Lifelines
Studio album by a-ha
Released	2 April 2002
Recorded	June 2001 – January 2002
Genre	New Wave Pop rock Synthpop
Length	61:34
Label	wea records
Producer	Stephen Hague, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley,Martin Landquist
Professional reviews
Allmusic link PopMatters (Good) link Groove.no (4/7) link MusicOMH.com (Good) link
a-ha chronology
Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003)
Singles from Lifelines
"Forever Not Yours" Released: 2 April 2002 "Lifelines" Released: 8 July 2002 "Did Anyone Approach You?" Released: 30 September 2002

Lifelines is the seventh album released in 2002 by the Norwegian band a-ha. This album entered to top 10 album charts in 9 countries and 4 of those in top.

It is available on iTunes worldwide, including the US, where it is the only 2000s a-ha release available in its entirety.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Videos 2.1 Album Chart Position 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Lifelines" – 4:17 (Magne Furuholmen)
2. "You Wanted More" – 3:39 (Words:Furuholmen, Morten Harket/Music: Furuholmen)
3. "Forever Not Yours" – 4:06 (Words: Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen/Music: Furuholmen, Harket)
4. "There's a Reason for It" – 4:21 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
5. "Time & Again" – 5:03 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
6. "Did Anyone Approach You?" – 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
7. "Afternoon High" – 4:30 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
8. "Oranges on Appletrees" – 4:16 (Words: Furuholmen, Harket/Music: Furuholmen)
9. "A Little Bit" – 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
10. "Less Than Pure" – 4:13 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
11. "Turn the Lights Down" – 4:14 (Furuholmen/Harket)
12. "Cannot Hide" – 3:19 (Words: Harket, Sverre-Olsen/Music: Harket, Martin Landquist)
13. "White Canvas" – 3:27 (Furuholmen)
14. "Dragonfly" – 3:19 (Furuholmen)
15. "Solace" – 4:20 (Furuholmen)

The Russian version of the album contains intro spoken by M. Harket in Russian plus 2 bonus remixes.

[edit] Videos

• Forever Not Yours video was shot in Havana, Cuba. The video was directed by Harald Zwart (who also directed the Velvet video), the storyline is based on the story of Noah's Ark^[1] and today's celebrities. You may spot look-alikes for Desmond Tutu, Madonna, and Queen Elizabeth among others.
• Lifelines video features segments from the short film "Året gjennom Børfjord", also known as "A Year Along the Abandoned Road", from 1991. In the short film a camera moves through a small village in Finnmark while the seasons change.

[edit] Album Chart Position

Chart	Peak
Swiss Album Charts[2]	6
Austrian Album Charts[3]	2
Swedish Albums Chart[4]	21
Norwegian Album Chart[5]	1
French Albums Chart	30
UK Album Charts[6]	67
German Album Chart[7]	1
Spanish Albums Chart	32
Danish Albums Chart	9
Greek Albums Chart	9
Polish Albums Chart	8
Hungarian Albums Chart	29
Dutch Albums Chart	92
Japanese Albums Chart	99
Estonian Albums Chart	1
Latvian Albums Chart	1
Canadian Album Chart[8]	28

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Discography site entry for Lifelines
• The making of "A Year along the Abandoned Road"
• The official a-ha site
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