25 (A-ha album)

25
Greatest hits album by a-ha
Released	July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)[1]
Recorded	1985-2010
Genre	Synth pop, New wave, pop rock
Label	Rhino Records
a-ha chronology
Foot of the Mountain (2009) 25 (2010) Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert (2011)
Singles from 25
"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" Released: July 9, 2010

25 (some sources refer to the album as 25: The Very Best Of^[2][3]) is a-ha's latest compilation album. It was released in Norway on July 19, 2010, in Germany and central Europe on August 6, and in the UK and other parts of Europe on October 4. 25 includes all 33 of the band's singles (excluding the promo singles "I Wish I Cared", "Birthright", "Waiting for Her", "Lie Down in Darkness", "Maybe, Maybe" and "Love Is Reason", as well as the original 1988 single "The Blood That Moves the Body" and the 2003 live single "The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Live)"), along with 5 album tracks and a b-side ("Cold as Stone (Remix)").

The album includes a-ha's final single "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" which had the world premiere on Monday, June 14 and was made available as a digital download on July 9.^[1] The Japanese version features a different tracklist, with three tracks chosen by the Japanese public. This compilation is far more comprehensive than either of the two previous compilations (Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha and The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Japanese track listing 2 Charts and certifications 2.1 Charts 2.2 Certifications 2.3 Year-end charts 3 References

Track listing

CD 1^[4]

1. "Take on Me" – 3:49
2. "The Blue Sky" – 2:36
3. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
4. "Train of Thought" (7" remix) – 4:15
5. "Hunting High and Low" (7" remix) – 3:48
6. "I've Been Losing You" – 4:26
7. "Scoundrel Days" – 4:00
8. "The Swing of Things" – 4:15
9. "Cry Wolf" – 4:06
10. "Manhattan Skyline" (edit version) – 4:21
11. "The Living Daylights" – 4:12
12. "Stay on These Roads" – 4:46
13. "Touchy!" (UK DJ edit) – 3:38
14. "There's Never a Forever Thing" – 2:51
15. "You Are the One" (7" remix) – 3:50
16. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun Remix) – 4:08
17. "Crying in the Rain" – 4:21
18. "Early Morning" – 2:59
19. "Slender Frame" – 3:43
20. "I Call Your Name" (slightly edited) – 4:29

CD 2

1. "Move to Memphis" (single version) – 4:17
2. "Dark is the Night for All" – 3:45
3. "Cold as Stone" (Remix) – 4:33
4. "Angel in the Snow" (edit) – 4:07
5. "Shapes That Go Together" – 4:14
6. "Summer Moved On" – 4:37
7. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Niven's Radio Edit) – 4:02
8. "The Sun Never Shone That Day" (radio edit) – 3:31
9. "Velvet" – 4:20
10. "Forever Not Yours" – 4:06
11. "Lifelines" – 4:17
12. "Did Anyone Approach You?" – 4:11
13. "Celice" – 3:40
14. "Analogue" – 3:49
15. "Cosy Prisons" (Radio Mix) – 3:58
16. "Foot of the Mountain" – 3:57
17. "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" (single remix) – 3:05
18. "Shadowside" (single edit) – 3:31
19. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" – 4:10

• "Hunting High and Low" (slow version demo) – 3:45 (German Amazon.de bonus track)^[5]
• "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" (Steve Osborne Version) – 4:28 (Canadian iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus track)

Japanese track listing

The Japanese version features a shortened tracklist sequenced out of chronological order, however it does include seven tracks not included in the international version (indicated by a *)^[6]:

CD1

1. "Take on Me"
2. "Hunting High and Low (7" remix)
3. "Stay on These Roads"
4. "Foot of the Mountain"
5. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
6. "I've Been Losing You"
7. "Summer Moved On"
8. "Crying in the Rain"
9. "Analogue"
10. "Manhattan Skyline" (edit version)
11. "The Swing of Things"
12. "Scoundrel Days"
13. "Rolling Thunder" *
14. "And You Tell Me" *
15. "You Are the One" (7" remix)
16. "The Blue Sky"
17. "The Living Daylights"
18. "Lifelines"
19. "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" *

CD2

1. "Velvet"
2. "Angel in the Snow" (edit)
3. "Shadowside" (single edit)
4. "Train of Thought" (7" remix)
5. "Out of Blue Comes Green" *
6. "Dark Is the Night for All"
7. "Waiting for Her" *
8. "Here I Stand and Face the Rain" *
9. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun Remix)
10. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Niven's Radio Edit)
11. "Cry Wolf"
12. "The Weight of the Wind" *
13. "Slender Frame"
14. "Move to Memphis" (single version)
15. "Touchy!" (UK DJ edit)
16. "I Call Your Name"
17. "Shapes That Go Together"
18. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2010) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart[7] 9 Belgium Albums Chart 35 Denmark Albums Top40 27 Dutch Albums Chart[8] 73 German Albums Chart[9] 2 European Top 100 Albums[10] 8 Hungarian Albums Chart[11] 34 Ireland Albums Top75 28 Luxembourg Albums Chart 4 Polish Albums Chart 37 Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 6 Russian Albums Chart 8 Spain Albums Top100 55 Swiss Albums Chart[13] 6 UK Albums Chart[14] 10 World Albums Top40 40

Certifications Region Certification Germany (BVMI)[15] Platinum Norway (IFPI Norway)[16] 2× Platinum Year-end charts Year-ending 2010 Region Provider Position Germany[17] BVMI 19

References

A-ha Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Studio albums Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Compilation albums Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Live albums A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert EPs 45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club Box sets Minor Earth Major Box Tours List of A-ha tours Ending on a High Note Tour Related articles Discography Awards Tours Savoy Apparatjik We Are Here Square Peg In A Round Hole Book Category