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The album peaked at 15 in the U.S., according to Billboard magazine music charts and has sold about 1.8 million copies in the U.S. It peaked at 2 on the UK charts and in Norway spent thirty-eight weeks in the top ten, including eight weeks at number 1.
A-ha's second album, Scoundrel Days, was released in the midst of the 1986 world tour and represented a move towards alternative rock as synthpop began to fall out of style. Although the album received favorable reviews and sent three singles to become international radio hits, the album's sales didn't match those of its predecessor (except for Switzerland, where it's A-ha's best-selling album).
"Cry Wolf" would be the last A-ha single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. After the release of the album, A-ha went to tour in the U.S. where they were not to be seen again for twenty years. The album has sold five and half million copies worldwide, and has been certified platinum in the UK and Switzerland and Gold in Germany and Brazil. Ned Raggett of AllMusic Guide would later write of the album, "The opening two songs alone make for one of the best one-two opening punches around: the tense edge of the title track, featuring one of Morten Harket's soaring vocals during the chorus and a crisp, pristine punch in the music, and "The Swing of Things," a moody, elegant number with a beautiful synth/guitar arrangement (plus some fine drumming courtesy of studio pro Michael Sturgis) and utterly lovelorn lyrical sentiments that balance on the edge of being overheated without quite going over...The '80s may be long gone, but Scoundrel Days makes clear that not everything was bad back then."
In May 1988 A-ha released their third studio album, titled Stay on These Roads, which matched the number two chart peak of its two predecessors on the British album charts, but it would be their last top ten there to date. Stay on These Roads became a big hit and is now the best-selling A-ha album in Brazil, where it's certified Platinum. The album has been certified Gold in Switzerland, Germany, UK, and the Netherlands.
The album includes the title track theme song to the James Bond film The Living Daylights. The version that appears on their album is a re-recording of the film version and single. The band has said that they are particularly proud of the title track, and all three members contributed to its writing. To this day, "Stay On These Roads" and "The Living Daylights" are a part of their live set. After the release of the album the band went on a 74-city world tour. The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
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