Summer Moved On

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"Summer Moved On"
A-ha Summer Moved On Single.jpeg
Single by a-ha
from the album Minor Earth Major Sky
B-side "Barely Hanging On"
Released25 March 2000 (2000-03-25)
Genre Soft rock
Length
  • 4:36 (album edit)
  • 4:06 (radio edit)
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Producer(s)
  • Andreas "Boogieman" Herbig
  • Roland Spremberg
A-ha singles chronology
"Shapes That Go Together"
(1994)		"Summer Moved On"
(2000)		"Minor Earth Major Sky"
(2000)
Music video
"Summer Moved On" on YouTube

"Summer Moved On" is a song by Norwegian band a-ha, released as the group's first single in more than six years. The lead single from their sixth studio album, Minor Earth Major Sky (2000), the song was released in Europe on 25 March 2000 by WEA and was given a UK release on 22 May 2000. It was originally hastily written after a-ha agreed to a one-time reunion at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998. The song became a number-one radio hit in much of Europe, including topping the chart in the band's native Norway. On the song, Morten Harket achieved the European record for the longest note held in a top-40 pop song; he sustains a chest voice note for 20.2 seconds (eight measures). [1] Its music video was directed by Adam Berg and filmed in Spain.

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Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. A reviewer from Evening Herald described it as a "soaring and powerful ballad". [2] Sylvia Patterson from NME wrote, "And now they're back! Swoon! And they're still REALLY GOOD, if not quite The Revolution. Demolition string-quaver quiver-pop-a-ruddy-kimbo as Morten trills 'staaaaay!!!' and a thousand moonbeams dart from black skies of nu-pop baloney on a clifftop everglade under a wind-machine in Rio like 'NSync and all the rest of it never happened. Or, if you like, it's a bit James Bond, 'cos they did the James Bond theme tune once, they were that good. Sigh." [3]

Music video

The music video for "Summer Moved On" was directed by Swedish director Adam Berg and filmed in Cádiz, Spain at the beginning of March 2000. [4]

MTV Unplugged appearance

In 2017, a-ha appeared on the television series MTV Unplugged and played and recorded acoustic versions of many of their popular songs for the album MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice in Giske, Norway, including "Summer Moved On" (featuring Alison Moyet). [5] [6]

Track listings

  1. "Summer Moved On" (album edit) – 4:39
  2. "Barely Hanging On" (album version) – 3:54
  1. "Summer Moved On" (radio edit) – 4:06
  2. "Summer Moved On" (album edit) – 4:39
  3. "Barely Hanging On" – 3:51
  4. "Summer Moved On" (remix) – 6:02
  1. "Summer Moved On" (radio edit) – 4:06
  2. "Barely Hanging On" (single version) – 3:54
  3. "Summer Moved On" (remix) – 6:02

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe25 March 2000CD WEA [27]
United Kingdom22 May 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [28]

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