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{{Short description|1986 single by Modern Talking}} |
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| name = Atlantis |
| name = Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) |
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| cover = Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling.jpg |
| cover = Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling.jpg |
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| album = [[Ready for Romance]] |
| album = [[Ready for Romance]] |
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| released = 28 April 1986 |
| released = 28 April 1986 |
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| recorded = February 1986 |
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| format = 7" & 12" single, CD single & Video |
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| recorded = 1986 |
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| length = 3:48 |
| length = 3:48 |
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| label = [[ |
| label = [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] |
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| writer = [[Dieter Bohlen]] |
| writer = [[Dieter Bohlen]] |
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| producer = |
| producer = * Dieter Bohlen |
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* [[Luis Rodríguez (producer)|Luis Rodríguez]] |
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| prev_title = [[Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)|Brother Louie]] |
| prev_title = [[Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)|Brother Louie]] |
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| prev_year = 1986 |
| prev_year = 1986 |
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| next_title = [[Geronimo's Cadillac (Modern Talking song)|Geronimo's Cadillac]] |
| next_title = [[Geronimo's Cadillac (Modern Talking song)|Geronimo's Cadillac]] |
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| next_year = 1986 |
| next_year = 1986 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CB57CuT4smM|"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"|link=no}}}} |
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'''Atlantis |
"'''Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)'''" is a song by German pop duo [[Modern Talking]], released as the second single from their third studio album, ''[[Ready for Romance]]'' (1986). It is the duo's fifth and final consecutive single to reach No. 1 on the German Singles Chart. "Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" was released in Germany and in other European territories on 28 April 1986, it peaked at No. 1 in Germany on 16 June 1986 after spending two weeks at No. 2 position.<ref name="de"/> The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 14 weeks on the top 100.<ref name="de"/> While "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" entered the top five in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden, it managed to chart within the top 10 in the Netherlands and Norway.<ref name="aut"/> |
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==Critical reception== |
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In a review published in ''[[Smash Hits]]'', [[Gary Kemp]] of the [[Spandau Ballet]] band was critical of "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", stating he considered it as "rubbish" and that the appeal of the song lies in "the simplicity and the fact that the hookline is {{'}}''woah woah woah''{{'}}", which means that people of any language can sing it.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1986/Smash-Hits-1986-10-08.pdf |title=Singles reviewed by Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |volume=8 |issue=21 |date=8–21 October 1986 |last=Kemp |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Kemp |page=69 <!-- 698 in the PDF --> |issn=0260-3004 |via=World Radio History |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> |
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'''7" Single Hansa 108 239 1986''' |
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#Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) |
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#Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Instrumental) |
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==Track listings== |
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'''12" Single Hansa 608 239 1986''' |
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*'''7-inch single (Hansa 108 239 1986)''' |
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#Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Extended Version) |
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#Atlantis |
#"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" |
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#"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Instrumental) |
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*'''12-inch single (Hansa 608 239 1986)''' |
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==Chart position== |
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#"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Extended Version) |
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#"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Instrumental) |
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!Chart (1986) |
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!Peak<br>position |
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==Charts== |
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===Weekly charts=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
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! scope="col"| Chart (1986) |
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! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |
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{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true|refname="aut"}} |
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{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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| 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> |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 4 |
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=27 |date=12 July 1986 |page=14 |oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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{{singlechart|France|21|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)}} |
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| 16 |
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{{single chart|France|21|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 3 in Europe |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=27 |date=12 July 1986 |page=16 |oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/am.htm Italian peak positions]</ref> |
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| 2 |
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! 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=3 August 2023}} ''Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Atlantis is calling" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".''</ref> |
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{{singlechart|Dutch40|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)}} |
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| 15 |
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{{single chart|Dutch40|6|year=1986|week=30|rowheader=true}} |
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{{singlechart|Norway|8|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)}} |
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|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> |
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|align="center"|2 |
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{{single chart|Dutch100|6|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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|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> |
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|align="center"|12 |
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{{single chart|Norway|8|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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! 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> |
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{{singlechart|Swiss|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)}} |
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! 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> |
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| UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22589/MODERN-TALKING/|title=Official Charts: Modern Talking |
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|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=2015-05-08}}</ref> |
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|align="center"| 55 |
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{{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true}} |
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{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|55|artist=Modern Talking|artistid=22589|rowheader=true|access-date=8 May 2015}} |
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{{single chart|West Germany|1|songid=1440|artist=Modern Talking|song=Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|rowheader=true|refname="de"}} |
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===Year-end charts=== |
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== References == |
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" |
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! scope="col"| Chart (1986) |
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! scope="col"| Position |
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! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1986|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1986|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> |
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| 18 |
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! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=27 December 1986 |page=28 |oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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| 35 |
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> |
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| 83 |
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986|language=nl|publisher=[[Dutch Charts]]|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> |
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| 79 |
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! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1986|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=19 December 2020}}</ref> |
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==Certifications== |
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref name="musicandmedia"/>|certref=<ref name="musicandmedia">{{cite magazine|title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=51/52|date=27 December 1986|page=33|oclc=29800226}}</ref>}} |
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{{Table end}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Discogs master|17128|Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)|type=single}} |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|modern-talking|atlantis-is-calling-sos-for-love}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> |
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*{{discogs master|17128|Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)|type=single}} |
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[[Category:1986 songs]] |
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[[Category:Hansa Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Modern Talking songs]] |
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[[Category:Number-one singles in Germany]] |
[[Category:Number-one singles in Germany]] |
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[[Category:Songs about Atlantis]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Dieter Bohlen]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 22 December 2024
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Single by Modern Talking | ||||
from the album Ready for Romance | ||||
Released | 28 April 1986 | |||
Recorded | February 1986 | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Hansa | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dieter Bohlen | |||
Producer(s) |
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Modern Talking singles chronology | ||||
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"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" on YouTube |
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking, released as the second single from their third studio album, Ready for Romance (1986). It is the duo's fifth and final consecutive single to reach No. 1 on the German Singles Chart. "Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" was released in Germany and in other European territories on 28 April 1986, it peaked at No. 1 in Germany on 16 June 1986 after spending two weeks at No. 2 position.[1] The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 14 weeks on the top 100.[1] While "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" entered the top five in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden, it managed to chart within the top 10 in the Netherlands and Norway.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]In a review published in Smash Hits, Gary Kemp of the Spandau Ballet band was critical of "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", stating he considered it as "rubbish" and that the appeal of the song lies in "the simplicity and the fact that the hookline is 'woah woah woah'", which means that people of any language can sing it.[3]
Track listings
[edit]- 7-inch single (Hansa 108 239 1986)
- "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"
- "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Instrumental)
- 12-inch single (Hansa 608 239 1986)
- "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Extended Version)
- "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (Instrumental)
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[23] | Gold | 100,000[23] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ a b "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ Kemp, Gary (8–21 October 1986). "Singles reviewed by Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 8, no. 21. p. 69. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 27. 12 July 1986. p. 14. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 27. 12 July 1986. p. 16. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2023. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Atlantis is calling" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". 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 – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Modern Talking: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 28. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 33. OCLC 29800226.
External links
[edit]- "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" at Discogs (list of releases)