"I've Been Losing You" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released as the lead single from their second studio album, Scoundrel Days (1986). It reached number one in Denmark and Norway, and number eight in the United Kingdom. It achieved worldwide sales of over 1.1 million copies.
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Single by A-ha | ||||
from the album Scoundrel Days | ||||
B-side | "This Alone Is Love" | |||
Released | 22 September 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pål Waaktaar | |||
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Music video | ||||
"I've Been Losing You" on YouTube | ||||
The music video was shot in a wide arena in Los Angeles.
"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. Both versions can be easily differentiated by their duration and the use of certain instruments. The earlier version is notable for its organ solo that sets in at 3:36 until the end of the song. The Scoundrel Days version is notable for its guitar solo. The chorus ("It will make my last breath pass out at dawn / It will make my body dissolve out in the blue") is derived from the song "May the Last Danse Be Mine" by Waaktaar and Furuholmen's previous band, Bridges.
7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W8594 (United Kingdom)
12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W8594T United Kingdom)
7-inch single: Warner Bros. / 7-28594 (United States)
12-inch single: Warner Bros. / 9 20557-0 (United States)
7-inch single: Warner Bros. / 92-85947 Canada
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France (SNEP)[21] | Silver | 250,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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