Analogue (album)

Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is a-ha's first album on Polydor Records (Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, "Analogue (All I Want)" became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since "Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached #24 in the UK and got silver certification there.

Analogue
Studio album by
A-ha
Released4 November 2005
RecordedFebruary 2005 – July 2005
Length54:43
LabelPolydor (#98746998)
ProducerMartin Terefe, A-ha, Max Martin, Michael Ilbert, George Tanderø, Kjetil Bjerkestrand
A-ha chronology
Lifelines
(2002)		 Analogue
(2005)		 Foot of the Mountain
(2009)
Singles from Analogue
  1. "Celice"
    Released: 7 October 2005
  2. "Birthright"
    Released: 28 October 2005
  3. "Analogue (All I Want)"
    Released: 23 January 2006
  4. "Cosy Prisons"
    Released: 17 April 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment.ie Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
TheMusicZine Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

Background and recording

"Celice" was originally composed to integrate the soundtrack "The Da Vinci Code", so that can be interpreted as the torture instrument cilice and a woman who tortures a man.

The song "Analogue (All I Want)" was originally a song called "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)", which (like the rest of the album) was produced by Martin Terefe and mixed by Flood. Max Martin was then brought in to turn "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)" into a more radio-friendly song, with a less surreal lyric and catchier chorus. The song was then re-written as "Analogue (All I Want)" and re-recorded, and is the only track on the album not produced by Terefe. Upon its release as a single, it became the band's first top 10 hit in the UK since 1988.

The non-album B-side to "Analogue (All I Want)", "Case Closed on Silver Shore", was also produced during the Analogue sessions by Terefe, and mixed by Flood. It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.

The lead vocal on "The Summers of Our Youth" is by Furuholmen (the second time on an A-ha release), with Harket joining him on the chorus.

On the live version of "Holyground", Waaktaar-Savoy plays an omnichord.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Celice"Magne FuruholmenFuruholmen, Martin TerefeTerefe, A-ha3:41
2."Don't Do Me Any Favours"FuruholmenFuruholmenTerefe, A-ha3:51
3."Cosy Prisons"FuruholmenFuruholmenTerefe, A-ha, George Tanderø[a]4:08
4."Analogue (All I Want)"Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Max MartinWaaktaar-Savoy, Martin, FuruholmenMartin, Michael Ilbert, A-ha3:48
5."Birthright"FuruholmenFuruholmen, TerefeTerefe, A-ha3:45
6."Holy Ground"Morten Harket, Nick Whitecross, Ole Sverre OlsenHarketTerefe, A-ha, Kjetil Bjerkestrand[a]4:00
7."Over the Treetops"Waaktaar-SavoyWaaktaar-SavoyTerefe, A-ha4:24
8."Halfway Through the Tour"Waaktaar-SavoyWaaktaar-SavoyTerefe, A-ha7:26
9."A Fine Blue Line"FuruholmenFuruholmenTerefe, A-ha4:09
10."Keeper of the Flame"Waaktaar-SavoyWaaktaar-SavoyTerefe, A-ha3:58
11."Make It Soon"Olsen, HarketOlsen, HarketTerefe, A-ha3:21
12."White Dwarf"Waaktaar-SavoyWaaktaar-SavoyTerefe, A-ha4:24
13."The Summers of Our Youth"FuruholmenFuruholmenTerefe, A-ha, Tanderø[a]3:56
iTunes Store bonus tracks[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
14."Celice" (Thomas Schumacher remix edit)FuruholmenFuruholmen, TerefeTerefe, A-ha, Thomas Schumacher[b], Stephan Bodzin[b]3:22
15."Celice" (Boris Dlugosch remix edit)FuruholmenFuruholmen, TerefeTerefe, A-ha, Boris Dlugosch[b], Michi Lange[b]3:51
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a remixer

Personnel

A-ha:

Additional musicians:

  • Per Lindvall – drums
  • Alex Toff – drums
  • Frode Unneland – drums
  • Sven Lindvall – bass
  • Martin Terefe – bass, guitars, piano
  • Jørun Bøgeberg – bass
  • Claes Björklund – guitars, piano
  • Geir Sundstøl – guitars
  • Andreas Olsson – guitars
  • Christer Karlsson – piano
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals on "Cosy Prisons" and "Over the Treetops"

Charts
Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 50
European Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 60
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 6
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[9] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 226
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/analogue/id316693306
  2. "Austriancharts.at – a-ha – Analogue" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Ultratop.be – a-ha – Analogue" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Ultratop.be – a-ha – Analogue" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – a-ha – Analogue" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 21st November 2005" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Lescharts.com – a-ha – Analogue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Analogue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. "Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ" [Top 50 Foreign Albums] (in Greek). IFPI Greece. 11–17 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. アナログ | a～ha [Analogue | a-ha] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – a-ha – Analogue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – a-ha – Analogue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  16. "British album certifications – a-ha – Analogue". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Analogue in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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