After this, Warner Brothers' main office in the United States decided to invest in the band, and gave them the opportunity to re-record the song. The band rushed to release 'Take On Me' as a single in the United Kingdom but the single only charted at 137, the lowest-charted of all A-ha songs. The sound was not what A-ha had hoped to achieve, and the album was remixed again. The band met with producer Tony Mansfield, an expert in the use of the Fairlight CMI, who mixed the demos with electronic instrumentation. After a few meetings, Slater signed them with Warner Bros. With this encouragement, the band managed to complete some songs, including 'Take On Me'. The band signed with Ratcliff, who introduced them to manager Terry Slater. They decided to record new demos, and chose the studio of musician and producer John Ratcliff, intending to re-record five songs. A-ha returned to Norway to earn some money when they returned to London, they left Lionheart out of frustration.

After a few meetings with various A&R personnel, they signed with the publishing house Lionheart. The band moved into an apartment in London and began contacting record companies and publishing houses. They intended the song to show off Harket's vocal range, which led to his vocals 'doing this spiralling thing'. In January 1983, the band returned to London in search of a recording contract. The three began working on demos, including a new version of the song, which was renamed 'Lesson One' before it evolved into 'Take On Me'. They were joined by their school friend, singer Morten Harket, who heard the song and said the keyboard riff had the character of a universal hit sound. Waaktaar and Furuholmen relocated to London to try their hand in the music industry there, but returned to Norway after six months of disappointment. Waaktaar considered the song too poppy for their intended dark style, but Furuholmen recalled thinking it was 'quite catchy'. The first take of the song was inspired in part by Doors member Ray Manzarek and his 'almost mathematical but very melodic, structured way of playing'. Initially the band felt the riff was too pop-oriented for their band, thus the first version of the song was more 'punky' in an attempt to offset the riff. 'Take On Me' originated from Pål Waaktaar's and Magne Furuholmen's previous band Bridges, who first composed a number called 'The Juicy Fruit Song' when they were 15 and 16 years old. The video won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. In the United States in October 1985, the single topped Billboard's Hot 100, bolstered by the wide exposure on MTV of director Steve Barron's innovative music video featuring the band in a live-action pencil-sketch animation sequence. The second of those 1985 releases charted in September 1985, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in October. The original 1984 version 'Take On Me' failed to chart in the United Kingdom, as did the second version in the first of its two 1985 releases. The recording combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums. The 1985 international hit version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. ' Take On Me' is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. These are supplemented by MP3 recordings allowing the student to hear what the compositions sound like and to use as play-along accompaniment pieces.'Take On Me' (original version) on YouTube These collections are for Low Brass Ensembles or for any of the three low brass instruments (trombone, euphonium or tuba). Low Brass Ensemble scores and sheet music compositions of popular melodies Tenor Clef F attachment Trigger Trombone.Treble Clef F attachment Trigger Trombone.

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