"Commerce masterpiece of FALKEN"

With this album Hansi Hölzel alias Falco climbed 1985 commercial peak of his career. The worldwide smash hit "Rock me Amadeus" made the extroverted artist worldwide superstar and took him to No. 1 on the charts in Austria and Germany. In March 1986, eventually hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the US and England, as to date only German-language song. The follow-up single "Vienna Calling" got into the Austrian charts at # 3, reached the top 10 in England and in the US a top 20 placement. The scandal-single "Jeanny" went early 1986 at No. 1 on the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Despite video boycott the music channel, the single remained two months at # 1 on the charts and sold in Germany alone 2,5.Millionen recordings. Other highlights of the disc produced by Rob and Ferdi Bolland, the earwigs "America" ​​and "men of the West". For Falco presented the mega-success of "Rock me Amadeus" is a serious burden as it was felt that he would be measured from now on to its worldwide success. And this self-prophecy to be fulfilled in 1998, word for word in the coming years until the death of Falco's. Published in 2010 Sony Music the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition consisting of the original CD with 6 bonus tracks plus a bonus DVD with a making of the video. "Rock me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Men of the West" and "Urban Tropical" shine in the long versions. The new edition of "Jeanny" the band "Hurts" is artistically negligible. A special treat for Falco fans is however represented by the hitherto unreleased demo version of the track "Without you".