A-Ha To Split In New Year

A-Ha are slated to split after 25 years together once they complete a farewell tour.

This year marks the 25-year anniversary of A-Ha's multi-platinum debut album, Hunting High & Low, and the debut single, "Take On Me." The video for "Take On Me" was one of the most innovative of its time and won the band six MTV Video Music Awards in 1986.

"We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale, through a longer, more rewarding career than anyone could hope for, " the band said in a statement. "Doing this now will give us a chance to get more involved in other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else — and of course, through new constellations in the field of art and music."

The band agreed it was time to move on, and decided to "retire as a band, not as individuals," the statement continued. "Change is always difficult and it is easy to get set in one's ways. Now it is time to move on."

A-Ha will play their final show together in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 4.

Never forget one of the best videos of all time:

Catch A-Ha on tour for the last time here:

Oct. 27 Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
Oct. 28 Berlin, Germany @ O2 World
Oct. 30 Hamburg, Germany @ Color Line Arena
Oct. 31 Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle
Nov. 2 Birmingham, UK @ The NIA
Nov. 3 Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
Nov. 4 London, UK @ O2 Arena
Nov. 6-7 Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum
Nov. 10 Paris, France @ Bobino
Nov. 11 Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
Nov. 12 Oberhuasen, Germany @ Konig Pilsner Arena
Nov. 14 Hannover, Germany @ TUI Arena
Nov. 16 Erfurt, Germany @ Messehalle
Nov. 17 Lodz, Poland @ Hala Arena
Nov. 20 St. Petersburg, Russia @ Ice Palace
Nov. 22 Moscow, Russia @ Olimpiysky Arena
Nov. 25 Tokyo, Japan @ JCB Hall
Dec. 4 Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum