The Living Daylights
A-Ha · Stay On These Roads
I swear, my nerves are showing
Set my hopes up way too high
Living's in the way we die
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
"Save the darkness, let it never fade away"
Ooohh, the living daylights
Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights)
Alright, hold on tight now,
It's down, down to the wire
Set your hopes up way too high
Living's in the way we die
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
"Save the darkness, let it never fade away"
Ooohh, the living daylights
Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights)
Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights)
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame
Ooohh, the living daylights
Ooohh, the living daylights (the living daylights)
(the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high
(the living daylights) living's in the way we die
(the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high
(the living daylights) living's in the way we die
(the living daylights) set your hopes up way too high
The Living Daylights
Released in 1985 on the album Stay On These Roads, The Living Daylights is a synth-pop anthem by the Norwegian band A-Ha. The track features the group's signature three-part vocal harmony and synthesizer-driven production, establishing them as pioneers of the New Wave and Eurodance genres. Its upbeat tempo and catchy melody made it a staple of the mid-1980s dance floor and a defining sound of the era. The song achieved massive commercial success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming one of the best-selling singles of the decade. It also gained significant cultural recognition for its use in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights, further cementing its status as a timeless pop classic.