Take On Me

"Take On Me" by is featured on, , and.

The dancer is a young man with purple hair. He is wearing a golden bandanna, a red and blue varsity jacket, black pants, and black and blue shoes.

Remake
His remake showcases him in a darker shade, and his face is no longer as visible in the original.

(Wii/PS3)
The background is red, blue, and purple, in a circular gradient. In the middle are some slow spinning triangles, which are white and are briefly transparent. Around are some white flashing lights, and slow steaming smoke. The reflection of the score gauges and the dancer are seen on the floor.

At the end, the dancer is "absorbed" by the triangle with a swirl animation.

(Xbox 360)
In the Xbox 360 version, the lights are differently animated, and they have different colors (purple on the left and red on the right). The floor is covered in smoke to make the triangle look floating.

Remake
In the remake, the background looks slightly darker, and the coach simply fades away at the end instead of getting "absorbed".

Mashup
Take On Me has an unlockable Mashup on. It features only male dancers.

Dancers

 * Take On Me
 * Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
 * Crazy Christmas
 * Hey Ya
 * Take On Me
 * Dagomba
 * Hey Ya
 * Take On Me
 * Dagomba
 * Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go [GM]
 * Crazy Christmas
 * Hey Ya
 * Take On Me
 * Dagomba
 * Take On Me

Classic
There is 1 Gold Move in the routine:

Gold Move: Spin in a counterclockwise direction with your arms open out.

Mashup
There is 1 Gold Move in the routine:

Gold Move: Throw both arms out. (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go)

Appearances in Mashups
Take On Me is featured in the following Mashups:
 * Take On Me
 * Jailhouse Rock
 * Livin’ la Vida Loca
 * Rock Lobster

Trivia

 * Feel This Moment by Pitbull and Christina Aguilera samples a part of this song.
 * In the Mashup's icon in the Specials menu, the dancer for Crying Blood can be seen, but she does not appear in the Mashup.
 * However, on the Xbox 360, she is replaced by Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (who actually makes an appearance in the Mashup).
 * Also, Crazy Christmas is in his C2 form instead of his C3 form, as it is in the original square. This probably happens because only C2 appears in the Mashup.
 * The Mashup only features male dancers, making it the first all-male Mashup. The second such Mashup was It’s My Birthday’s, followed by the Mashups of You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) and Macarena.
 * The dancer appears in the background of Teenage Dream on a poster.
 * In the Mashup, the Gold Move done with Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was not originally a Gold Move.
 * Instead, Dagomba's original Gold Move was removed in its place. The reason is unknown.
 * Additionally, Hey Ya has two pictograms more than in the original routine. They were made exclusively for the Mashup.
 * In, the dancer swirls away in a circle at the end of the routine. However, this is not the case in the remake. Instead, he turns black and the whole scene fades away.
 * When the Mashup is viewed on the menu when it has not been unlocked yet, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go replaces Crying Blood on the icon.
 * On the Xbox 360 version, the preview audio starts at the first instrumental part and not at the chorus (unlike on other consoles and in following games).