Cheri, Cheri Lady

"Cheri, Cheri Lady"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Let's Talk About Love
Released 2 September 1985
Format
Recorded 1985
Genre Synthpop
Length 3:45
Label Ariola
Writer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
"You Can Win If You Want"
(1985)		 "Cheri, Cheri Lady"
(1985)		 "Brother Louie"
(1986)

"Cheri, Cheri Lady" is the only single released from Modern Talking's second album Let's Talk About Love, and it was the third single in a row that peaked at number one in the German single chart, after "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" and "You Can Win If You Want". "Cheri, Cheri Lady" was released on 2 September 1985, but peaked at No. 1 in Germany on 14 October 1985.[1] The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 24 weeks within the single chart in Germany[2] and eventually went gold selling well over 250,000 units there.[3]

The single was certified silver in France for certified sales of 250,000 units.[4]

Single releases

7" Single
  1. "Cheri, Cheri Lady" – 3:45
  2. "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Instrumental) – 3:37
12" Maxi-Single
  1. "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Special Dance Version) – 4:52
  2. "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Instrumental) – 3:37

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–86) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 3
Finland (Finnish Top 40)[7] 1
France (SNEP)[8] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 1
Italy (FIMI)[9] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] 13
Spain (AFYVE)[14] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Rank
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 23
Italy (FIMI)[9] 57
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 85
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 86
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 21

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[4] Silver 250,000[4]
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

"Cheri Cheri Lady '98"

"Cheri, Cheri Lady '98"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Back for Good
Released July 1998
Format Maxi single
Recorded 1998
Genre Dance, synthpop
Length 3:04
Label BMG, Ariola
Writer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen

"Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" is Modern Talking's fourth single from their seventh album, Back for Good, and also the extended single after the duo's reunion featuring Eric Singleton. "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" is the re-packaged version of the original 1985 version of "Cheri, Cheri Lady".

Track listing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Charts: Zeitraum: 14.10.1985 - 20.10.1985" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Cheri Cheri Lady')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Les Singles / Titres Certifiés "Argent"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Finnish Top 40 on Cable". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 46. 16 November 1985. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1985" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Modern Talking - Cheri, Cheri Lady search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady". VG-lista. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1985" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Cheri, Cheri Lady')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

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