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"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
You're My Heart, You're My Soul.jpg
Single by Modern Talking
from the album The 1st Album
Released24 September 1984 (1984-09-24) [1]
Genre Dance-pop [2]
Length5:35
Label Hansa
Songwriter(s) Steve Benson [3]
Producer(s) Steve Benson
Modern Talking singles chronology
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
(1984)		"You Can Win If You Want"
(1985)
Music video
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" on YouTube

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking, released as the lead single from their debut studio album, The 1st Album (1985). The single was released in September 1984 and entered the West German top 10 on 28 January 1985. It took another five weeks for the single to top the chart, spending six weeks at the summit and 25 weeks within the top 100, eventually reaching gold status for shipping over 500,000 units domestically. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is considered their best-selling single to date with worldwide sales said to exceed eight million copies. [4]

Contents

The single was remixed in 1998 as "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.

Track listings

  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" – 3:48
  2. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Instrumental Version) – 4:01
  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" – 5:35
  2. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Instrumental Version) – 4:01

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [29] Gold4,000^
France (SNEP) [30] Gold500,000*
Germany (BVMI) [31] Gold500,000^
Sweden (GLF) [32] Gold25,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [33] Gold25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98.jpg
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Back for Good
Released1998
Genre Dance-pop [2]
Length3:49
Label
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
"In 100 Years..."
(1987)		"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
(1998)		"Brother Louie '98"
(1998)
Music video
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" on YouTube

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98", a repackaged version of "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", was released as the lead single from Modern Talking's seventh studio album, Back for Good (1998), marking the first single after their reunion in 1998.

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" was released in 1998. It reached number one in Hungary and entered the top five in several countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, while entering the top 10 in many others including Sweden and Finland. [34] [35] In Germany, the single entered the top 10 on 6 April 1998, peaking at number two the following week. [34] After spending 10 weeks within the top 10, [34] it eventually earned a platinum-award for selling over 500,000 units in Germany alone. [36] In France, "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" peaked at number three eventually earning a gold award for selling over 250,000 units. [37]

Track listings

  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
  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 featuring Eric Singleton) – 3:17
  4. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Original Short Mix '84) – 3:22
  5. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Original Long Mix '84) – 5:36
  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Modern Talking Mix '98) – 3:53
  2. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Original Long Mix '84) – 5:33
  3. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" 1998 (Paul Masterson's extended mix) – 7:15
  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Paul Masterson extended mix) – 7:15
  2. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Paul Masterson dub) – 6:52
  3. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Modern Talking Mix '98 featuring Eric Singleton) – 3:15
  4. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" (Original Long Mix '84) – 5:36

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [53] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [37] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [36] Platinum500,000^
Sweden (GLF) [54] Platinum30,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2019, Modern Talking's composer and producer Dieter Bohlen recorded a German language version together with German pop singers Katja Krasavice and Pietro Lombardi. This cover entered at number 2 on the German charts. [55]

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