Hunting High and Low

Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, released on 28 October 1985 in the United Kingdom and 1 November 1985 in the United States and by Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, reaching high positions on charts worldwide. The album was recorded at Eel Pie Studios in Twickenham, London, and produced by Tony Mansfield, John Ratcliff and Alan Tarney.

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Hunting High and Low (disambiguation).

Hunting High and Low
Studio album by
a-ha
Released28 October 1985 (1985-10-28)
Recorded1984–1985
StudioEel Pie (Twickenham, London)
Genre
  • Synth-pop
Length37:10
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
A-ha chronology
Hunting High and Low
(1985)		 Scoundrel Days
(1986)
Singles from Hunting High and Low
  1. "Take On Me"
    Released: 16 September 1985
  2. "Love Is Reason"
    Released: 1985
  3. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
    Released: 16 December 1985
  4. "Train of Thought"
    Released: March 1986
  5. "Hunting High and Low"
    Released: June 1986

In all, five singles from the album were released, though not all were released internationally: "Take On Me", "Love Is Reason", "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Train of Thought" and "Hunting High and Low". The group was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1986, making a-ha the first Norwegian band to be nominated for a Grammy.

As part of a re-release of their first two studio albums, Hunting High and Low was expanded and remastered in 2010.

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