Minor Earth Major Sky

Minor Earth Major Sky
Studio album by A-ha
Released	17 July 2000
Recorded	1998-2000
Genre	New Wave Pop rock Synthpop
Length	58:42
Label	Wea International
A-ha chronology
Memorial Beach (1993) Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002)
Singles from Minor Earth, Major Sky
"Summer Moved On" Released: 22 May 2000 "Minor Earth Major Sky" Released: 10 July 2000 "Velvet" Released: 14 September 2000 "The Sun Never Shone That Day" Released: 21 September 2000 "I Wish I Cared" Released: 2001

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Minor Earth | Major Sky is the sixth album by Norwegian band a-ha, released in 2000. It sold 2 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

1. Minor Earth Major Sky – 5:25 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
2. Little Black Heart – 4:35 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
3. Velvet – 4:21 (Waaktaar-Savoy/Lauren Savoy)
4. Summer Moved On – 4:38 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
5. The Sun Never Shone That Day – 4:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy/Lauren Savoy)
6. To Let You Win – 4:24 (Harket/Havard Rem)
7. The Company Man – 3:15 (Furuholmen/Waaktaar-Savoy)
8. Thought That It Was You – 3:50 (Harket/Ole Sverre-Olsen)
9. I Wish I Cared – 4:23 (Furuholmen)
10. Barely Hanging On – 3:56 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
11. You'll Never Get Over Me – 5:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
12. I Won't Forget Her – 4:44 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
13. Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count – 4:51 (Waaktaar-Savoy)

Bonus Tracks

14. Summer Moved On (remix) – 6:00 (Japan only)
15. Minor Earth Major Sky (remix) (Russian edition only)
16. Velvet (Stockholm mix) (Russian edition only) /notes for Russian version by S.Lavrov/

Production and release

Almost the entire album was remixed by producer Niven Garland, at the record company's insistence, to make it more radio-friendly for the band's German market.

"Summer Moved On" (Edit), "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Remix) and "Velvet" (Edit) were commercially released as singles. "I Wish I Cared" was an Internet download single, accompanied by an internet-only music video – one of the first of its kind.

Covers

The song Minor Earth Major Sky has been covered by

• Closterkeller a polish gothic metal band

External links

• Album entry on a-ha discography site