You Can Win If You Want

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"You Can Win If You Want"
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Single by Modern Talking
from the album The 1st Album
Released13 March 1985
RecordedOctober 1984
Genre Euro disco
Length3:55
Label Hansa
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
(1984)		"You Can Win If You Want"
(1985)		"Cheri, Cheri Lady"
(1985)
Audio video
"You Can Win If You Want" on YouTube

"You Can Win If You Want" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking, released as the second and final single from their debut studio album, The 1st Album (1985). The single was released on 13 March 1985 and entered the top 10 in Germany on 13 May 1985. [1] After spending three weeks within the top five, the single reached the top spot, eventually going gold for sales in excess of 250,000 units in Germany alone. [1] [2] The single peaked at number eight in France, where it also reached a gold status for sales of 500,000 units. [3]

Contents

The video for the song was shot at Bavaria Studios in Munich and directed by Michael Bentele.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

  1. "You Can Win If You Want" (Special Single Remix) – 3:44
  2. "One in a Million" – 3:42
  1. "You Can Win If You Want" (Special Dance Version) – 5:19
  2. "You Can Win If You Want" (Instrumental) – 3:43
  3. "One in a Million" – 3:42

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "You Can Win If You Want"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [3] Gold500,000*
Germany (BVMI) [2] Gold500,000^

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

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