25 (A-ha album) explained

25
Type:greatest
Artist:A-ha
Cover:Aha25collection.jpg
Released:[1]
Recorded:1985–2010
Prev Title:Foot of the Mountain
Prev Year:2009
Next Year:2011

25 is a greatest hits album by Norwegian band A-ha. It was released in Norway on 19 July 2010, in Germany and central Europe on 6 August, and in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe on 4 October.25 includes all 33 of the band's singles (excluding the promo singles "I Wish I Cared", "Birthright", "Waiting for Her", "Lie Down in Darkness", "Maybe, Maybe" and "Love Is Reason", as well as the original 1988 single "The Blood That Moves the Body" and the 2003 live version of "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."), along with five album tracks and the B-side "Cold as Stone" (remix).

The album includes the single "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" which had the world premiere on 14 June 2010 and was made available as a digital download on 9 July. The Japanese version features a different track list, with three tracks chosen by the Japanese public. This compilation is far more comprehensive than either of the two previous compilations (Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha and The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004).

Track listings

Compilation

Disc One[2]
  1. "Take On Me" – 3:49
  2. "The Blue Sky" – 2:36
  3. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
  4. "Train of Thought" (7" remix) – 4:15
  5. "Hunting High and Low" (7" remix) – 3:48
  6. "I've Been Losing You" – 4:26
  7. "Scoundrel Days" – 4:00
  8. "The Swing of Things" – 4:15
  9. "Cry Wolf" – 4:06
  10. "Manhattan Skyline" (edit version) – 4:21
  11. "The Living Daylights" – 4:12
  12. "Stay on These Roads" – 4:46
  13. "Touchy!" (UK DJ edit) – 3:38
  14. "There's Never a Forever Thing" – 2:51
  15. "You Are the One" (7" remix) – 3:50
  16. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun Remix) – 4:08
  17. "Crying in the Rain" – 4:21
  18. "Early Morning" – 2:59
  19. "Slender Frame" – 3:43
  20. "I Call Your Name" (special DJ edit) – 4:29
Disc Two
  1. "Move to Memphis" (single version)  – 4:17
  2. "Dark is the Night for All" – 3:45
  3. "Cold as Stone" (remix) – 4:33
  4. "Angel in the Snow" (edit) – 4:07
  5. "Shapes That Go Together" – 4:14
  6. "Summer Moved On" – 4:37
  7. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Niven's radio edit) – 4:02
  8. "The Sun Never Shone That Day" (radio edit) – 3:31
  9. "Velvet" – 4:20
  10. "Forever Not Yours" – 4:06
  11. "Lifelines" – 4:17
  12. "Did Anyone Approach You?" – 4:11
  13. "Celice" – 3:40
  14. "Analogue (All I Want)" – 3:49
  15. "Cosy Prisons" (radio mix) – 3:58
  16. "Foot of the Mountain" – 3:57
  17. "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single remix) – 3:05
  18. "Shadowside" (single edit) – 3:31
  19. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" – 4:10

DVD (25: The Videos)

  1. "Take On Me" (1985 version)
  2. "The Sun Always Shines On T.V."
  3. "I`ve Been Losing You" (original version)
  4. "Manhattan Skyline"
  5. "Stay On These Roads"
  6. "Crying In The Rain" (alternate cut)
  7. "Dark Is The Night For All" ("banned" version)
  8. "Move To Memphis"
  9. "Shapes That Go Together"
  10. "Angel In The Snow"
  11. "Summer Moved On"
  12. "Minor Earth, Major Sky"
  13. "Lifelines"
  14. "Did Anyone Approach You?"
  15. "Velvet" (European Cut, a.k.a. "Licking version")
  16. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Bonus video

  1. "Take On Me" (1984 version)

Japanese track listing

The Japanese version features a shortened track list sequenced out of chronological order, however it does include seven tracks not included in the international version (indicated by a *):[4]

CD1

  1. "Take on Me"
  2. "Hunting High and Low" (7" remix)
  3. "Stay on These Roads"
  4. "Foot of the Mountain"
  5. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
  6. "I've Been Losing You"
  7. "Summer Moved On"
  8. "Crying in the Rain"
  9. "Analogue"
  10. "Manhattan Skyline" (edit version)
  11. "The Swing of Things"
  12. "Scoundrel Days"
  13. "Rolling Thunder" *
  14. "And You Tell Me" *
  15. "You Are the One" (7" remix)
  16. "The Blue Sky"
  17. "The Living Daylights"
  18. "Lifelines"
  19. "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" *

CD2

  1. "Velvet"
  2. "Angel in the Snow" (edit)
  3. "Shadowside" (single edit)
  4. "Train of Thought" (7" remix)
  5. "Out of Blue Comes Green" *
  6. "Dark Is the Night for All"
  7. "Waiting for Her" *
  8. "Here I Stand and Face the Rain" *
  9. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun remix)
  10. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Niven's radio edit)
  11. "Cry Wolf"
  12. "The Weight of the Wind" *
  13. "Slender Frame"
  14. "Move to Memphis" (single version)
  15. "Touchy!" (UK DJ edit)
  16. "I Call Your Name"
  17. "Shapes That Go Together"
  18. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
European Albums (Billboard)[5] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] 28
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 203

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
European Albums (Billboard)[8] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Worldwide premiere for A-ha's new single! | The Official Website of A-ha . A-ha.com . 2011-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011063447/http://a-ha.com/news/articles/worldwide-premiere-for-A-has-new-single/ . 2011-10-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: 25 . The Official Website of A-ha . 2011-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017160156/http://a-ha.com/discography/albums/25-2/ . 2011-10-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: 25 (Bonus Track Version): A-ha: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads . Amazon.de . 2011-09-01.
  4. Web site: 25〜コンプリート・ベスト【ジャパン・エディション】 | A-ha|WPCR-13946/7|ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン|CD・DVD 販売 通販 ジョーシン ディスクピア . Joshinweb.jp . 2011-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722180129/http://joshinweb.jp/dp/4943674101252.html. 22 July 2011 . live.
  5. Sexton . Paul . Iron Maiden Debuts Atop Euro Chart . . 26 August 2010 . 1 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 14 October 2010 . . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210853/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2010&year=2010&week=41 . dead . 2 May 2018.
  7. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/27061/products/885866/1/ . ja:25～コンプリート・ベスト【ジャパン・エディション】 a～ha . 25 [Japan Edition] a-ha . Japanese . . 3 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums . Billboard.biz . 2010 . 1 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062606/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums . 3 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2010 . German . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 1 January 2016.

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