Hunting High and Low (A-ha song) is played with synthesizers. For release as a single, the track was remixed, containing additional production by Alan Tarney and features an orchestra. Coldplay, who have made their admiration of A-ha known, have been known to perform this song in concert. The video was directed by Steve Barron, and once again utilises animation techniques which show singer Morten Harket "morphing" into various animals (an eagle, a white shark, and a lion). In 1986, the British TV show "Blue Peter" featured a special documentary on the making of the "Hunting High and Low" video. Hunting High and Low (A-ha song) "Hunting
Hunting High and Low drew inspiration from Patterson's animated film "Commuter" and the film "Altered States". The innovative video for "Take On Me" was first broadcast on local Boston music video station V-66, and soon after given heavy rotation on MTV. The single debuted in "Billboard" the week of 13 July 1985, and was heading into the U.S. top twenty when it was given an international release, including a second release in Norway and a third shot at the UK market. It hit number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States, spending 27 weeks on the charts and becoming the tenth-biggest