The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
1985 single by a-ha / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is a song by Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, released as the third single from their debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The song was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. In some commercial markets the single was not as popular as their previous (debut) single "Take On Me", which had achieved the top spot in the United States and several other countries around the world, but in the United Kingdom and Ireland it improved upon the number-two charting of "Take On Me", reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1986, having been released there on 16 December 1985. Its success secured for the band the prestige of having achieved number-one single status in both the primary Anglo-American popular music charts on either side of the Atlantic.[2][3]
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | ||||
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Single by a-ha | ||||
from the album Hunting High and Low | ||||
B-side | "Driftwood" | |||
Released | 16 December 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:45 (7" single version) 5:07 (album version) 7:09 (12" expanded version) 8:25 (12" dance version) 6:35 (instrumental version) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pål Waaktaar | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Tarney | |||
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2003 re-release singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." on YouTube | ||||
2003 cover | ||||
The song was re-released by the band as a live version in 2003 with some minor success in Eastern Europe. It has sold over five million copies worldwide.[4]