"Lifelines" was the second single and the title track from
A-ha
A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...
's 2002
album of the same name.
Music video
This video is based on the Norwegian short film ''
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
''A Year Along the Abandoned Road'' ( no, Året gjennom Børfjord) is a Norwegian short film shot over a period of 105 days in 1988/1989 and released in 1991. Directed by Morten Skallerud, the film was shot in Super Panavision 70 ( 65 mm ne ...
'', directed by Morten Skallerud in 1991. Time lapse photography was used to make the video, at 50,000 times the normal speed; the original film was 12 minutes long and was filmed over 105 days, and edited to fit the song length and the scenes with the band members.
The subject of the short film was Børfjord, a semi-deserted fisherman's village in northern Norway, near
Hammerfest
Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfe ...
.
The opening sequence features a poem written by King
Olav V of Norway
Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...
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Track listings
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Europe: CD Maxi, WEA / 0927 47037-2
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Europe: CD Maxi, WEA / 0927 47038-2
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Europe: Enhanced CD
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Formats that fall under the "enhanced CD" ca ...
, WEA / 0927 48483-2
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Europe: promo, WEA / PR 03215
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Germany: promo, WEA / PR 03382
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Russia: CD Maxi, WEA, WWW / 5050466225429, НН-138CD/02
Charts
References
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2002 singles
A-ha songs
Songs written by Magne Furuholmen
Song recordings produced by Stephen Hague