You're My Heart, You're My Soul

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is the first single by the German duo Modern Talking.[1] The song is part of their debut album "The 1st Album". The single was released in 29 October 1984. It reached the Germany Top 10 in 28 January 1985.[2] Five weeks later, the single topped the German charts.[3] where it stayed six weeks, It was in the German charts for 25 weeks. It earned gold status for selling 250,000 units there.[4][5] "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is known as the best selling single of the duo. It sold over 8 million copies. It reached #1 in other thirty-five countries.[6]

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
Song by Modern Talking
from The 1st album"
ReleasedOctober 29, 1984
GenreSynthpop, New Wave, Europop
Length5:35
LabelBMG
Hansa
Songwriter(s)Michael Scholz
Producer(s)Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
" You're My Heart, You're My Soul ""You Can Win If You Want"
(1985)

The single was sold 500,000 in France. It earned gold in France too.[7][8] The music video of the single was recorded in 1984. It was filmed in the RTL studios in Luxembourg.

The single was re-released in 1998 as "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98". It marked the duo's comeback after their 1987 break-up. This time, it gained a similar success. It earned gold for selling more than 250,000 in Germany alone.[5]

List of songs

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

Positions on international charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Weeks on Chart
Germany 2[9] 20
Finland 8[10] 7
Sweden 6[10] 23
Switzerland 4[10] 25
Austria 2[10] 13
France 3[10] 23
Belgium/Wallony 26[10] 8
Belgium/Flanders 2[10] 25

1998 remix

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
Song by Modern Talking
from Back for Good"
Released16 March 1998
GenreElectronic Music, Synthpop
Length3:49
LabelBMG
Ariola
Songwriter(s)Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
""Locomotion Tango"
(1987)
You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98 ""Brother Louie '98"
(1998)

You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98 is the first single by Modern Talking from their seventh album Back for Good. It is the first one they release after their comeback in 1998. It is a remix of "You're My Heart, You're My Soul". The original song was released in 1984.

The single was released in 16 March 1998. It reached Top 5 in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. It reached Top 10 in Sweden and Finland.[9][10] In Germany, the single reached the Top 10 in 6 April 1998. It topped #2 the following week.[11] It stayed ten weeks within the Top 10. The single earned platinum for selling more than 500,000 units in Germany.[5] In France, the single reached #3. It earned gold for selling more than 250,000 units.[7]

Recordings of the song by other artists

The song has been recorded by many other artists. The following is a list of the most notable recordings by other artists:

References

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  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie (IFPI Germany). Retrieved 2009-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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  7. 7.0 7.1 "Les Certifications depuis 1973" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2009-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. "Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2010-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "Modern Talking: You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
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  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Cover Versions". moderntalking.ru. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  13. "Chartverfolgung/BOLENSKI BEAT/Single". Musicline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  14. "DA FLOW". Musicline.com. Retrieved 2009-11-26.

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