Sverre Olsen) - 3:21
12. "White Dwarf" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) - 4:24
13. "The Summers Of Our Youth" (Magne Furuholmen) - 3:56

Charts

album

country	placement
Germany	6th
France	60
Netherlands	50
Norway	1
Austria	18th
Switzerland	21st
United Kingdom	24

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	80,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.swr3.de/musik/poplexikon/cds-und-dvds/a-ha-Analogue/-/id=47412/did=172688/vy3gzc/index.html
2. ↑ - ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000735696
4. ↑ Chart placement in Germany ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Chart placement in Austria (and other countries)
6. ↑ Chart placement in Great Britain
7. ↑ Award in Russia
8. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom

Web links

Commons : A-ha  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of a-ha