Early Morning (song)

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"Early Morning"
A-ha Early Morning 1991 Single Cover.jpg
Single by A-ha
from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon
B-side "East of the Sun"
ReleasedFebruary 1991 [1]
Length2:59
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ian Stanley
A-ha singles chronology
"I Call Your Name"
(1990)		"Early Morning"
(1991)		"Waiting for Her"
(1991)
Music video
"Early Morning" on YouTube

"Early Morning" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by Ian Stanley. [2] "Early Morning" reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. [3] [4] A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Michael Burlingame, while the video's black-and-white footage was directed by Lauren Savoy. [5]

Contents

Recalling the song in 2015, Furuholmen revealed it references the Doors, who had been "childhood heroes" to the band. [6]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Music & Media wrote, "The band continue their brand of easy recognisable pop tunes which EHR programmers will welcome with open arms." [7] Julian Cope of NME picked "Early Morning" as one of the magazine's "single[s] of the week" and commented that it "could be from the second Doors album". [8] Derry Journal remarked that A-ha had, despite releasing "some extremely dodgy records in the past", "this time around put a record out that is definitely worth the critical acclaim they have received" and added, "Should be a hit if there [are] still any A-ha fans about." [9] In a retrospective review of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Sassan Niasseri of Rolling Stone said the song "tells of murder and suicide, backed by a psychedelic-sounding bass drumming a la The Doors." [10] Paul Sinclair of Super Deluxe Edition described it as "wistful adult pop". [11]

Track listings

  1. "Early Morning" – 2:59
  2. "East of the Sun" – 4:47
  1. "Early Morning" – 2:59
  2. "East of the Sun" – 4:47
  3. "Train of Thought" – 4:11

Personnel

A-ha

Additional musicians

Production

Other

Charts

Chart performance for "Early Morning"
Chart (1991)Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] 52
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 29
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 78

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References

  1. ↑ "a-ha – Early Morning". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "East of the Sun, West of the Moon – a-ha". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Early Morning". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "a-ha – Headlines And Deadlines – The Hits Of A-ha (DVD)". Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "a-ha – East Of The Sun West Of The Moon (CD, Album, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 12. 23 March 1991. p. 12.
  8. ↑ Cope, Julian (2 March 1991). "Singles". New Musical Express . p. 19. ISSN   0028-6362.
  9. ↑ "New Record Releases" . Derry Journal . 12 March 1991. p. 54. Retrieved 23 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Review: A-ha – East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon". Rolling Stone . Germany. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Single File / A-ha: Dark Is The Night". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "a-ha – Early Morning" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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