I've Been Losing You

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I've Been Losing You
“I've Been Losing You” cover
Single by a-ha
from the album Scoundrel Days
B-side "This Alone Is Love"
Released 22 September 1986
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1986
Genre Synthpop
New Wave
Length 4:24
Label WEA
Writer(s) Pål Waaktaar
Producer Pål Waaktaar & Mags
a-ha singles chronology
Hunting High and Low
(1986)
I've Been Losing You
(1986)
Cry Wolf
(1986)

"I've Been Losing You" is a song by Norwegian band a-ha. It was the first single from their 1986 Scoundrel Days album. It reached #1 in Norway and Spain, and #8 in the UK.

"This Alone Is Love" was the B-side, in an earlier, rawer form than the one that was re-recorded for Stay on These Roads. It is derived from a song by Waaktaar and Furuholmen's previous band Bridges. World Sales: 2.100.000 copies.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks produced by Pål Waaktaar & Mags.

[edit] 7": Warner / W8594 (UK)

  1. "I've Been Losing You" (edit)
  2. "This Alone Is Love" (1986 version)

Track 1 is shorter than the album version, as it does not include the coda after the last chorus.

[edit] 12": Warner / W8594T (UK)

  1. "I've Been Losing You" (extended) - 6:58
  2. "I've Been Losing You" (dub) - 4:25
  3. "This Alone Is Love" (1986 version) - 4:30

[edit] Chart positions

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Year Chart Peak
1986 Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 11
Austrian Singles Chart 20
Swiss Singles Chart 16
British Singles Chart 8
Irish Singles Chart 3
French Singles Chart 14
German Singles Chart 15

[edit] References

  1. ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  2. ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  3. ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  4. ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  5. ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  6. ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  7. ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  8. ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  9. ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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