Dark Is the Night for All

"Dark Is the Night for All" is a song by A-ha, the first single from the album Memorial Beach.

"Dark Is the Night for All"
Single by A-ha
from the album Memorial Beach
B-side"I've Been Losing You/Cry Wolf (Live in South America) or Angel In The Snow (Instrumental)"
Released24 May 1993
Recorded1993
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:46
LabelWarner Bros
Songwriter(s)Pål Waaktaar-Savoy
A-ha singles chronology
"Move to Memphis"
(1991)		 "Dark Is the Night for All"
(1993)		 "Angel"
(1993)

The song, like the entire Memorial Beach album, was recorded at Prince's Paisley Park studios. There are two versions of the music video; the first version was banned due to disturbing scenes, including Morten Harket's face ripping through the skin of his abdomen. The second version features more scenes of the band. Overall, the video shows people in various forms of bondage and reflects the dark time A-ha was going through at the time. This was also the last A-ha single to be released in the United States.[1]

Track listing

CD 1
  1. "Dark Is the Night for All" - 3:44
  2. "I've Been Losing You"/"Cry Wolf" (Live) - 9:07
  3. "Angel in the Snow (Instrumental)" - 4:15

CD 2
  1. "Dark Is the Night for All" - 3:45
  2. "The Sun Always Shines on TV" - 5:06
  3. "Hunting High and Low" (Remix) - 3:38
  4. "Crying in the Rain" - 4:25

7" Vinyl
  1. "Dark Is the Night for All (Album Version)" - 3:45
  2. "Angel In The Snow (Instrumental)" - 4:15

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 45
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 70
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 37
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 46
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 38
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 28
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 4
Poland (LP3)[9] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 11

References
  1. "Dark Is The Night (24.05.93)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2001.
  2. "Ultratop.be – a-ha – Dark Is the Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2200." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 25. 19 June 1993. p. 19. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Dark Is the Night". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 – Vikan 22.–28. júlí". DV (in Icelandic). 22 July 1993. p. 20. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
  7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dark Is the Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – a-ha – Dark Is the Night". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. "Notowanie nr599" (in Polish). LP3. 6 August 1993. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. "a-ha Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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