"Early Morning" | ||||
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Single by A-ha | ||||
from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon | ||||
B-side | "East of the Sun" | |||
Released | February 1991 [1] | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Ian Stanley | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Early Morning" on YouTube |
"Early Morning" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by Ian Stanley. [2] "Early Morning" reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. [3] [4] A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Michael Burlingame, while the video's black-and-white footage was directed by Lauren Savoy. [5]
Recalling the song in 2015, Furuholmen revealed it references the Doors, who had been "childhood heroes" to the band. [6]
Upon its release as a single, Music & Media wrote, "The band continue their brand of easy recognisable pop tunes which EHR programmers will welcome with open arms." [7] Julian Cope of NME picked "Early Morning" as one of the magazine's "single[s] of the week" and commented that it "could be from the second Doors album". [8] Derry Journal remarked that A-ha had, despite releasing "some extremely dodgy records in the past", "this time around put a record out that is definitely worth the critical acclaim they have received" and added, "Should be a hit if there [are] still any A-ha fans about." [9] In a retrospective review of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Sassan Niasseri of Rolling Stone said the song "tells of murder and suicide, backed by a psychedelic-sounding bass drumming a la The Doors." [10] Paul Sinclair of Super Deluxe Edition described it as "wistful adult pop". [11]
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Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Germany ( Official German Charts) [12] | 52 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [3] | 29 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [4] | 78 |