"Brother Louie" was released on 27 January 1986 and it peaked at No. 1 on 3 March 1986 in Germany.[3] The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 17 weeks in the German single chart.[4] In the UK, it peaked at No. 4 in the charts and went silver for selling over 250,000 units.[5][6] "Brother Louie" was also certified silver in France for selling over 250,000 units.[7]