Summer Moved On

March 27, 2000

Summer Moved On is a pop song by a-ha. The song was coupled out on 27 March 2000 as the first single from the album Minor Earth, Major Sky.

History

Summer Moved On was the first single from a-ha after more than six years. Originally, the piece was written after A- Ha could occur at the concert on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. At that time, there was disagreement among the band members, until the reunion for the comeback album it was still a long way to go. However, the success was at the concert, in which only two songs were played, to pave the way.

Summer Moved On was a hit in many parts of Europe and reached # 1 in many charts, number eight in Germany. The cover photo of the single by Bjorn Opsahl shows the band in front of a dark wall. From the faintly discernible Morten Harket band members is best seen.

Record

Morten Harket holds with this song the record for the longest held note in a Top 40 pop song, he keeps the tone for 20.2 seconds or 8 bars (32 beats ).

Music Video

The video was shot with director Adam Berg in Cadiz, Spain on a cold day in April 2000.