| Early Morning | |
| Cover: | A-ha Early Morning 1991 Single Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | A-ha |
| Album: | East of the Sun, West of the Moon |
| B-Side: | East of the Sun |
| Released: | February 1991[1] |
| Length: | 2:59 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Ian Stanley |
| Prev Title: | I Call Your Name |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Waiting for Her |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Early Morning" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in 1991 as the third single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and produced by Ian Stanley.[2] "Early Morning" reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Michael Burlingame, while the video's black-and-white footage was directed by Lauren Savoy.[3]
Recalling the song in 2015, Furuholmen revealed it references the Doors, who had been "childhood heroes" to the band.[4]
Upon its release as a single, Music & Media wrote, "The band continue their brand of easy recognisable pop tunes which EHR programmers will welcome with open arms."[5] Julian Cope of NME picked "Early Morning" as one of the magazine's "single[s] of the week" and commented that it "could be from the second Doors album".[6] Derry Journal remarked that A-ha had, despite releasing "some extremely dodgy records in the past", "this time around put a record out that is definitely worth the critical acclaim they have received" and added, "Should be a hit if there [are] still any A-ha fans about."[7] In a retrospective review of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Sassan Niasseri of Rolling Stone said the song "tells of murder and suicide, backed by a psychedelic-sounding bass drumming a la The Doors."[8] Paul Sinclair of Super Deluxe Edition described it as "wistful adult pop".[9]
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