The Blood That Moves the Body

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"The Blood That Moves the Body"
Song
B-side"There's Never a Forever Thing"

"The Blood That Moves the Body" is a song by the Norwegian band A-ha, and was originally released in 1988 as the second single from the band's third album Stay on These Roads.

This song was re-released on March 30, 1992 (1992-03-30) with the remixes by Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged.

The dark, enigmatic lyrics of this song have been attributed to many things, including teen suicides in Japan and literary references to Eyes of a Blue Dog.

The "Two-Time Gun Remix" was later included on A-ha's 2010 compilation album, 25, which features all of the bands hits, across two CDs.

Formats and track listing

7": Warner Bros. / W 7840 United Kingdom (1988)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Album Version) - 4:06
  2. "There's Never a Forever Thing" - 2:50

12": Warner Bros. / W 7840 TW United Kingdom (1988)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Extended Version) – 5:25
  2. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Album Version) – 4:06
  3. "There's Never a Forever Thing" – 2:49
  • Track 1 is also known as "Extended Remix" or "Extended Mix".
  • Also released as a 12" picture disc (W 7840 TP)

CD: Warner Bros. / W 7840CD United Kingdom (1988)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" – 4:07
  2. "There's Never a Forever Thing" – 2:51
  3. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Extended Version) – 5:25
  4. "The Living Daylights" (James Bond Version) – 4:11

7": Warner Bros. / W 0089 United Kingdom (1992)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Mix)" – 4:15
  2. "The Blood That Moves the Body"n (Two-Time Gun Mix) – 4:17

12": Warner Bros. / W 0089T United Kingdom (1992)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Mix)" – 4:15
  2. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun Mix) – 4:17
  3. "The Blood That Moves The Body" (The Second Gun Around Mix) - 5:56

CD: Warner Bros. / W 0089CD United Kingdom (1992)

  1. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Mix)" – 4:15
  2. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Two-Time Gun Mix) – 4:17
  3. "The Blood That Moves The Body" (The Second Gun Around Mix) - 5:56

Music video

The official music video was directed by Andy Morahan and was filmed in Paris, France.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart 10
Dutch Top 40[2] 24
German Singles Chart[3] 23
Icelandic Singles Chart[4] 1
Irish Singles Chart[5] 11
Italian Singles Chart 13
South African Singles Chart 11
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 29
UK Singles Chart[7] 25

References

  1. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - a-ha - "The blood that moves the body"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 26, 1988". Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  3. ^ "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (24. júní 1988)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 2018-07-26. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  6. ^ "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  7. ^ "UK Single Chart". UK Top 40. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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