The Sound of Musik

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"The Sound of Musik"
File:Falco - The Sound of Musik.png
Single by Falco
from the album Emotional
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreNeue Deutsche Welle
Length4:56
LabelGiG
Songwriters
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

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Weekly charts

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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

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

References

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  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.
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  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.
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