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Hoch Wie Nie
''Hoch wie nie'' (loosely translated, ''Higher Than Ever Before'') is a posthumously-published greatest hits album by Austrian musician Falco, who died in 1998. The Longplayer was published on Falco's 50th birthday. It was released in two versions. The limited edition additionally contains the song "Urban Tropical" (original flipside of the "Rock Me Amadeus" single from 1985), which was only available on vinyl before. There is also a DVD with the same name, which is a documentary about Falco's life and career. In the non-European countries the album was released on 2 August 2007. Track listing CD 1 # " Der Kommissar" # "Vienna Calling" (Wait for the Extended Mix) # "Jeanny" # "Emotional" (album version) # " The Sound of Musik" (album version) # "Junge Roemer" (album version) # " Wiener Blut" # "Hoch wie nie" # "Munich Girls" # "Nachtflug" # "No Answer (Hallo Deutschland)" # "Nur mit dir" # "Helden von Heute" # "Kann es Liebe sein" (album version) # "Ihre Tochter" # "Auf der Flu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falco (musician)
Johann "Hans" Hölzel (; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian singer and musician. Falco had several international hits including " Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", " Jeanny", " The Sound of Musik", " Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously " Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' charts in 1986, making him the only artist in history whose principal language was German, to score a ''vocal'' number-one hit in the United States. According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. Also notable was his very early creation of a successful non-English language rap music song (''Der Kommissar''), recorded in December of 1981. Early years Johann Hölzel was born on 19 February 1957 to Alois Hölzel and Maria Hölzel in a working class district of Vienn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auf Der Flucht
"Auf der Flucht" (also known as "On the Run") is a 1982 song by Falco. Under the title "On The Run (Auf Der Flucht)" it was released as a double A-side promotional single in France, Canada and the US. It was produced in 1981 in Berlin, Germany, by Robert Ponger. On the other side of the single, there is another song called "Maschine brennt "Maschine brennt" is a song by Falco from his 1982 debut studio album ''Einzelhaft''. The song was also released as a single. Background and writing The song was written by Robert Ponger Robert Ponger (born 1950, Vienna) is an Austrian songwr ...", the double A-side single "On the Run / Maschine brennt" peaked at number nine in the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. In European countries (except France), the single wasn't released as a double A-side, which meant the next single after " Der Kommissar" became "Maschine brennt" instead (that didn't include "Auf der Flucht") in case of Falco's home country Austria. In Austria and Norway, the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GfK Entertainment
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. GfK Entertainment is the provider of weekly Top 100 single and album charts, as well as various other chart formats for genres like compilations, jazz, classical music, schlager, hip hop, dance, comedy, and music videos. Following a lawsuit in March 2014 by Media Control AG, Media Control® GfK International had to change its name. Dissemination of the charts is conducted by various media outlets, some of which include MTV music channel, and the Swiss charts website. Other entities that present the charts are MusicLoad and Mix 1, both of which are online associations that post almost all the charts published by GfK Entertainment on a weekly basis. Furthermore, GfK Entertainment also runs a dedicated website providing chart-related ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProSieben
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company. Although ProSieben produces some of its programming itself, it also airs many American imports. On 3 May 2012, the network launched a pay-TV channel called ProSieben Fun. A third channel called ProSieben Maxx started broadcasting on 3 September 2013. The three different feeds of the channel are: ProSieben (for Germany), ProSieben Austria (for Austria), and ProSieben Schweiz (for Switzerland and Liechtenstein). The main difference is that they have different advertisements and news for each target country. The channel uses an English slogan: "We love to entertain you." ProSieben broadcasts from the Astra 1L and 3A satellites and is uplinked by MX1 (now part of SES Video). History 1988–1993 On 13 October 1988, ProSieben T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rap Music
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said), "flow" (rhythm, rhyme), and "delivery" (cadence (music), cadence, tone). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. Rap is a primary ingredient of hip hop music commonly associated with that genre; however, the origins of rap predate hip-hop culture by many years. Precursors to modern rap include the West African griot tradition, Cockney rhyming slang, certain vocal styles of blues, jazz, 1960s African-American poetry and ''Sprechgesang''. The use of rap in popular music originated in the Bronx, New York City in the 1970s, alongside the hip hop music, hip hop genre and Hip hop, cultural movement. Rapping developed from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr Danach)
