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| B-side | "Helden Von Heute (Alles Wartet Auf) (Today's Heroes)" | ||||
| Released | 1981 (Germany), 1982 (U. Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian Einzelhaft, ( Solitary Confinement or Incarcerated!) ( 1982) is the name of the first album by Falco. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) S. ) | ||||
| Format | 7" vinyl single; 12" vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Hip Hop ("Der Kommissar), Pop-rock ("Helden von heute") | ||||
| Length | 3:51 | ||||
| Label | GIG Records (Europe); A&M Records (U. A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division S. ) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Ponger, Falco | ||||
| Producer | Robert Ponger | ||||
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| Single by After The Fire from the album Der Kommissar a/k/a ATF |
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| B-side | "Dancing In The Shadows" | ||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | 7" vinyl single; 12" vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave/Pop-rock | ||||
| Length | 4:03 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Ponger, Falco, Andy Piercy | ||||
| Producer | John Eden and ATF | ||||
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| Single by Laura Branigan from the album Branigan 2 |
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| B-side | "I'm Not The Only One" | ||||
| Released | 1983 (UK Promo) | ||||
| Format | 7" vinyl single; 12" vinyl single | ||||
| Recorded | 1983 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave/Pop-rock | ||||
| Length | 3:54 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Original music & lyrics: Robert Ponger, Falco; English lyrics: Bill Bowersock |
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| Producer | Jack White | ||||
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"Der Kommissar" is a German-language song first recorded by Falco in 1981, covered a year later by After The Fire and reworked in 1983 by Laura Branigan. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian " On the Run " (also known as Auf der Flucht is a 1982 double a-side single by the Austrian musician Falco that was basically released as promotional single in France After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry Branigan 2 is the second Album by Singer Laura Branigan, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry " Gloria " is a pop song originally written in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, Tozzi's first recording was a success in his " Solitaire " is a pop-rock song by Laura Branigan, appearing on her second album Branigan 2 and released as its first single in early 1983 Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry Originally written by Robert Ponger and Falco, the Falco version reached the top of the Charts in many countries. The Falco version was the first hip hop song by a white rapper to be commercially successful. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and
After The Fire's version featured English lyrics by the band's Andy Piercy. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
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Originally written by producer Robert Ponger for Reinhold Bilgeri, Bilgeri turned it down as he felt the song was too soft, so Falco reworked the song for himself instead.
Falco wanted to release "Helden von heute" as the main side (A-side), but the record company wanted "Der Kommissar" ("the commissioner," or police captain) to be released, because they felt it had more potential. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s The record company decided upon a double A-side release and were redeemed when "Der Kommissar" reached number one in German-speaking countries in January 1982. After this big success, Falco's management decided to release "Der Kommissar" (as an A-side) in other countries as well.
In the United States and the United Kingdom, Falco's hit didn't fare as well, despite topping charts throughout Europe and Scandinavia during spring and summer 1982. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the summer of 1982 the British rock band After The Fire recorded an English version of the song, also called "Der Kommissar", and released it as a single, but the record floundered. After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their Coming off a tour opening for Van Halen, After The Fire was working on material for a new album when in December 1982 the group announced onstage during a concert that they were breaking up. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Both the After The Fire and Falco versions were rising the Canadian charts at the time, but neither had cracked the U. S. pop charts.
Around that time, American pop singer Laura Branigan began working on her second album, and recorded a new song written over the melody and arrangement of "Der Kommissar", called "Deep In The Dark", which was prepared for release, when the After The Fire version finally hit the U. Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry S. charts on February 22, 1983, and started rising. Though the UK band's version barely nicked their home country's Top 50, in 1983 the song ultimately rose all the way to #5 in the U. S. , where their music video was an MTV hit. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.
Amidst all this renewed attention to the composition, Falco's own version, which had done well in some U. S. markets but not charted nationally, was re-released, but the German-language record remained essentially a novelty hit there, charting concurrently with the After The Fire version but not rising above #78. (In Canada, Falco's version had peaked at #11 the same late-January week After The Fire's version peaked at #12. ) After The Fire's record company, CBS, pleaded with the band to regroup, but to no avail. While UK promos for "Deep In The Dark" were pressed (the After The Fire version missed the UK top 40 and the Falco version didn't even chart there), Branigan's record company, Atlantic, officially released "Solitaire" in the U. S. , where that song went to #7.
Falco single
Der Kommissar/Helden von heute is a double-A-side single by Falco released in Austria and Germany in December 1981. Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 "Der Kommissar" reached the top of the Charts in many countries. The record's B-side, the pop-rock "Helden von heute" (meaning "heroes of today"), is a tribute to David Bowie's "Heroes". David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. " Heroes " is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 Recorded in Berlin, Germany, Falco claimed in an interview that he went to Berlin to follow the "tracks" left there by David Bowie, with his albums Heroes and Low, which had been produced by Brian Eno. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer
In his official music video for "Der Kommissar", Falco flees from the police, with several police cars in the background. There is another, lesser-known video for the Falco single.
"Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)" only reached #74 in the US-Cash Box Charts in 1983 [1] and did not even chart in the UK, but Falco would break through with major hits in those countries two albums later, with "Rock Me Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling" in 1986. " Rock Me Amadeus " is a 1985 Song by the Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3.
Updated remixes of "Der Kommissar" were released by Falco in 1991, 1998, and posthumously in 2008.
Cover versions and tributes
- After the Fire recorded a 1982 English-language translation of "Der Kommissar" which was a Top 5 hit in the U. After the Fire (or ATF) is a British rock band that progressed from playing Progressive rock to New Wave over their S.
- Laura Branigan's "Deep in the Dark" from Branigan 2 is a 1983 English-language song written over the melody and hooks of Falco and Ponger's "Der Kommissar"
- The Certainlies
- Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
- Gimme 5
- Lajos Túri's Hungarian cover "A felügyelő"
- Option 30
- Suzy Andrews; X Records, 1982 Produced by Peter Hauke, Distributed by Rocshire Records
Chart positions (Falco version)
| Year | Singles | A | CDN | CH | GER | ES | F | I | J | N | NL | NZ | RUS | S | USA |
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| 1981, 1982, 1983 | Der Kommissar | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 72 |
Chart positions (After The Fire version)
| Year | Singles | CDN | UK | USA |
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| 1982, 1983 | Der Kommissar | 12 | 47 | 5 |
References
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