In August 2000, British-Norwegian boyband A1 released a cover of "Take on Me" for their second studio album The A List. Despite being panned by music critics, who called it a "lame cover version", and a "note for note copy" that seems like "a re-release of the original"; it was commercially successful, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and Norway, where it was certified silver by the BPI.
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In August 2000, British-Norwegian boyband A1 released a cover of "Take on Me" for their second studio album The A List. Despite being panne… read more
In August 2000, British-Norwegian boyband A1 released a cover of "Take on Me" for their second studio album The A List. Despite being panned by music critics, who called it a &… read more
A1 (stylised as a1) is an Anglo-Norwegian boyband whose first single, "Be The First To Believe", was released in 1999. The band consists of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. The group's publicity mainly focuses on the fact that they write the majority of their own songs and three of the band members also play their own instruments. In 2000, they achieved their two number one singles in the UK; a cover of a-ha’s 1985 single “Take On Me” and “Same Old Brand New You”. After they released their third album "Make It Good", Paul Maraz… read more