"Out of the Dark" is a song by Austrian singer Falco from his eighth studio album Out of the Dark (Into the Light). The song was also released as a single. Both the album and the single were released posthumously in 1998.

The song was written by Falco and Torsten Börger. It was produced by Börger.^[1]

The song reached number 2 in Germany and Austria and number 3 in Switzerland.^[1]

Track listing

CD maxi single – EMI Electrola 8 85456 2 (EMI) (1998, Netherlands)

1. "Out of the Dark" – 3:36
2. "Der Kommissar (2000)" – 3:47^[1]

Promo CD single – EMI Electrola P 519.947 (1998)
CD single – EMI Electrola 8853992

1. "Out of the Dark" – 3:34
2. "Out of the Dark" (instrumental) – 3:34^[1]

Charts

Cover versions

• In 2002, Sunterra presented their version on their album Lost Time.
• In 2003, Terminal Choice covered the song on his album Menschenbrecher.
• In 2004, Stahlhammer released the song on their album Stahlmania.
• In 2006, [Die!] released the song on their album Stigmata.
• In 2010, Škwor [cs] recorded a Czech version under the name “Stíny a mráz” (lit. “Shadows and freeze”) and released it on their 2011 album Drsnej kraj.^[6]
• In 2013, Ost+Front released the song on their single "Bitte schlag mich".
• In 2014, Axel One released a metal cover of the song featuring Paul Bartzsch from We Butter the Bread with Butter.
• In 2020, Eisbrecher released the song on their album Schicksalsmelodien.