Stay on These Roads (song)
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| Single by a-ha from the album Stay on These Roads |
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| B-side | "Soft Rains of April" (Original Mix) | ||||
| Released | March 14, 1988 | ||||
| Format | 7" vinyl 12" vinyl CD single |
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| Genre | Synthpop New Wave Alternative rock |
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| Length | 4:46 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Pal Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket |
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| Producer | Alan Tarney | ||||
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"Stay on These Roads" is the first single from a-ha's album of the same name.
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[edit] Release and Reception
"Stay on These Roads" was released in the spring of 1988 and became the most succsessful single from Stay on These Roads with "The Living Daylights" on the rock charts and one of the band's most recognizable and popular songs. The song didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but charted in Britain where it's peak was 5 and in Ireland it's peak was 2. It's peak in Norway was 1.
This was the last Top 5 ranked song in the UK, reaching number 5 on March 27 1988.
[edit] Music Video
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[edit] Track listing
- 7" Single Wea
- "Stay on These Roads" (4:50)
- "Soft Rains of April" (Original Mix) (3:12)
- 3" CD-Maxi Warner
- "Stay on These Roads" (7" Version) (4:48)
- "Stay on These Roads" (Original Mix) (3:17)
- "Take on Me" (3:49)
- "Cry Wolf" (4:04)
- 12" Maxi Warner
- "Stay on These Roads" (Extended Remix) (6:12)
- "Soft Rains of April" (Original Mix) (3:12)
[edit] Chart positions
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| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1988 | Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 | |
| British Singles Chart | 5 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 | |
| French Singles Chart | 3 | |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 17 | |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 | |
| German Singles Chart | 7 | |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
| Preceded by "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean |
Norwegian Singles Chart number one single 13/1988 - 18/1988 |
Succeeded by "Alphabet Street" by Prince |
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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