Train of Thought (A-ha song)

"Train of Thought"
Single by a-ha
from the album Hunting High and Low
B-side"And You Tell Me" (Demo Version)
Released24 March 1986[1]
Recorded1985
Length4:14 (album version)
4:17 (7" single remix)
7:04 (12" U.S. mix)
8:34 (dub mix)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Pål Waaktaar
Producer(s)Tony Mansfield
A-ha singles chronology
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
(1985)
"Train of Thought"
(1986)
"Hunting High and Low"
(1986)
Music video
"Train of Thought" on YouTube

"Train of Thought" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, released in March 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The lyrics for this song were based on the existentialist authors and poets Gunvor Hofmo, Knut Hamsun and Fyodor Dostoevsky – Pål's favourites at the time.

It was a-ha's third consecutive top-10 single in the UK, reaching number eight. It was not a pop hit in the United States, but a 12-inch single featuring a remix of the song appeared on the Hot Dance Club Play charts. The single sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Another remix by Steve Thompson was released in 1986.

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (22 March 1986). "Index: We're Getting There!". Record Mirror. p. 2. ISSN 0144-5804.