Celice (song)

"Celice" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha. Written by Magne Furuholmen and Martin Terefe, it was released as the first single from the album, Analogue, throughout Europe. It was released on 7 October 2005 in Germany and Norway, and 24 October in Sweden. It was not released in the UK. It reached worldwide sales of over 300,000 units. For a while the song was under consideration to be included on the Da Vinci Code movie soundtrack.^[1] It was their ninth and recent number-one hit on the Norway charts.

"Celice"
Single by A-ha
from the album Analogue
Released	4 October 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	New wave, alternative rock
Length	3:28
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Magne Furuholmen & Martin Terefe
Producer(s)	Martin Terefe
A-ha singles chronology
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (2003) "Celice" (2005) "Birthright" (2005)

Track listing

1. "Celice" (Radio Cut)
2. "Celice" (Live at Frognerparken)
3. "Celice" (Paul van Dyk's Radio Edit)
4. "The Summers of Our Youth"
5. "Celice" (music video)

The Remixes

1. "Celice" Radio Cut (3:28)
2. "Celice" Thomas Schumacher Remix (7:53)
3. "Celice" Boris Dlugosch Remix (6:38)
4. "Celice" Paul van Dyk's Extended Mix (5:42)
5. "Celice" Paul van Dyk's Vocalized Clubmix (8:07).

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Jörn Heitmann, famous for directing the videos of Rammstein, and was filmed in a brothel in Berlin. It was considered controversial by fans and the media due to its strong adult content, featuring topics not as clear in A-ha videos before; sex, drugs, suicide, prostitution, and alcohol had never been so prominently featured in the band's videos, although sadomasochism had been noted in the previous release, "Move to Memphis". Heat sensors are used to show some of the more graphic images from the video.

One Norwegian newspaper held the headline, "Raw sex in A-ha video" after the video was officially released on September 24, 2005.

Magne: "The video is about people who have lost their direction in the hunt for meaning - and loneliness as a result of lost innocence."

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Celice"

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	41
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3]	9
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4]	6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	15
Germany (GfK)[6]	21
Italy (FIMI)[7]	36
Norway (VG-lista)[8]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	38

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Celice"

Chart (2005)	Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[10]	110

References

1. "The Official Website of A-ha Celice 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
2. "a-ha – Celice" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
3. "a-ha – Celice" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
4. "a-ha – Celice" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
5. "a-ha: Celice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
6. "a-ha – Celice" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
7. "a-ha – Celice". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
8. "a-ha – Celice". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
9. "a-ha – Celice". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
10. "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005". TopHit. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.