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"Geronimo's Cadillac"
"Geronimo's Cadillac"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album In the Middle of Nowhere
B-side	"Keep Love Alive"
Released	6 October 1986
Recorded	June 1986
Length	3:16
Label	Hansa
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen; Luis Rodríguez;
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"Geronimo's Cadillac" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking from their fourth studio album, In the Middle of Nowhere (1986). It was released as the album's lead single on 6 October 1986 in Germany and other European territories. It was their first single not to reach the top of the German Single Chart, peaking at number three on 3 November 1986, almost a month after its release.^[1] It spent five weeks within the top 10 and a total of 13 weeks on the top 100 in Germany.^[1] "Geronimo's Cadillac" also entered the top five in Austria and the top 10 in Switzerland, Sweden and Norway.^[2]

Track listings

7-inch single

"Geronimo's Cadillac" – 3:12
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (Instrumental) – 3:12

12-inch maxi single

"Geronimo's Cadillac" (Long Vocal Version) – 5:02
"Keep Love Alive" – 3:25
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (Instrumental Version) – 3:12
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (Extended Version) - 8:41

Other versions

"Geronimo's Cadillac" (1998 version) – 3:10
Included on the album Back for Good
"Geronimo's Cadillac" (2017 version) – 3:22
Included on the album Back for Gold: The New Versions

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Geronimo's Cadillac"
Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	4
Denmark (IFPI)^[5]	3
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[6]	17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	3
France (SNEP)^[8]	43
Greece (IFPI)^[9]	1
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[10]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	24
Norway (VG-lista)^[13]	7
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[14]	4
Spain (AFYVE)^[15]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[2]	6
West Germany (GfK)^[1]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Geronimo's Cadillac"
Chart (1986)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[17]	46
Greece (IFPI)^[18]	10
Spain (AFYVE)^[18]	4

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ ^a ^b "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 49. 13 December 1986. p. 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 48. 6 December 1986. p. 12. OCLC 29800226.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Modern Talking". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 174. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 50. 20 December 1986. p. 22. OCLC 29800226.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Geronimo's cadillac" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". VG-lista.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". Singles Top 100.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Top Sellers 1987". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 11. 12 March 1988. p. 25. OCLC 29800226.

External links

"Geronimo's Cadillac" at Discogs (list of releases)

[ger-1] "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[swi-2] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_Austria_Modern_Talking-3] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Modern_Talking-4] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[5] "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 49. 13 December 1986. p. 18. OCLC 29800226.

[6] "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 48. 6 December 1986. p. 12. OCLC 29800226.

[7] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Modern Talking". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 174. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.

[sc_France_Modern_Talking-8] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in French). Les classement single.

[9] "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 50. 20 December 1986. p. 22. OCLC 29800226.

[10] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Geronimo's cadillac" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".

[sc_Dutch40_-11] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Modern_Talking-12] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Norway_Modern_Talking-13] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". VG-lista.

[14] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[15] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Modern_Talking-16] "Modern Talking – Geronimo's Cadillac". Singles Top 100.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[M&M-1988-03-12-18] "Top Sellers 1987". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 11. 12 March 1988. p. 25. OCLC 29800226.

