Move to Memphis

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"Move to Memphis"
A-ha Move to Memphis 1991 Single Cover.jpg
Single by A-ha
from the album Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha
B-side "Crying in the Rain" (Live)
Released14 October 1991 [1]
Length4:15
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) A-ha
A-ha singles chronology
"Waiting for Her"
(1991)
"Move to Memphis"
(1991)
"Dark Is the Night for All"
(1993)
Music video
"Move to Memphis" on YouTube

"Move to Memphis" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in October 1991 as a single from their greatest hits album Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha (1991). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by A-ha. [2] "Move to Memphis" reached number two in Norway and number 47 in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]

Contents

In 1991, A-ha had started writing new material for their fifth studio album Memorial Beach when A-ha's label, Warner Bros., suggested releasing a compilation album. The label wanted the band to provide one or two new songs for the compilation and "Move to Memphis" was then recorded for inclusion on the album. [5] To promote its release as a single, a music video was filmed, directed by Erick Ifergan and starring French actress Beatrice Dalle. [6] A new version of the song would appear on Memorial Beach, released in 1993. [7] It was produced by David Z and A-ha. [8]

Track listings

7-inch single

  1. "Move to Memphis" – 4:15
  2. "Crying in the Rain" (Live) – 4:46

12-inch single

  1. "Move to Memphis" (Extended Version) – 6:39
  2. "I've Been Losing You" (Live) – 4:57
  3. "East of the Sun" (Live) – 4:11
  4. "(Seemingly) Non-Stop July" (Live) – 3:00

Cassette single

  1. "Move to Memphis" – 4:15
  2. "Crying in the Rain" (Live) – 4:46

German promotional cassette single

  1. "Move to Memphis" – 4:15
  2. "Move to Memphis" (Extended Version) – 6:39

CD single

  1. "Move to Memphis" – 4:17
  2. "Crying in the Rain" (Live) – 4:52
  3. "Early Morning" (Live) – 3:03
  4. "Manhattan Skyline" (Live) – 7:07

Japanese CD single

  1. "Move to Memphis" – 4:16
  2. "Crying in the Rain" (Live) – 4:52

Personnel

A-ha

Production

Other

Charts

Chart performance for "Move to Memphis"
Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 171
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) [10] 54
Germany (Official German Charts) [11] 39
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 61
Netherlands (Tipparade) [14] 12
Norway (VG-lista) [3] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 47

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