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The Making Of Take On Me. The 3-part documentary covers all aspects of a-ha's Take On Me from the story of the song, the video, and its lasting legacy featuring all members of the band and an array of talking heads.

At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, the video for Take On Me won six awards—Best New Artist in a Video, Best Concept Video, Most Experimental Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, and Viewer's Choice—and was nominated for two others, Best Group Video and Video of the Year. Take On Me was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Video at the 13th American Music Awards in 1986.

The Making Of Take On Me Credits

Produced and Directed by Sorcha Macdonald and Warner Music Entertainment

Project Managed by Katie Graham

Photography by Fritz Johannessen, Henning Kramer Dahl, Just Loomis, Per Arne Skjeggestad, Viggo Bondi

With thanks to… Alan Tarney, Andrew Wickham, Bethany Dawson, Candace Reckinger, Ed Miliband, Ed Sheeran, Harald Wiik, James Blunt, Jamie Carter, Jeff Ayeroff, John Beug, John Hughes, Just Loomis, Magne Furuholmen, Michael Patterson, Morten Harket, Nile Rodgers, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Pete Vuckovic, Richard Hughes, Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom McPhee, Tyler Shoemaker, The Savoy Café and Harriet Davis

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