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-| album      = [[In The Middle Of Nowhere]]
+| album      = [[In the Middle of Nowhere]]
+| B-side     = Keep Love Alive
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-| format     = 7" and 12" Single and Video
 | recorded   = June 1986
 | studio     =
-| venue      =
 | genre      =
 | length     = 3:16
-| label      = [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]<br />[[Ariola]]
+| label      = [[Hansa Records|Hansa]]
 | writer     = [[Dieter Bohlen]]
-| producer   = [[Dieter Bohlen]]
+| producer   =
+* Dieter Bohlen
+* [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]]
 | prev_title = [[Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)]]
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-| next_title = [[Give Me Peace On Earth]]
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+"'''Geronimo's Cadillac'''" is a song by German pop duo [[Modern Talking]] from their fourth studio album, ''[[In the Middle of Nowhere]]'' (1986). It was released as the album's lead single on 6 October 1986 in Germany and other European territories. It was their first single not to reach the top of the [[GfK Entertainment charts|German Single Chart]], peaking at number three on 3 November 1986, almost a month after its release.<ref name="ger"/> It spent five weeks within the top 10 and a total of 13 weeks on the top 100 in Germany.<ref name="ger"/> "Geronimo's Cadillac" also entered the top five in Austria and the top 10 in Switzerland, Sweden and Norway.<ref name="swi"/>
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-== Track listing ==
+== Track listings ==
+*'''7-inch single'''
-;7" Single Hansa 108620	1986
-# "''Geronimo's Cadillac''" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) - 3:12
+# "Geronimo's Cadillac" – 3:12
-# "''Geronimo's Cadillac''" <small>(Instrumental)</small> ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) - 3:12
+# "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Instrumental) – 3:12
+*'''12-inch maxi single'''
-;12" Maxi Hansa 608 620	1986
-# "''Geronimo's Cadillac''" <small>(Long Vocal Version)</small> ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) - 5:02
+# "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Long Vocal Version) – 5:02
-# "''Keep Love Alive''" ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) - 3:25
+# "Keep Love Alive" – 3:25
-# "''Geronimo's Cadillac''" <small>(Instrumental Version)</small> ([[Dieter Bohlen]]) - 3:12
+# "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Instrumental Version) – 3:12
+# "Geronimo's Cadillac" (Extended Version) - 8:41
+*'''Other versions'''
-==Chart position==
+#"Geronimo's Cadillac" (1998 version) – 3:10
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
+#:<small>Included on the album ''[[Back for Good (album)|Back for Good]]''</small>
-!Chart (1986)
+#"Geronimo's Cadillac" (2017 version) – 3:22
-!Peak<br>position
+#:<small>Included on the album ''Back for Gold: The New Versions''</small>
+==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Weekly chart performance for "Geronimo's Cadillac"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1986–1987)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
 |-
-{{singlechart|Austria|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+{{single chart|Austria|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2021}}
-| Belgium ([[VRT Top 30]] Flanders)<ref>[http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/search/Modern%20Talking Belgian peak] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/ |date=2012-04-09 }}</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"| 4
 |-
+! scope="row"| Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 3 in Europe |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=49 |date=13 December 1986 |page=18 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|France|43|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+| 3
 |-
+! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-06.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=48 |date=6 December 1986 |page=12 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Germany2|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|id=1524}}
+| 17
 |-
+! scope="row"| Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |section=Modern Talking |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |title=Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |language=fi |edition=2nd |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2021 |page=174 |isbn=978-952-7460-01-6}}</ref>
-| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm Italian peak positions]</ref>
+| 3
-| style="text-align:center;"| 27
 |-
-{{singlechart|Dutch40|36|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+{{single chart|France|43|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 3 in Europe |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=50 |date=20 December 1986 |page=22 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Norway|7|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+| 1
 |-
+! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |magazine=[[Musica e dischi]] |language=it |access-date=4 August 2023}} ''Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Geronimo's cadillac" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".''</ref>
-|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M) |publisher= Rock.co.za |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html |accessdate= 21 July 2013}}</ref>
+| 23
-|align="center"|4
 |-
+{{single chart|Dutch40|36|year=1986|week=48|rowheader=true|access-date=5 August 2021}}
-|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}<!--|accessdate=2011-01-26--></ref>
-|align="center"|1
 |-
-{{singlechart|Sweden|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+{{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Swiss|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac}}
+{{single chart|Norway|7|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+! scope="row"| South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M) |website= The South African Rock Encyclopedia |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html |access-date= 21 July 2013}}</ref>
+| 4
+|-
+! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverrie|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|language=es|edition=1st|location=Madrid|publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]]|date=September 2005|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
+| 1
+|-
+{{single chart|Sweden|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true|refname="swi"}}
+|-
+{{single chart|West Germany|3|songid=1524|artist=Modern Talking|song=Geronimo's Cadillac|rowheader=true|refname="ger"}}
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Year-end chart performance for "Geronimo's Cadillac"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986|title=Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles|language=nl|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>
+| 46
+|-
+! scope="row"| Greece (IFPI)<ref name="M&M-1988-03-12">{{cite magazine |title=Top Sellers 1987 |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=5 |issue=11 |date=12 March 1988 |page=25 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
+| 10
+|-
+! scope="row"| Spain (AFYVE)<ref name="M&M-1988-03-12"/>
+| 4
+|}
+{{col-end}}
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
+* {{Discogs master|22178|Geronimo's Cadillac|type=single}}
-* [http://www.modern-talking-online.de Official Modern Talking website]
-* {{MetroLyrics song|modern-talking|geronimos-cadillac}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
-*{{discogs master|22178|Geronimo's Cadillac|type=single}}
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+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:Modern Talking songs]]
 [[Category:1986 singles]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Dieter Bohlen]]
 [[Category:1986 songs]]
+[[Category:Hansa Records singles]]
+[[Category:Modern Talking songs]]
+[[Category:Number-one singles in Greece]]
+[[Category:Number-one singles in Spain]]
+[[Category:Songs about cars]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Dieter Bohlen]]

v t e Modern Talking
Thomas Anders Dieter Bohlen
Studio albums	The 1st Album Let's Talk About Love Ready for Romance In the Middle of Nowhere Romantic Warriors In the Garden of Venus Back for Good Alone Year of the Dragon America Victory Universe
Compilation albums	The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of Dieter: Der Film
Singles	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" "Geronimo's Cadillac" "Give Me Peace on Earth" "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" "Jet Airliner" "Don't Worry" "In 100 Years..." "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" "Brother Louie '98" "Space Mix '98" "We Take the Chance" "You Are Not Alone" "Sexy, Sexy Lover" "Brother Louie '99" "China in Her Eyes" "Don't Take Away My Heart" "Win the Race" "Last Exit to Brooklyn" "Ready for the Victory" "Juliet" "TV Makes the Superstar"
Other songs	"No Face, No Name, No Number" "Shooting Star"
Related articles	Discography Songs Luis Rodríguez Blue System Systems in Blue Dieter: Der Film
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