The Blood That Moves the Body

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"The Blood That Moves the Body"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side	"There's Never a Forever Thing"
Released	6 June 1988
Recorded	1987
Length	4:06
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Pål Waaktaar
Producer(s)	Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
"Stay on These Roads" (1988) "The Blood That Moves the Body" (1988) "Touchy!" (1988)
1992 reissue
CD single cover
Music video
"The Blood That Moves the Body" on YouTube

"The Blood That Moves the Body" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 6 June 1988 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from the band's third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988). The song was written by bandmember Pål Waaktaar and produced by Alan Tarney. It peaked at number one in Iceland, and was a top 20 hit in Belgium, Ireland, Italy and South Africa. The music video was directed by Andy Morahan and filmed in Austria and France. On 30 March 1992, the song was re-released with the remixes by Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged. The dark, enigmatic lyrics of this song have been attributed to many things, including teen suicides in Japan and literary references to Eyes of a Blue Dog. The "Two-Time Gun Remix" was later included on A-ha's 2010 compilation album, 25, which features all of the band's hits, across two CDs.