Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha is a greatest hits album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha. It was released on 4 November 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart. It was re-released on 22 September 1998. The new song "Move to Memphis" is featured on this album, and was released as a single in 1991. "Move to Memphis" was later re-recorded for their fifth studio album, Memorial Beach. The DVD of the same name also includes 18 videos.
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Greatest hits album by A-ha | ||||
Released | 4 November 1991 (1991-11-04) | |||
Recorded | 1984–1991 | |||
Length | 68:25 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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No. | Title | From Album | Length |
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1. | "Take On Me (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket)" | Hunting High and Low | 3:46 |
2. | "Cry Wolf (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen)" | Scoundrel Days | 4:05 |
3. | "Touchy! (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket)" | Stay on These Roads | 4:31 |
4. | "You Are the One (Remix) (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen)" | Stay on These Roads | 3:45 |
5. | "Manhattan Skyline (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen)" | Scoundrel Days | 4:52 |
6. | "The Blood That Moves the Body (Pål Waaktaar)" | Stay on These Roads | 4:05 |
7. | "Early Morning (not on Vinyl) (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Magne Furuholmen)" | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 2:59 |
8. | "Hunting High and Low (Remix) (Pål Waaktaar)" | Hunting High and Low | 3:48 |
9. | "Move to Memphis (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen)" | Previously unreleased | 4:15 |
10. | "I've Been Losing You (Pål Waaktaar)" | Scoundrel Days | 4:24 |
11. | "The Living Daylights (John Barry, Pål Waaktaar)" | The Living Daylights and Stay on These Roads | 4:15 |
12. | "Crying in the Rain (Howard Greenfield / Carole King)" | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 4:25 |
13. | "I Call Your Name (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Magne Furuholmen)" | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 4:51 |
14. | "Stay on These Roads (Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket)" | Stay on These Roads | 4:44 |
15. | "Train of Thought (Remix) (not on Vinyl) (Pål Waaktaar)" | Hunting High and Low | 4:17 |
16. | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Pål Waaktaar)" | Hunting High and Low | 5:05 |
"Move to Memphis" (October 14, 1991)
"The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Remix) (March 30, 1992) (Released to promote the album but not featured on the album itself)
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 32 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 28 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[5] | 22 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 26 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 16 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 9 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 47 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 12 |
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 45 |
French Compilation Albums (SNEP)[13] | 24 |
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] | 28 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[15] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
France (SNEP)[16] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[17] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[18] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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