East of the Sun, West of the Moon is the fourth studio album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 22 October 1990 by Warner Bros. Records.
Named after a Norwegian fairy tale, the album was something of a departure from the band's earlier radio-friendly sound to a darker, moodier tone.
It peaked at number one in the band's native Norway and reached top 20 in various European countries and Japan.
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "symphonic piano grandeur and alternating blues/metal/flamenco/funk additives collapse beneath the bloated synthesizer slush.
"[4] AllMusic wrote: "This is a nicely crafted collection of songs, performed and sung beautifully, with lots of echoes and suggestions tucked into the music.