Velvet (song)
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| "Velvet" | ||
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| Single by a-ha | ||
| from the album Minor Earth Major Sky |
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| Released | September 2000 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:01 | |
| Label | WEA Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy | |
| Producer(s) | Boogieman, Roland Spremberg | |
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| a-ha singles chronology | ||
| "Minor Earth Major Sky" (2000) |
"Velvet" (2000) |
"The Sun Never Shone That Day" (2000) |
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"Velvet" was originally released by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's other band Savoy which from their first album, "Mary Is Coming." Savoy's version was released as a single in the US, but got very little airplay. a-ha's version of "Velvet" replaced Savoy's guitars with sitars. This song, the third single from Minor Earth Major Sky, was released to radio stations in Germany (and in other European countries such as Sweden, Switzerland and Holland) in September 2000 and was released to German record stores on 6th November (one week later in other parts of Europe). Originally, "The Sun Never Shone That Day" was to be released in Norway instead of "Velvet", but it was later decided that "Velvet" would also be released in Norway.
[edit] Track listing
- "Velvet" (Radio Version)
- "Velvet" (De-Phazz Mix)
- "Velvet" (Millennia Nova Max)
- "Velvet" (New York City Mix)
- "Velvet" (Alabaster Mix)
- "Velvet" (Stockholm Mix)
- "Velvet" (Album Version)
- "Velvet" Bonus Track: Enhanced Video (director's cut - licking version)
- Tracks 1 & 7 mixed by Niven Garland
- Track 2 mixed by Pit Baumgartner
- Track 3 mixed by Millennia Nova
- Track 4 mixed by John Agnello
- Track 5 mixed by Hakan Wollgaard
- Track 6 mixed by Palaar Suna
- Video Director Harald Zwart
[edit] Velvet Video
The director of this video was Harald Zwart, who also directs Hollywood movies. Zwart, a fellow Norwegian, chose this song to be a part of his new movie at the time, "One Night at McCool's." The so-called "licking version" of this video appears on the international DVD release of "One Night at McCool's." The "licking version" got its name because a second version of the video features a kiss instead of the lick from the older nurse seen near the end of the video.
- World Sales:300.000
