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B-side
  
"Barely Hanging On"

Format
  
CD-single

Genre
  
Pop rocknew wave

Released
  
22 May 2000

Recorded
  
1998–2000

Length
  
4:06 (Radio Edit)4:36 (Album Edit)6:00 (Remix)

"Summer Moved On" is a song by A-ha which became their first single in more than six years. The album Minor Earth Major Sky was released in the UK on 22 May 2000, having been released in much of Europe on 27 March. The song was originally hastily written after A-ha agreed to a one-time reunion at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998. There had been a lot of bad feelings between the band members, and each was hesitant to reunite. The thunderous success at the concert in performing only two songs inspired the band to reunite after a four-year hiatus to record their sixth album for release in 2000. This song became a #1 radio hit in much of Europe, and the band has continued to record and perform together to significant international success, though that success has not extended to the U.S., where their recent work has gone unreleased. The song sold 2,500,000 copies worldwide.

Contents

CD: WEA. / 8573 82331-2 Europe

  1. "Summer Moved On" (Album Edit) - 4:36
  2. "Barely Hanging On" (Album Version) - 3:51
  • It states that it features the "album version" of "Barely Hanging On", but this song has actually been remixed for the album.

    • CD: WEA. / 3984 29692-2 Europe

    1. "Summer Moved On" (Radio Edit) - 4:06
    2. "Summer Moved On" (Album Edit) - 4:36
    3. "Barely Hanging On" - 3:51
    4. "Summer Moved On" (Remix) - 6:00
  • It states that it features the "album version" of "Barely Hanging On", but this song has actually been remixed for the album.

    • CD: WEA. / CDWP009 Promo Brazil

    1. "Summer Moved On" (Radio Version) - 4:06
    2. "Summer Moved On" (Album Version) - 4:36
    3. "Summer Moved On" (Remix) - 6:00
    4. "Summer Moved On" (Remix Edit) - [unknown]
  • Track 1 is the same version as the "Radio Edit".
  • Track 2 is the same version as the "Album Edit".

    • CD: We Love Music. / 0602527682198 Germany

    1. "Summer Moved On" (Live) - 4:58
    2. "Scoundrel Days" (Live) - 4:20
  • Both tracks taken From The Farewell Show And Upcoming Live DVD "Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert"

    • Record Breaker

    Morten Harket holds the European record for the longest note held in a Top 40 pop song. During the song "Summer Moved On" Harket sustains a chest voice note for 20.2 seconds (8 measures).

    Video

    The video, directed by Adam Berg, was shot in Cadiz, Spain over the course of one very cold day in April 2000.

    Year-end charts

    References

    Summer Moved On Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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