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The song's music video received extensive airplay on MTV in 1983 propelling its popularity on US radio. The song entered the US top 40 on 5 March 1983, peaking at No. 5, and spending a total of 14 weeks in the top 40. The single was released under the Epic label, with a catalog number of 03559 and a compilation album, titled Der Kommissar, was ...
In 1981, Falco brought his intended first single "Helden von heute" to manager Horst Bork, but received a lukewarm reception. Bork felt that the B-side "Der Kommissar" was much stronger. Falco was hesitant, since the track is a German-language song about drug consumption that combines rap verses with a sung chorus.
Der Kommissar may refer to: "Der Kommissar" (song) , the name of a 1981/1982 hit single by the Austrian musician Falco, covered in 1983 by the British act After the Fire Der Kommissar (album) , an album by After the Fire
Kommissar X, German crime fiction series of books from the Pabel Moewig publishing house "Der Kommissar" (song), a song originally recorded by Falco in 1981 and covered in 1982 by After the Fire; Der Kommissar, a 1982 compilation album by After the Fire; Der Kommissar, a German television series originally broadcast from 1969 to 1976
The album achieved some success with its flagship single, "Der Kommissar", an innovative and influential German-language rap song. An English version of the song by After the Fire was a hit in 1983. A promotional single, "Auf der Flucht (On the Run)", was released in the US and France.
They came back into the UK spotlight when their English-language cover of Austrian musician Falco's song, "Der Kommissar", reached the US top 10 in 1983, though it only just made the top 50 in the United Kingdom. [2] This was followed by the release of their first and only US album, ATF, a compilation of their UK albums.
His second single and the first of his first studio album, "Der Kommissar", peaked at number one on the German and Austrian single charts. Falco's first studio album, Einzelhaft , debuted at number one of the Austrian album charts and 19 of the German album charts.
He co-wrote the song "Der Kommissar", which was a hit for both Falco in its original German and later for the British rock band After the Fire, whose English translation of the song became a top-ten Billboard hit in 1983. [1] [2] Following his early work with Falco, Ponger co-wrote and produced music by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens. [3]