Take On Me by a-ha

About

“Take on Me” is a synthpop song that combines various instrumentation that includes acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. It was released as a-ha’s debut single in September 1984 to huge success in their homeland of Norway. The song was then remixed and re-released internationally, but it wasn’t until its groundbreaking, award-winning music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shot of a girl dragged into a comic book world came out four months later that the song’s success was repeated around the world. “Take On Me” hit #1 in several countries (including the US in late 1985) and eventually sold over 7 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all-time. And its video won eight awards at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.