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A-ha’s ‘Take on Me’ Is the First Music Video From the 1980s to Reach 2 Billion YouTube Views
A-ha's "Take on Me" reached two billion YouTube views this week, marking the first song released in that decade to achieve this milestone.
A-ha’s chart-topping hit, “Take on Me” reached two billion YouTube views this week, marking the first song released in that decade to achieve this milestone. The Norwegian trio — Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, who were 22, 26 and 24, respectively at the time — released their debut album, Hunting High and Low, in 1985, and shot the eye-catching video for lead single “Take On Me.” Directed by Steve Barron ( Michael Jackson ’s “Billie Jean”), the clip’s combination of pencil-sketch animation and live action made it popular on MTV, and the track reached No. 1 in its 15th week on the chart, making A-ha the first Norwegian group to top the Hot 100.
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