Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert

Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert
Live album by A-ha
Released	1 April 2011 (Norway and Germany) 25 April 2011 (UK)
Recorded	3 December 2010, 4 December 2010
Genre	New wave, pop rock, synthpop
Label	Universal Music Group, We Love Music
A-ha chronology
25 (2010) Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (2011) "Cast in Steel" (2015)

Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (Live at Oslo Spektrum: December 4, 2010) is a live album released in 2011 by Norwegian band a-ha. It was recorded at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo on the 4th of December, 2010; which was initially planned to be their final concert before their eventual reunion in 2015. The concert on the previous night was also recorded as a back-up. The album contains the entire set from the final concert with the notable exclusions of "The Bandstand" and "Bowling Green", the latter being an Everly Brothers cover the band performed as part of the final encore.

There were separate CD, DVD, deluxe DVD (2 CDs and DVD) and Blu-ray editions. The CD only release is a one disc CD and only features 16 tracks.

Track listing

1. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
2. "Move to Memphis (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"†
3. "The Blood That Moves the Body (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
4. "Scoundrel Days (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
5. "The Swing of Things (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
6. "Forever Not Yours (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen)"
7. "Stay on These Roads (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
8. "Manhattan Skyline (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
9. "Hunting High and Low (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
10. "We're Looking For the Whales (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"†
11. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"†
12. "Crying in the Rain (Carole King, Howard Greenfield)"†
13. "Minor Earth Major Sky (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
14. "Summer Moved On (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
15. "I've Been Losing You (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
16. "Foot of the Mountain (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Martin Terefe)"
17. "Cry Wolf (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
18. "Analogue (All I Want) (Magne Furuholmen, Max Martin, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
19. "The Living Daylights (John Barry, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"
20. "Take on Me (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)"

† Not included on single-disc edition.

Musicians

a-ha:

• Morten Harket – vocals, guitars, electric drums (on "The Bandstand" - performed but not included), percussion
• Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitars, backing vocals
• Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, piano, guitars, electric drums, backing vocals

With:

• Karl Oluf Wennerberg – drums, electric drums
• Erik Ljunggren – keyboards, programming, bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Austrian Albums Chart	61
Belgian Albums Chart	70
Dutch Albums Chart	72
Estonian Albums Chart	10
European Top 100 Albums	12
French Albums Chart	39
German Albums Chart	3
Norwegian Albums Chart	3
Polish Albums Chart	21
Russian Albums Chart	24
Spanish Albums Chart	92
Swiss Albums Chart	52
UK Albums Chart	43
World Albums Chart	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
German Albums Chart[1]	74
Russian Albums Chart	5

DVD Charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Austria	1
Germany	1
Hungary	6
Ireland	7
Netherlands	11
Norway	1
Sweden	1
Switzerland	4

References

1. ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". Mtv.de. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-05.

External links

• Official A-ha site