Austria's Falco (Johann Holzel) introduced "Der Kommissar" (Falco - Robert Pronger) in 1981 topping the charts in other parts of the planet, top twenty in Canada but it didn't do well in the U.S. nationally. The single is from the album "Einzelhaft". Later Falco enjoyed world-wide success with "Vienna Calling" and "Rock Me Amadeus".

After The Fire (Peter Banks and Andy Piercy on vocals, Pete King and John Russell) covered "Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)" (Robert Ponger - Falco- Andy Piercy) in 1982 on the LP of the same name adding the English lyric and peaked at number five on Billboard the next year.