Einzelhaft
1982 album by Falco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Einzelhaft (Solitary Confinement or Incarcerated!) (1982) is the debut album by Austrian singer Falco. It was released in Austria, Germany, the United States, Japan, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
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Released | 1982 | |||
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The album achieved some success with its flagship single, "Der Kommissar", an innovative and influential German-language rap song. An English version of the song by After the Fire was a hit in 1983.
A promotional single, "Auf der Flucht (On the Run)", was released in the US and France. In 1983 the single, "Maschine Brennt / On the Run", hit No. 9 on US Club Play Singles.[1]
Other songs on Einzelhaft are heavily indebted to the "Berlin Trilogy" of David Bowie: "Nie mehr Schule" borrows its music from Bowie's instrumental track from Low called "Speed of Life", whereas "Helden von heute" is a transparent rewrite of Bowie's song, "Heroes".