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| Studio album by a-ha | |||||
| Released | July 17, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | 1998-2000 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 51:42 | ||||
| Label | Wea International | ||||
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Minor Earth Major Sky is the sixth album by Norwegian band a-ha, released in 2000 World Sales: 2.750.000
Track listing
- Minor Earth Major Sky – 5:25 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Little Black Heart – 4:35 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Velvet – 4:21 (Waaktaar-Savoy/Lauren Savoy)
- Summer Moved On – 4:38 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- The Sun Never Shone That Day – 4:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy/Lauren Savoy)
- To Let You Win – 4:24 (Harket/Havard Rem)
- The Company Man – 3:15 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Thought That It Was You – 3:50 (Harket/Ole Sverre-Olsen)
- I Wish I Cared – 4:23 (Furuholmen)
- Barely Hanging On – 3:56 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- You'll Never Get Over Me – 5:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- I Won't Forget Her – 4:44 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count – 4:51 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Summer Moved On (remix) – 6:00 (Japan only)
Miscellanea
Until the release of this album, the band had been on hiatus since the early 1990s. After a very well-received performance of "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." and new song "Summer Moved On" at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the threesome returned to the studio and recorded 2000's Minor Earth, Major Sky, which resulted in a new tour. Morten Harket holds the world record for the longest note held in a song. During the song "Summer Moved On" Morten sustains a note for 20.2 seconds. "Velvet," the third single from the album, is a re-recording of a song originally released in 1996 by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's other band, Savoy. Almost the entire album was remixed by producer Niven Garland, at the record company's insistence, to make it more radio-friendly for the band's German market. "Summer Moved On (edit)," "Minor Earth, Major Sky (remix)" and "Velvet (edit)" were commercially released as singles. "I Wish I Cared" was an internet download single, accompanied by an internet-only single – one of the first of its kind. "I Wish I Cared" was featured on the TV series Smallville in the episode entitled "Dichotic."
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