How much money did Aha make from Take On Me?

A billion views at a CPM of $3 would generate $3 million in revenue. And that’s just from YouTube. On Spotify, “Take on Me” has passed 529 million spins. Spotify pays four one-hundredths of a cent per play, Strauss says, which yields an additional $2.1 million in income.

How long was Take on Me number 1?

The single was largely successful elsewhere, reaching the top of the Eurochart Hot 100 for nine weeks, topping the singles charts in 26 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland, and reaching the top three in France and number two in Ireland.

How many octaves are in Take on Me?

It turns out “Take on Me” has one of the biggest pitch ranges of any song I’ve done so far on this site, spanning nearly 3 octaves…! The notes as they are sound perfect on a piano, however the chorus has a few low A’s which can happily be substituted for a low C on instruments that don’t go so low.

What year was Aha take on me?

1985Take On Me / Released

What age is Morten Harket?

62 years (September 14, 1959)Morten Harket / Age

What keeps AHA taking off Number 1?

Other songs to feature in the top 10 include The Beatles’ Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, which was held off by Engelbert Humperdinck’s Release Me in 1967 and A-ha’s 1985 hit Take On Me, which was pipped to the top by The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush.

Is Take On Me in falsetto?

In 1984, a fledgling band from Norway, A-ha, released a perky electropop single with a startling chorus: “Take On Me.” Morten Harket’s voice keeps jumping upward in that chorus until it has spanned over two-and-a-half octaves to arrive at a piercing falsetto.

Why did a-ha break up?

A-ha first split in 1994, amid rumours of conflicts in the band and with their record label. But they reunited for a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, which sparked a musical comeback and a new record two years later.