Maschine brennt

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"Maschine brennt"
Single by Falco
from the album Einzelhaft
Released1982
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert Ponger
Falco singles chronology
"Der Kommissar"
(1981)
"Maschine brennt"
(1982)
"On the Run (Auf der Flucht)"
(1982)

"Maschine brennt" is a song by Falco from his 1982 debut studio album Einzelhaft . The song was also released as a single.

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Background and writing

The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. The recording was produced by Robert Ponger. [1]

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 4 in Austria and no. 10 in Germany. [1]

Track listings

7" single GIG 111 127 (1982, Austria, Switzerland)
7" single GIG 6.13555 AC (1982, Germany)
7" single A&M AMS 9236 (1982, Netherlands, Spain)
7" single GIG GIG-127 (1982, Finland)

  1. "Maschine brennt" – 3:36
  2. "Ganz Wien" – 5:08 [1]

12" maxi single "On the Run" A&M SP-12063 (1982, US)

  1. "On the Run (Auf der Flucht)" (Specially Remixed Version) – 4:33
  2. "Maschine brennt" (Specially Remixed Version) – 4:55 [2]

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 4
Germany [1] 10
Norway (VG-lista) [4] 4

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References

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  2. "Falco - Auf der Flucht - austriancharts.at" . Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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  4. "Falco – Maschine brennt". VG-lista. Retrieved 2017-11-02.