"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

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Robert Ponger Robert Ponger (born 1950, Vienna) is an Austrian songwriter and record producer, most famous for his work with Austrian singer Falco. Ponger produced and shared writing credits on Falco's first two solo albums, 1982's ''Einzelhaft'' and 1984's '' ...

. On the other side of the single, there is another song called " Maschine brennt", 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 song peaked at number four in the official charts. In Germany, it reached number ten, in Spain number 34, and in the Netherlands number 49.

Track listing

7" single A&M 9721 (1982) # "On The Run" (3:40) # "Maschine brennt" (3:54) 12" maxi single "On the Run" A&M SP-12063 (1982, US) : A. "On the Run (Falco song), On The Run (Auf der Flucht)" (Specially Remixed Version) (4:33) : B. "Maschine Brennt" (Specially Remixed Version) (4:55)

References

Falco (musician) songs 1982 singles Songs written by Falco (musician) 1981 songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub