"Brother Louie" is a song by German pop duo

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, released as the lead single from their third studio album, ''

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'' (1986). It was their fourth consecutive single to top the

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, after "

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", " You Can Win If You Want" and "

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Background

"Brother Louie" was released on 27 January 1986 and it reached 1 on 3 March 1986 in Germany. The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 17 weeks on the German chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at No. 4 in the charts and went silver for shipments in excess of 250,000 units. "Brother Louie" was also certified silver in France for selling over 250,000 units. It is believed that the song was written by

Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen on 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of the pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous G ...

about producer Luis Rodríguez, as he was a close associate of Bohlen and worked on many of the Modern Talking songs. In 1998, not long after the duo's reunion, a remixed version of the single was released, titled "Brother Louie '98". The single, released in a new sleeve, was also successful. It went gold in France for selling over 250,000 units.

Music video

The music video of "Brother Louie" was directed by Pit Weyrich and contains footage from the 1984 film ''

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'', interspersed with the band members playing on a stage surrounded by dancing fans.

Track listing

* German 12" maxi single # "Brother Louie" (Special Long Version) – 5:20 # "Brother Louie" (Instrumental) – 4:06 *German 7" single # "Brother Louie" – 3:41 # "Brother Louie" (Instrumental) – 4:06 * UK 12" maxi single # "Brother Louie" (Special Long Version) – 5:15 # "Doctor for My Heart" – 3:16 # "Brother Louie" (Instrumental) – 4:06 * UK 7" single # "Brother Louie" – 3:41 # "Brother Louie" (Instrumental) – 4:06

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"Brother Louie '98"

"Brother Louie '98" is the re-packaged version of the original 1986 version of "Brother Louie", released as the second single from Modern Talking's seventh studio album, '' Back for Good'' (1998), and also the second single following the duo's reunion. "Brother Louie '98". The single, as the first single "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" off ''Back For Good'', features

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. "Brother Louie '98" was released in Germany and in other European territories on 20 July 1998. The single charted within the top 20 in Germany and Austria, while reaching number one in Hungary, the top five in France and the top 10 in Sweden. In France, "Brother Louie '98" reached gold status for selling over 250,000 units.

Track listing

*CD maxi single #"Brother Louie '98" (Radio Edit) – 3:23 #"Brother Louie '98" – 3:35 #"Brother Louie '98" (Extended Version) – 4:11 #" Cheri Cheri Lady '98" (Extended Version) – 4:26

Personnel

*Music by: Dieter Bohlen *Writer: Dieter Bohlen *Rapper: Eric Singleton *Changes: Dieter Bohlen *Production: Dieter Bohlen *Co-production: Luis Rodríguez *Publication: Blue Obsession Music/Warner Chappell/Intro *Distribution: BMG Company *Photography: Manfred Vormstein *Design: Reinsberg WAB

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"Brother Louie '99"

"Brother Louie '99" is another re-packaged version of the original "Brother Louie" from Modern Talking's album '' Back for Good''. This version was released solely for the UK market and contains remixes that were not included on "Brother Louie '98".

Track listings

*CD maxi single # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappiccio Radio Mix) – 3:54 # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappiccio Extended Mix) – 7:33 # "Brother Louie '99" (Metro Club Mix) – 6:14 *12-inch single # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappiccio 12" Mix) – 7:35 # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappiccio Radio Mix) – 3:54 # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappiccio Instrumental) – 7:34 # "Brother Louie '99" (DJ Cappicio Acapella) – 6:47 *2× 12-inch single # "Brother Louie '99" (Metro Club Mix) – 6:13 # "Brother Louie '99" (Metro Radio Mix) – 3:48 # "Brother Louie '99" (Paul Masterson Club Mix) – 6:39 # "Brother Louie '99" (Paul Masterson Dub) – 6:26

Kay One version

The song was covered by German rapper and singer

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in 2017 as "Louis Louis". The adaptation borrows largely from the original, but with new all-German lyrics and an added rap section, the latter including additional sampling from the song. The single reached No. 9 on the German Singles Chart. The song also charted in Austria and Switzerland.

Music video

Kay One also released a music video that opens with some verses of the original Modern Talking song "Brother Louie" with Kay One browsing a number of Modern Talking release covers.

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Vize version

In July 2020, German DJ duo

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and Modern Talking member

released a cover of "Brother Louie", with Leony singing the

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parts.

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* {{authority control 1986 songs 1986 singles 1998 singles 1999 singles 2017 singles 2020 singles Hansa Records singles Kontor Records singles Modern Talking songs Number-one singles in Finland Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Greece Number-one singles in Hungary Number-one singles in Sweden Song recordings produced by Dieter Bohlen Songs written by Dieter Bohlen