Oah
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| "Oah" | ||||
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| Single by Alexander Rybak | ||||
| from the album No Boundaries | ||||
| Released | 8 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alexander Rybak (lyrics & music), Markus Eriksen (music), Sebastian Dankel (music), Asmund Begre Jenssen (music) | |||
| Producer(s) | Eirik Heldal | |||
| Alexander Rybak singles chronology | ||||
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"Oah" is a song by Belarusian-Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak. It is the first single released from his second album No Boundaries. It was released on 8 June 2010.
Rybak wrote the song as an ode to one of his female backing singers, called Moa, as he wrote an ode to each of his three backing singers on his second album No Boundaries.[1] Rybak started dating her in early 2010. The two broke off shortly after the release of the song. In 2014, Rybak stated that he did not regret the song, but would not do such a thing again necessarily.[2]
Critical reception
"Oah" was met with mostly unfavourable reviews in Norway. Dagbladet gave it a "die throw" of 1, stating it did "not surprise, have the exotic x-factor or, under any circumstances, be funny. It is just a hopeless, clumsy and plump affair that does not communicate in any direction."[3] VG also gave the song a "die throw" of 1.[4]
Music video
In 2010, A music video was made for the single. It was directed by Lars Kristian Flemmen, produced by Eirik Heldal and shot by Martin J. Edelsteen.
At the start of the music video Alexander asks a girl named Moa to go out with him. However, Moa tells him that she does not want to go out with him and walks away from him, She goes to her locker opens it and teddy bears fall on her with a note attached saying "So, lets start by being friends". She throws it away and goes to class, where Alexander sits beside her and starts singing to her again. For the remainder of the video, he closely follows her in a daily activities, while declaring her his love.[5][6]
The music video has accustomed over 19 million views per July 2020 on YouTube, making it Rybak's third most popular music video after "Kotik" and "Europe's Skies".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oah" |
| 4:19 |
Personnel
Lead vocals
Recording and production staff
- Sergio Raminez – Editor
- Eirik Heldal – Producer
Costumes
- Jeanette Hoff
Art department
- Patrik Svaningen
- Ann-Kristin Olson
Make-up
- Katharina Sørensen
- Tormod Hauge
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