Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert

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Ending on a High Note:
The Final Concert
Live album by
A-ha
Released1 April 2011
Recorded3–4 December 2010
VenueOslo Spektrum, Oslo
Label
A-ha chronology
25
(2010)		 Ending on a High Note:
The Final Concert
(2011)		 Cast in Steel
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert is a live album by Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, released on 1 April 2011. It was recorded at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo on 4 December 2010, which was initially planned to be their final concert before their eventual reunion in 2015. The concert on the previous night was also recorded as a back-up. The album contains the entire set from the final concert with the exception of "The Bandstand" and "Bowling Green", the latter being an Everly Brothers cover the band performed as part of the final encore.

There were separate CD, DVD, deluxe DVD (two CDs and DVD) and Blu-ray editions. The CD-only release is a one-disc CD and only features 16 tracks.

Track listing

  1. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  2. "Move to Memphis" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)†
  3. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  4. "Scoundrel Days" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  5. "The Swing of Things" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  6. "Forever Not Yours" (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen)
  7. "Stay on These Roads" (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  8. "Manhattan Skyline" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  9. "Hunting High and Low" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  10. "We're Looking for the Whales" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)†
  11. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)†
  12. "Crying in the Rain" (Carole King, Howard Greenfield)†
  13. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  14. "Summer Moved On" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  15. "I've Been Losing You" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  16. "Foot of the Mountain" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Martin Terefe)
  17. "Cry Wolf" (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  18. "Analogue (All I Want)" (Magne Furuholmen, Max Martin, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  19. "The Living Daylights" (John Barry, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
  20. "Take On Me" (Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)

† Not included on single-disc edition.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert.[2]

A-ha

Additional personnel

  • Karl Oluf Wennerberg – drums
  • Erik Ljunggren – keyboards, bass
  • Jan Inge Berentsen Anvik – additional programming
  • Toby Alington – recording, mixing
  • Stian Andersen – photos
  • Martin Kvamme – cover design

Charts

Weekly charts

Album
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 70
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 3
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] 21
Russian Albums (2M) 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 50
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[11] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 52
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 43
Video
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[14] 1
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[15] 11
Hungarian Music DVD (MAHASZ)[16] 6
Irish Music DVD (IRMA)[17] 7
Norwegian Music DVD (VG-lista)[18] 4
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 4

Year-end charts

Album
Chart (2011) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 74
Video
Chart (2011) Position
Russian Music DVD (2M) 5

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. allmusic review
  2. Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (liner notes). A-ha. Universal Music Group International. 2011. 0602527648453.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Austriancharts.at – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Ultratop.be – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 1/5/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. "Spanishcharts.com – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  13. "Official Albums Chart on 1/5/2011 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  14. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: 22-04-2011" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. "a-ha – Ending on a High Note - The Final Concert: Live at Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010 [DVD]" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  16. "Archívum › Kereső – előadó/cím szerint" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 10 December 2020. Select "dal/album cím", enter "Ending on a High Note" into the "Előadó/cím" search box and click "Keresés".
  17. "Top 10 Music DVDs". Irish Recorded Music Association. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  18. "a-ha / Ending on a High Note – The Final Concert". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  19. "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 16, 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  20. "Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10: 31.07.2011". Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  21. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2011" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  22. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A-ha; 'Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 March 2023.