"Jeanny" is a song by Austrian singer Falco, released in December 1985 as the third single from his third studio album, ''Falco 3'' (1985). It was written and composed by Falco and Rob and Ferdi Bolland, who also produced the song. It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986. Controversial due to its lyrics, it nonetheless became topped the charts in numerous European countries. The single re-entered the Austrian Singles Chart in 2008 at number 56 and in 2017 at number 47. Composition The song is about a relationship between a man and a woman named Jeanny. At the time when it reached number one, critics said that the song glorifies rape. German TV and radio personality Thomas Gottschalk made various negative remarks and called the song "rubbish". An outcry in German-language markets caused the song to be banned by some radio broadcasters or played with a preceding warning by others. Falco argued that it is about the musings of a stalker. The part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (Falco Song)
"Titanic" is a song by Falco from his 1992 studio album ''Nachtflug''. It was released as a lead single from the album. Background and writing The song is written by Rob and Ferdi Bolland (music) and Falco (lyrics). The recording was produced by Rob and Ferdi Bolland. The music video features Falco as captain of the . Commercial performance The song reached no. 3 in Austria and no. 47 in Germany. Track listings 7" single Electrola 86 2010 7 (1992, Germany) : A. "Titanic" (Radio Version) (3:37) : B. "Titanic" (Original Remix) (4:20) CD maxi single Electrola 620 102 7 (1992) # "Titanic" (Radio Version) (3:37) # "Titanic" (Club Mix) (6:34) 12" Maxi Electrola 62010 6 5 (1992) # "Titanic" (Club Mix) (6:34) # "Titanic" (Deep Tekno Tranz Mix) (6:52) # "Titanic" (Original Remix) (4:20) # "Titanic" (Deep Tekno Tranz Edit) (4:28) Charts References External links Falco – "Titanic"at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutter, Der Mann Mit Dem Koks Ist Da
"Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" is a song by Falco (musician), T»MA a.k.a. Falco. It was originally released as a single (music), single in early 1996. The song was later included on Falco's 1998 album ''Out of the Dark (Into the Light)'' (released posthumously). Background and writing The song is credited to Peter Hoffmann, Franz Plasa, White Duke, and Edgar Höfler. It is based a late 19th century song of the same name about a street vendor, only in Falco's version the vendor is a drug dealer who sells cocaine. Commercial performance The song reached number 3 in Austria and number 11 in Germany. Track listing CD-maxi – Sing Sing 74321 31859 2 (BMG) (1996) # "Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" (video mix) – 3:40 # "Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" (Mother's Favourite) – 5:45 # "Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" (Long Line mix) – 6:17 # "Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" (Cinerama mix) – 5:50 # "Mutter, der Mann mit dem Koks ist da" (TB L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked (Falco Song)
"Naked" is a song by Falco feat. T»MB. It was originally released in 1996 as a single. Later the song was included on Falco's 1998 studio album ''Out of the Dark (Into the Light)'' (released posthumously). Background and writing The song was written by White Duke and Voye. The recording was produced by Torsten Börger. Commercial performance The song reached no. 4 in Austria and no. 50 in Germany. Track listings CD maxi single Spin 8622462 (EMI) (1996) # "Naked" (Original Mix) (3:49) # "Naked" (Sweetbox Short Mix) (3:05) # "Naked" (Full Frontal Mix) (6:02) # "Naked" (Sweetbox Filter Mix) (6:48) # "Naked" (Sweetbox Club Mix) (6:13) 12" vinyl maxi single 8622926 (EMI) (remixes, Germany, 1996) : A. "Naked" (Beam's Devil Dance) (6:52) : B1. "Naked" (D-Syndroma House Mix) (5:27) : B2. "Naked (D-Syndroma Night Mix) (5:58) Charts References External links Falco feat. T»MB – "Naked"at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdammt Wir Leben Noch (song)
"Verdammt wir leben noch" ("Damn, we're still alive") is a song by Falco from his posthumously-published album '' Verdammt wir leben noch'' (1999). The song was also released as a single. Background and writing The song is credited to Falco, Thomas Rabitsch, and Thomas Lang. Commercial performance The song reached no. 26 in Austria. Track listings CD single Hansa 74321 70498 2 (Sony) (1999) # "Verdammt wir leben noch" (Radio Version) (3:57) # "Verdammt wir leben noch" (Album Version) (5:18) # "Verdammt wir leben noch" (Remix) (4:26) Charts References External links Falco – "Verdammt wir leben noch"at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{Authority control 1999 songs 1999 singles Falco (musician) songs Hansa Records singles Songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data De Groove (song)
"Data de Groove" is a song by Falco from his 1990 studio album '' Data de Groove''. The song was also released as a single, it was the first single from the album. Background and writing The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. They are also credited as the producers. Commercial performance The song reached no. 12 in Austria. Track listings 7" single GIG 111 227 (1990, Austria) 7" single Teldec 9031-71518-7 (1990, Austria) :Side 1. "Data De Groove" (3:59) :Side 2. "Data De Groove" (Human Version) (3:59) 12" maxi single Teldec 715-19-0 (1990) : A. "Data De Groove" (Club Mix) (6:48) : B1. "Data De Groove" (Digital-Analogue Version) (3:59) : B2. "Data De Groove" (Instrumental Version) (4:57) Charts References External links Falco – "Data de Groove"at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egoist (Falco Song)
"Egoist" is a song by Falco from his eighth studio album ''Out of the Dark (Into the Light)''. The song was also released as a single. (Both the album and the single were released posthumously in 1998.) Background and writing The song was written by Falco, Patrick Alexander Ehrlich, and Steve van Velvet. The recording was produced by Torsten Börger. Commercial performance The song reached no. 4 in Germany, no. 6 in Austria and no. 19 in Switzerland. Track listings CD maxi single EMI Electrola 8 85985 2 (EMI) (1998, Netherlands) # "Egoist" (Remix) (3:40) # "Egoist" (Original Version) (3:26) # "Out Of The Dark (Remix) (3:26) Charts Year-end charts References External links Falco – "Egoist"at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
