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The Sound of Musik

"The Sound of Musik"
Single by Falco
from the album Emotional
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreNeue Deutsche Welle
Length4:56
LabelGiG
Songwriter(s)
Falco singles chronology
"Jeanny"
(1986) 		"The Sound of Musik"
(1986) 		"Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)"
(1986)

"The Sound of Musik" is a song by Austrian musician Falco,[1] released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Emotional (1986). It was written by Falco and Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland.[2]

John Leland in Spin described it as 'a glide with a little funk guitar (...) and an easy tempo you can move to'.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Sound of Musik"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 27
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6] 45
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 61
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 19
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[12] 40
West Germany (GfK)[13] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "The Sound of Musik"
Chart (1986) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 26

References

  1. ^ Perrone, Pierre (11 February 1998). "Obituary: Falco". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ "Ferdi Bolland Productions - Music". ferdibollandproductions.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. ^ Leland, John (December 1986). "Singles - review". SPIN. 2 (9): 46 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Falco – The Sound of Musik" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Falco – The Sound of Musik" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 35. 6 September 1986. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Falco – The Sound of Musik". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Falco – The Sound of Musik". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Falco: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Falco Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Falco Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Falco – The Sound of Musik" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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