Hunting High and Low "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time," two videos which progressed further down the roads A-ha ventured in groundbreaking use of animation in music video. In 2002, "Take On Me" was ranked at number eight on "VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders", although this status is slightly misleading as it reflects A-ha's lack of mainstream success in the United States; the group was by no means a one-hit wonder elsewhere or in career terms. In 2006, "Take On Me" was ranked number 24 on "VH1's Greatest Songs of the 1980s". The cover photograph was taken by Just Loomis and was nominated in 1986
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 eighteenth on the night of the contest, following Sweden and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting the song had received 77 points, placing 6th in a field of 20 competing countries. This high placing was the start of six top-ten finishes for Denmark in the Contest. Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 Denmark was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway. The Danish national final to select their entry, the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, was held on 22 February at the Danmarks Radio Studios in Copenhagen, and was hosted for the ninth straight