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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Early Morning

| cover = A-ha Early Morning 1991 Single Cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = A-ha

| album = East of the Sun, West of the Moon

| B-side = East of the Sun

| released = 25 February 1991

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 2:59

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer =

* Magne Furuholmen

* Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

| producer = Ian Stanley

| prev_title = I Call Your Name

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Waiting for Her

| next_year = 1991

| misc =

}}

"'Early Morning'" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by Ian Stanley. "Early Morning" reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Michael Burlingame, while the video's black-and-white footage was directed by Lauren Savoy.

Recalling the song in 2015, Furuholmen revealed the song references the Doors, which had been "childhood heroes" to the band.

Critical reception



On its release as a single, Julian Cope of 'New Musical Express' picked "Early Morning" as one of the magazine's "single[s] of the week" and commented that it "could be from the second Doors album". In a retrospective review of 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon', Sassan Niasseri of 'Rolling Stone' said, "'Early Morning' tells of murder and suicide, backed by a psychedelic-sounding bass drumming a la The Doors." Paul Sinclair of 'Super Deluxe Edition' described the song as "wistful adult pop".

Track listings



*'CD single'

#"Early Morning" 2:59

#"East of the Sun" 4:47

#"Train of Thought" 4:11

*'7-inch single'

#"Early Morning" 2:59

#"East of the Sun" 4:47

*'12-inch single'

#"Early Morning" 2:59

#"East of the Sun" 4:47

#"Train of Thought" 4:11

*'Cassette single'

#"Early Morning" 2:59

#"East of the Sun" 4:47

Personnel



'A-ha'

* Morten Harket vocals

* Paul Waaktaar-Savoy guitars

* Magne Furuholmen keyboards

'Additional musicians'

* Jrun Bgeberg bass guitar

* Per Hillestad drums

'Production'

* Ian Stanley producer

* Nick Davis recording, mixing

'Other'

* Knut Bry photography

* Bill Smith Studio design

Charts



References



Category:1990 songs

Category:1991 singles

Category:A-ha songs

Category:Songs written by Magne Furuholmen

Category:Songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Category:Song recordings produced by Ian Stanley

Category:Warner Records singles

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