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[[File:StianA-AHA_34.jpg|frame|(L-R) Furuholmen, Waaktaar, and Harket: The [[Power Trio]] that came from the North]]
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In 1994, the band went on a hiatus, the same year a-ha reached a sales number of 20 million albums sold worldwide. After a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded 2000's ''Minor Earth Major Sky'', which resulted in a new tour. By 2000, they had reached 36 million albums sold wordwide plus several million singles. In 2002 the band released their seventh studio album ''Lifelines''. ''Analogue'' is their eighth studio album and is their most successful studio album in the UK since ''East of the Sun, West of the Moon'' and has been certified silver. Their last album is ''Foot of the Mountain'', which was released in June of 2009.
They retired on December 5th, 2010, but reunited in 2015, releasing a new album, going on tour through 2016, then recording an [[MTV]] ''Unplugged'' special which was followed by an acoustic tour in 2018 to promote yet another album. Their acoustic version of "Take On Me" from the MTV show featured in a key dramatic scene from ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' and introduced them to a new generation of listeners.
In November 2012, all three members of the band were appointed Knights of the First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for their contribution to Norwegian music.
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* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: They chose "a-ha" because it was a name that everyone would be able to say easily.
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* [[Notable Music Videos]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 Take on Me]"
* [[Obligatory Bondage Song]]: "Celice", a love song... dedicated to a chastity belt. [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|The group that gave us "Take On Me", people]]!
* [[Rock Trio]]
* [[Rotoscoping]]: The music video of "Take on Me".
* [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's [[Green Eyes]].
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