"hunting high and low" was "a"-ha's breakout album. upon its release in may 1985, "hunting high and low" peaked at number 15 on the "billboard"'s top 200 album chart. the album granted a-ha international recognition. "hunting high and low" got 3x platinum status in the uk and platinum status in the united states and germany, and gold status in brazil, and the netherlands.the album reached #11 in the european top-100 albums sales chart.