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Released
  
11 April 2005

Length
  
1:10:00

The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004 (2005)
  
Analogue (2005)

Release date
  
11 April 2005

Recorded
  
1985–2002

Language
  
English

Artist
  
A-ha

Producer
  
Bill Inglot, Dan Chalmers & Fred Engh

Label
  
Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom

Genres
  
Electropop, New wave, Pop rock

Similar
  
A-ha albums, Electropop albums

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The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 is a greatest hits album from Norwegian band A-ha, released on 11 April 2005.

Contents

Despite the title, the album contains tracks from 1985–2002. The album contains 17 of their hits plus an enhanced video for the song "Take on Me". The track listing of this album is slightly different from the one on The Singles: 1984–2004. It marked the return of A-ha to the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 14.The album re-enter the chart with #99 position in 2015.

Comparison

The so-called definitive The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 ironically has fewer unique singles (17, as "Take on Me" appears twice) than The Singles: 1984–2004 (19).

The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 lacks the following songs, which exist on "The Singles: 1984–2004":

  • "Move to Memphis"
  • "Minor Earth, Major Sky"
  • "Forever Not Yours"

    • The album, however, adds the single "You Are the One", which did not feature on The Singles: 1984-2004. This album was the last by the group to be released by Warner Bros. In 2010, the album was released in the US.

    Certifications

    Other Charted Countries: #4 Norway, #8 Sweden, #22 Estonia, #30 Greece, #44 Ireland

    The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004

    1. "Take on Me"
    2. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
    3. "Train of Thought"
    4. "Hunting High and Low"
    5. "I've Been Losing You"
    6. "Cry Wolf"
    7. "Manhattan Skyline"
    8. "The Living Daylights"
    9. "Stay on These Roads"
    10. "Touchy!"
    11. "You Are the One (Album Version)"
    12. "Crying in the Rain"
    13. "Dark is the Night"
    14. "Shapes That Go Together"
    15. "Summer Moved On"
    16. "Lifelines"
    17. "Velvet"
    18. "Take on Me" (enhanced video)

    Songs

    1Take On Me3:45
    2The Sun Always Shines on TV4:43
    3Train Of Thought (Remix) (Remastered Version)4:16

    References

    The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 Wikipedia
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