"Brother Louie" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Ready for Romance (1986).

[7][8] In 1998, not long after the duo's reunion, a remixed version of the single was released, titled "Brother Louie '98".

[6] The music video of "Brother Louie" was directed by Pit Weyrich and contains footage from the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America, interspersed with the band members playing on a stage surrounded by dancing fans.

"Brother Louie '98" is the re-packaged version of the original 1986 version of "Brother Louie", released as the second single from Modern Talking's seventh studio album, Back for Good (1998), and also the second single following the duo's reunion.

This version was released solely for the UK market and contains remixes that were not included on "Brother Louie '98".

The adaptation borrows largely from the original, but with new all-German lyrics and an added rap section, the latter including additional sampling from the song.