Lifelines (song)
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"Lifelines" was the second single and the title track from A-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...

's 2002 album, Lifelines
Lifelines
Lifelines is the seventh album released in 2002 by the Norwegian band A-ha. This album entered to top 10 album charts in 9 countries and 4 of those in top, selling over 1.5 million copies....

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Music video

This video is based on the Norwegian short film A Year Along the Abandoned Road
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
A Year Along the Abandoned Road is a Norwegian short film shot over a period of 105 days in 1988/1989 and released in 1991. Directed by Morten Skallerud, the film was shot in Super Panavision 70 and shows a whole year passing by in Norway's Børfjord at 50,000 times the normal speed in just 12...

, directed by Morten Skallerud in 1991. Time lapse photography was used to make the video, at 50,000 times the normal speed; the original film was 12 minutes long and was filmed over 105 days, and edited to fit the song length and the scenes with the band members.

The subject of the short film was Børfjord, a semi-deserted fisherman's village in northern Norway, near Hammerfest
Hammerfest
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

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The opening sequence features a poem written by King Olav V of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

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Track listings

Europe: CD Maxi, WEA / 0927 47037-2
Europe: CD Maxi, WEA / 0927 47038-2
Europe: Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....

, WEA / 0927 48483-2
Europe: promo, WEA / PR 03215
Germany: promo, WEA / PR 03382
Russia: CD Maxi, WEA, WWW / 5050466225429, НН-138CD/02

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart 18
German Singles Chart 32
Russian Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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Portogual Singles Chart 20
Latvian Singles Chart 4
Hungarian Singles Chart 19
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