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" Der Kommissar" (German: [deːɐ̯ kɔmɪˈsaːɐ̯]; "The Commissioner") is a song recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. It reached the top of the charts in many European countries. An English translated cover version by the group After the Fire in 1982 had greater success in other countries
Einzelhaft, the album on which "Der Kommissar" appears, also topped the charts in Austria and the Netherlands. Falco and Ponger returned to the studio in 1983 to record Falco's second album Junge Roemer ("Young Romans"). It was a difficult project, as the two artists felt immense pressure to match their previous success and the recording ...
Originally Reinhold Bilgeri was to have sung that song but he declined. Impressed by the melody, Falco chose to include it in his debut album. Within three days Falco wrote the lyrics to the accompanying rhythm. In November 1981 the second single "Der Kommissar" b/w "Helden von heute" was released. It reached the top of the charts in more than ...
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, an album by After the Fire; Der Kommissar (German: "The Commissioner"), a term used in relation to law enforcement in Germany
In Canada, the song reached number one on 1 February 1986. (There, "Der Kommissar" had reached number 11 in January 1983, and "Vienna Calling" would hit number 8 in April 1986.) "Rock Me Amadeus" would later be ranked number 87 in VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s and number 44 in VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders.
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
With the release of his Austrian number one hit "Der Kommissar" in December 1981, Falco saw both a national and international launch as a solo artist. Both the German version of Ganz Wien, as well as its B-side Maschine brennt , are included on Falco's 1982 album, Einzelhaft .
The title track was a hit single there as well as in Switzerland, and most notably in Spain, where it peaked at No. 2. Still, the project was considered a relative disappointment compared with the international number one success of the breakthrough hit single, "Der Kommissar", from his previous album, Einzelhaft.