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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
In the UK they're not!
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I'm certain that it's only in The US where they are painted as that
two hit wonder (Yes, "The Sun Always Shines..." did make the Top 20), and I'm sure that Canada had a few more hits.
A lot of areas around the world caught up with a-ha up to and including the Headlines and Deadlines comp (essential for a Part One history), although even that and it's single, the original mix of "Move to Memphis," did only OK outside of Norway. England and Germany were places outside of their homeland that were pretty up to date with them through the years. Other areas had the occasional comeback ("Summer Moved On" and "Forever Not Yours" being the main ones in my opinion).
The saddest thing was that I don't think that a-ha were even given another chance in The States after Memorial Beach, forcing the few Stateside fans left to search the import bins for whatever they can find except for the odd collection.
This should detail some of the story for those interested...
A-ha discography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia