A-ha Version
| "Crying in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by A-ha | ||||
| from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon | ||||
| B-side | "(Seemingly) Non-stop July" | |||
| Released | September 7, 1990 (Germany) October 1, 1990 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop New Wave Alternative rock |
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| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Howard Greenfield and Carole King | |||
| Producer | Christopher Neil | |||
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In 1990, the Norwegian pop band A-ha covered the song. Following its success, A-ha became closer to the Everly Brothers, who had originally recorded the song. The band members were presented a set of guitars by the Everly Brothers that A-ha continues to use.
This is one of the few commercially available songs which A-ha have covered. The only others being "Velvet", first released by Savoy, and "Dragonfly", first released by Magne Furuholmen.
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