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"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco for his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M .
As a reaction, Falco began to experiment with English lyrics in an effort to broaden his appeal. He parted ways with Ponger and chose a new production team: the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland from the Netherlands. [7] Falco recorded "Rock Me Amadeus", inspired in part by the Oscar-winning film Amadeus, and the song became a worldwide hit in ...
The album was released in the US, the UK and Japan (and a few other countries) with a different track listing: the singles "Rock Me Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling" are presented in extended mixes, the 'Salieri Version' (8:20) and the 'Metternich Arrival Mix' (7:38), whereas in the rest of the world, the album uses the normal European singles mixes.
Falco enjoyed a limited international success with "Vienna Calling" in late 1985, following the worldwide hit of his previous single "Rock Me Amadeus". In addition to reaching the top 10 in several European countries, it also made the top 20 in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
The song reached No. 74 on the US Cashbox chart in 1983, [2] while failing to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 or on the UK Singles Chart.Falco would break through with major hits in those countries two albums later, with the Falco 3 singles "Rock Me Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling" in 1986.
"Jeanny" is a song by Austrian singer Falco, released in December 1985 as the third single from his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). [1] It was written and composed by Falco and Rob and Ferdi Bolland, who also produced the song.
Austrian singer Falco released nine studio albums, four live albums, 13 compilation albums, and 38 singles.. In 1981, he released his first single, "That Scene", which did not enter the charts.
On August 29, 2014, at 5PM, after playing "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, KRSE changed their format from adult hits (as "Bob FM") to classic rock, branded as 105.7 The Hawk; the first song as "The Hawk" was "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses.