"Lifelines" | ||||
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Single by A-ha | ||||
from the album Lifelines | ||||
Released | 8 July 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:57 (Single version) 4:17 (Album version) | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Magne Furuholmen | |||
Producer(s) | Martin Landquist, Stephen Hague | |||
A-ha singles chronology | ||||
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"Lifelines" was the second single and the title track from A-ha's 2002 album of the same name.
This video is based on the Norwegian short film A Year Along the Abandoned Road, 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.
The opening sequence features a poem written by King Olav V of Norway:
When I look back
I see the landscapes
That I have walked through
But it is different
All the great trees are gone
It seems there are
Remnants of them
But it is the afterglow
Inside of you
Of all those you met
Who meant something in your life
— Olav Rex, August 1977
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lifelines" (Album Version Edit) | 4:01 |
2. | "Lifelines" (Boogieman Remix) | 4:55 |
3. | "Lifelines" (Console Remix) | 4:30 |
4. | "Lifelines" (Palace of Pleasure Remix) | 4:45 |
5. | "Lifelines" (Millenia Nova Remix) | 5:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Album Version Edit) | 4:01 |
2. | "Solace" ( Tore Johansson Version) | 5:08 |
3. | "Dragonfly" ( Magne Furuholmen Solo Version) | 3:39 |
4. | "Turn the Light Down" ( Langer & Winstanley Version) | 4:48 |
5. | "Lifelines" (Demo) | 5:18 |
6. | "You Wanted More" ( Stephen Hague Version) | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lifelines" (Radio Edit) | 3:57 |
2. | " Hunting High and Low" (recorded live at Vallhall, Oslo, 24 March 2001) | 7:07 |
3. | " Manhattan Skyline" (recorded live at Vallhall, Oslo, 24 March 2001) | 6:13 |
4. | "Lifelines" (music video on enhanced section) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Radio Edit) | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lifelines" ( Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) | 6:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lifelines" (Palace of Pleasure Rmx) | 4:46 |
2. | " Summer Moved On" (Remix) | 6:02 |
3. | " Minor Earth - Major Sky" ( Ian Pooley's Deep Mix) | 6:14 |
4. | "Solace" (Tore Johansson Version) | 5:09 |
5. | " Velvet" (Millenia Nova Mix) | 3:58 |
6. | "Lifelines" (Millenia Nova Rmx) | 5:41 |
7. | "Dragonfly" (Magne Furuholmen Solo Version) | 3:36 |
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Germany ( Official German Charts) [1] | 32 |
Hungary ( Single Top 40) [2] | 19 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [3] | 18 |
Poland ( Music & Media) [4] | 1 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 78 |
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 "Lifelines". [6]
"Lifelines" | ||||
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Single by A-ha | ||||
from the album Lifelines | ||||
Released | 8 July 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:57 (Single version) 4:17 (Album version) | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Magne Furuholmen | |||
Producer(s) | Martin Landquist, Stephen Hague | |||
A-ha singles chronology | ||||
|
"Lifelines" was the second single and the title track from A-ha's 2002 album of the same name.
This video is based on the Norwegian short film A Year Along the Abandoned Road, 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.
The opening sequence features a poem written by King Olav V of Norway:
When I look back
I see the landscapes
That I have walked through
But it is different
All the great trees are gone
It seems there are
Remnants of them
But it is the afterglow
Inside of you
Of all those you met
Who meant something in your life
— Olav Rex, August 1977
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Album Version Edit) | 4:01 |
2. | "Lifelines" (Boogieman Remix) | 4:55 |
3. | "Lifelines" (Console Remix) | 4:30 |
4. | "Lifelines" (Palace of Pleasure Remix) | 4:45 |
5. | "Lifelines" (Millenia Nova Remix) | 5:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Album Version Edit) | 4:01 |
2. | "Solace" ( Tore Johansson Version) | 5:08 |
3. | "Dragonfly" ( Magne Furuholmen Solo Version) | 3:39 |
4. | "Turn the Light Down" ( Langer & Winstanley Version) | 4:48 |
5. | "Lifelines" (Demo) | 5:18 |
6. | "You Wanted More" ( Stephen Hague Version) | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Radio Edit) | 3:57 |
2. | " Hunting High and Low" (recorded live at Vallhall, Oslo, 24 March 2001) | 7:07 |
3. | " Manhattan Skyline" (recorded live at Vallhall, Oslo, 24 March 2001) | 6:13 |
4. | "Lifelines" (music video on enhanced section) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Radio Edit) | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" ( Apoptygma Berzerk Remix) | 6:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Lifelines" (Palace of Pleasure Rmx) | 4:46 |
2. | " Summer Moved On" (Remix) | 6:02 |
3. | " Minor Earth - Major Sky" ( Ian Pooley's Deep Mix) | 6:14 |
4. | "Solace" (Tore Johansson Version) | 5:09 |
5. | " Velvet" (Millenia Nova Mix) | 3:58 |
6. | "Lifelines" (Millenia Nova Rmx) | 5:41 |
7. | "Dragonfly" (Magne Furuholmen Solo Version) | 3:36 |
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
---|---|
Germany ( Official German Charts) [1] | 32 |
Hungary ( Single Top 40) [2] | 19 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [3] | 18 |
Poland ( Music & Media) [4] | 1 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 78 |
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 "Lifelines". [6]