Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
AN 80s AUDITORY ICON
NEW 2023 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!
Originally posted June 6, 2012
“Rock Me Amadeus” is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, for his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M. “Rock Me Amadeus” was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986.
It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco’s only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite the artist’s popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe.
SIDE A:
Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix) 8:23
Rock Me Amadeus (The Can Am Mix) 4:04
SIDE B:
Rock Me Amadeus (Extended Mix) 7:04
Urban Tropical 3:52
Producer – Kurt Hauenstein
Written-By – Falco
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Rock Me Amadeus | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #1 |
| 1986 | Rock Me Amadeus | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #6 |
| 1986 | Rock Me Amadeus | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #4 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AMYE 278
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Producer, Arranged By – Rob & Ferdi Bolland*
- Written By – R. & F. Bolland, Falco
- Written-By – Falco, F. Bolland*, R. Bolland*
NOTES:
Made In England
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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Thanks Paul. I only had the US 12″. Little different from this one. I appreciate the share.
An Oldy, but a Goody! Thank you so much, PaulT 🙂
3 versions in one, and you did a Great Job!
Thank you, Paul
Many Many Thanks!
I’m late to this post but thank you for this classic! A funny memory was that on April Fools day the year after this was hot, a radio station looped the “ooh! Rock me Amadeus!” clip for several hours to drive people nuts. 🙂 Thanks again for the great rip!!
Thank you so much! How many memories brings to me. My aunt recorded this song for me on tape and I loved it. I even found the B-side “urban tropical” funny and that line from “Negrita lady with the bloodshot eyed”
Regards
Hi, Paul. Great job. I love this site.
Talking about Falco, could you re-rip After the Fire – Der Kommissar?
Thanks in advance.
Greetings from Spain.
Thanks Paul! Three great versions on the one 12″.
I hope you have the Satellite To Satellite 12″ to upload one day too!
You’re welcome, Goodguy. I don’t have “Satellite to Satellite” at this time may be next month after the April fundraiser I can try to snag a copy.
5 Stars! Another song that never gets old! Can’t wait to hear your transfer to see if it’s better than last year’s digital release! Earlier this month I bought the new Deluxe Edition of his first album, Einzelhaft. Great stuff!
Thank you yet again!
Thank you again, Martika 🙂
The first time I heard this song it was on the radio (while wearing headphones) -the “American” version with the English spoken history lesson at the beginning – I immediately bought the 12” single. Then found out he was the original artist for Der Kommissar and then I got the Falco 3 tape…. Great memories, very cool track: one of a kind!
Thank’s for sharing your memories of the song with us ING 🙂
Nice, that is refreshing, thank you very much Paul.
I have noticed you never posted anything from Kissing The Pink!?
I have some KTP just have not gotten to them yet hopefully, that will change soon.
Karen and I are really jazzed for this new rip. Brings back happy memories for us both! Booming beats and crazy sampling made this an innovative single at the time and influenced many!! Thank you, Paul!!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff and Karen. 🙂
Another one of those staple tracks i played on rotation. I liked his “Emotional” single too with the John Luongo mixes.
Thanks for the revival again, Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
I love this single!! Nice to have this in addition to the US 7″ single. In the US we know Falco for this hit, but he had so much more! Thank you Paul for this meticulous new rip!!
You’re welcome, Retro Hound I love Falco. 🙂
whoa, best version! thanks!
You’re welcome, Raymond 🙂