You're My Heart, You're My Soul

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album The 1st album
Released 29 October 1984
Format 7" single, 12" single and Video
Genre Synthpop, New Wave, Europop
Length 5:35
Label BMG
Hansa
Writer(s) Steve Benson
Producer Steve Benson
Modern Talking singles chronology
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
(1984)		 "You Can Win If You Want"
(1985)

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is the first single by German europop duo Modern Talking released off their debut album "The 1st Album". The single was released on 29 October 1984 but entered the top-10 in Germany on January 28, 1985, almost three months after its release date.[1] It took another five weeks for the single to reach the top of the German single chart,[2] it spent six weeks at the No. 1 position in Germany and total of 25 weeks within the German Single Chart eventually reaching a gold status for selling well over 250,000 units at home.[3][4] "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is considered their best selling single to date with worldwide sales said to exceed 8 million copies.[5]

The single was also certified gold in France for selling over 500,000 units.[6][7] The music video of the single was shot in 1984 at the RTL studios in Luxembourg.

The single was re-released in 1998, "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" for the duo's reunion. The single in a newer package gained a similar success again earning them a platinum-award for selling over 500,000 units in Germany alone.[4]

Contents

Track listing

7" (Hansa 106 884) (BMG) 29.10.1984

No. Title Length
1. You're My Heart, You're My Soul 3:48
2. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Instrumental Version) 4:01

12" (Hansa 601 496) (BMG) 29.10.1984

No. Title Length
1. You're My Heart, You're My Soul 5:35
2. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Instrumental Version) 4:01

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Chart position

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Germany[8] 1
Austria[9] 1
France[9] 3
Netherlands[9] 6
Norway[9] 3
Sweden[9] 3
Switzerland[9] 1
UK[10] 56

You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Back for Good
Released 16 March 1998
Format Maxi CD and Video
Genre Electronic Music, Synthpop
Length 3:49
Label BMG
Ariola
Writer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
"Locomotion Tango"
(1988)		 "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
(1998)		 "Brother Louie '98"
(1998)"

You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98 is Modern Talking's first single released from the seventh album Back for Good, and it's the first single after their reunion in 1998. This is the re-packaged version of the original "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", which was released in 1984.

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" was released on March 16, 1998. It entered the top-5 in number of countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, while entering the top-10 in many others including Sweden and Finland.[8][11] In Germany, the single entered the top-10 on April 6, 1998,[12] it peaked at No. 2 the following week.[13] After spending 10 weeks within the top-10, it eventually earned a platinum-award for selling over 500,000 units in Germany alone.[4] In France, "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" peaked at No. 3 eventually earning a gold-award for selling over 250,000 units.[6]

Track listing

CD-Single Hansa 74321 58884 2 (BMG) 16.03.1998
No. Title Length
1 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Modern Talking Mix '98) 3:49
2. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Classic Mix '98) 3:41
CD-Maxi Hansa 74321 57357 2 (BMG) / EAN 0743215735724 16.03.1998
No. Title Length
1 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Modern Talking Mix '98) 3:49
2. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Classic Mix '98) 3:41
3 You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Modern Talking Mix '98 feat. Eric Singleton) 3:17
4. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Original Short Mix '84) 3:48
5. You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Original Long Mix '84) 5:36

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Germany[8] 2
Austria[11] 2
Belgium/Flanders[11] 2
Belgium/Wallony[11] 26
Finland[11] 8
France[11] 3
Sweden[11] 6
Switzerland[11] 4

Cover versions

The song has been covered by number of artists. Selected list of cover versions can be found below:

References

  1. ^ "Top 100 Single Official Media Control (January 28, 1985)" (in German). charts.de. http://www.charts.de/charts.asp?cat=s&country=de&year=1985&date=19850128&x=49&y=12. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  2. ^ "Top 100 Single Official Media Control (March 4, 1985)" (in German). charts.de. http://www.charts.de/charts.asp?cat=s&country=de&year=1985&date=19850304&x=27&y=17. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  3. ^ "Modern Talking's singles chart-positions in Germany" (in German). Musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/MODERN+TALKING/single. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
  4. ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'You're My Heart, You're My Soul')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=You%27re+My+Heart%2C+You%27re+My+Soul&strInterpret=Modern+Talking&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
  5. ^ "Dieter Bohlen - Germany's Prince of Pop". Deutsche Welle. 2003-02-12. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,776871,00.html. 
  6. ^ a b "Les Certifications depuis 1973" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  7. ^ "Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=250. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 
  8. ^ a b c "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/MODERN+TALKING/single. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Modern Talking: You're My Heart, You're My Soul". Swisscharts.com. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You%27re+My+Heart%2C+You%27re+My+Soul&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  10. ^ "Modern Talking's UK positions". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4358. Retrieved 2009-12-14. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "Modern Talking: You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98". Swisscharts.com. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You%27re+My+Heart%2C+You%27re+My+Soul+%2798&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  12. ^ "Top 100 Single Official Media Control (April 13, 1998)" (in German). charts.de. http://www.charts.de/charts.asp?cat=s&country=de&year=1998&date=19980406&x=12&y=16. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  13. ^ "Top 100 Single Official Media Control (April 6, 1998)" (in German). charts.de. http://www.charts.de/charts.asp?cat=s&country=de&year=1998&date=19980413&x=39&y=15. Retrieved 2010-10-15. 
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Cover Versions". moderntalking.ru. http://www.moderntalking.ru/real/index_eng.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  15. ^ "Chartverfolgung/BOLENSKI BEAT/Single". Musicline.com. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/BOLENSKI+BEAT/single. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  16. ^ "DA FLOW". Musicline.com. http://www.musicline.de/de/artist/DA+FLOW. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 

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