An early version of ” Take On Me ” was the first song that Harket had heard Furuholmen and Waaktaar play in Asker . At that time, the song was called “Miss Eerie” and the two men were still known as Bridges . Harket said it sounded more like a ” Juicy Fruit song” (meaning a gum advertisement). A-ha’s first recorded version was called “Lesson One”. The song was then re-recorded, renamed “Take on Me”, and released in 1984, when it was promoted with a video of the band performing in front of a blue background. After it failed to chart, the song was re-recorded with production by Alan Tarney; it again failed to chart. Finally, the song was re-released in 1985 with a new, groundbreaking video; this time, the song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the UK Singles Chart .
Take On Me first released in 1984
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