"China In Her Eyes" | ||||
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Single by Modern Talking | ||||
from the album Year of the Dragon | ||||
Released | 31 January 2000 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | BMG Ariola | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dieter Bohlen | |||
Producer(s) |
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Modern Talking singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"China in Her Eyes" ft. Eric Singleton on YouTube |
"China in Her Eyes" is a song by German music group Modern Talking and featuring American rapper Eric Singleton. It was released in January 2000 as the first single from the ninth studio album Year of the Dragon . Although, the song was of moderate success outside of Germany peaking only at No. 20 in Switzerland, No. 22 in Austria and No. 26 in Sweden, it managed to peak at No. 8 at the duo's home of Germany where it spent total of nine weeks on the single chart. [1] [2]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] | 22 |
Germany (GfK) [4] | 8 |
Spain (AFYVE) [5] | 6 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] | 26 |
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