The Blood That Moves the Body

Infobox Single
Name = The Blood That Moves The Body

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Artist = a-ha
from Album = Stay on These Roads
B-side = There's Never A Forever Thing
Released = 6th June 1988
Format = 7", 12", CD Single
Recorded = 1987
Genre = Synthpop
New Wave
Length = 4:06
Label = Warner Bros
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
* #5 POLAND;
* #11 NORWAY;
* #13 JAPAN;
* #23 GERMANY;
* #25 UK
Last single = Stay on These Roads
(1988)
This single = The Blood That Moves The Body
(1988)
Next single = Touchy!
(1988)

"The Blood That Moves The Body" was originally released June 6 1988 as the second single from "Stay On These Roads."

This song was re-released in 1992 with the remix version from Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged.

The 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.' World sales: 400.000 copies.

Tracklisting

7"

* The Blood That Moves The Body
* There's Never A Forever Thing

12"

* The Blood That Moves The Body (Extended Version)
* The Blood That Moves The Body (LP Version)
* There's Never A Forever Thing

CD Single

* The Blood That Moves The Body
* There's Never A Forever Thing
* The Blood That Moves The Body (Extended Version)
* The Living Daylights (single)

Video

Directed by Andy MorahanThis video was filmed in Paris, France.

Chart positions

[cite web
url=http://www.everyhit.com/
title=British Single Chart
publisher=UK Top 40
accessdate=2008-03-07] [cite web
url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=A-ha&cat=s
title=Swiss Singles Chart
publisher=Schweizer Hitparade
accessdate=2008-03-07] [cite web
url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/
title=Irish Singles Chart
publisher=The Irish Chart
accessdate=2008-03-07] [cite web
url=http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php
title=German Singles Chart
publisher=Charts-Surfer
accessdate=2008-06-07]

References