I've Been Losing You

"I've Been Losing You"
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 number one in Norway, and number eight in the UK. It achieved world-wide sales of over 1.1 million copies.

"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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced by Pål Waaktaar & Mags.

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.

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

Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 20
French Singles Chart[2] 14
German Singles Chart[3] 15
Irish Singles Chart[4] 3
Italian Singles Chart[5] 11
Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 11
Swiss Singles Chart[8] 16
UK Singles Chart[9] 8

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[10] Silver 1986 200,000

References

  1. ^ "Austrian Singles Chart". Austria Top 40. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=A-ha&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  2. ^ "French Singles Chart". Palmares. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=A-ha&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  3. ^ "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  4. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. http://www.irishcharts.ie/. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  5. ^ "Italian Singles Chart". hitparadeitalia. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1986.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  6. ^ "Norwegian Singles Chart". VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=A-ha. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  7. ^ "Swedish Singles Chart". Hitlista. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=A-ha&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  8. ^ "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=A-ha&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  9. ^ "British Single Chart". UK Top 40. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
  10. ^ French certifications [1] (Retrieved September 14, 2008)