Der Kommissar (song)

"Der Kommissar"
Single by Falco
from the album Einzelhaft
B-side	"Helden von heute"
Released	12 December 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	New wave[1]
Length	3:51
Label	GiG A&M
Songwriter(s)	Robert Ponger Falco
Producer(s)	Robert Ponger
Falco singles chronology
"That Scene (Ganz Wien)" (1981) "Der Kommissar" (1981) "Maschine brennt" (1982)
Music videos
"Der Kommissar" on YouTube
"Der Kommissar" (U.S. version) on YouTube

"Der Kommissar" (German: [deːɐ̯ kɔmɪˈsaːɐ̯]; "The Commissioner") is a song recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. It reached the top of the charts in many European countries. The cover version as an English translation by the group After the Fire in 1982 had greater success in other countries.