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"Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"
"Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Ready for Romance
Released	28 April 1986
Recorded	February 1986
Length	3:48
Label	BMG; Ariola
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
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Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) is Modern Talking's second single released from the third album, Ready for Romance, and it is their fifth (and last) consecutive single to reach No. 1 on the German single 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.^[2] While "Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" entered the top-5 in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden, it managed to enter the top-10 in The Netherlands and Norway.^[3]

Singles

7" Single Hansa 108 239 1986

Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)
Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Instrumental)

12" Single Hansa 608 239 1986

Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Extended Version)
Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) (Instrumental)

Chart position

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	4
France (SNEP)^[6]	21
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[7]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	6
Norway (VG-lista)^[10]	8
Spain (AFYVE)^[11]	2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[12]	12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	55
West Germany (GfK)^[16]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[17]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	83
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	79
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[20]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[21]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts-Top 100 Single-Charts: Zeitraum: 16.06.1986 - 22.06.1986". GfK Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
^ "Modern Talking: Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in French). Les classement single.
^ Italian peak positions
^ "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.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ "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.
^ "Official Charts: Modern Talking". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 December 1986. p. 34. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links

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"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts-Top 100 Single-Charts: Zeitraum: 16.06.1986 - 22.06.1986". GfK Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[Chartverfolgung/MODERN_TALKING/Single-2] "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[Modern_Talking:_Atlantis_is_Calling_(S.O.S._for_Love)-3] "Modern Talking: Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

[sc_Austria_Modern_Talking-4] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Modern_Talking-5] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_France_Modern_Talking-6] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in French). Les classement single.

[7] Italian peak positions

[sc_Dutch40_-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Modern_Talking-9] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Norway_Modern_Talking-10] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". VG-lista.

[11] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[12] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[sc_Sweden_Modern_Talking-13] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Swiss_Modern_Talking-14] "Modern Talking – Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)". Swiss Singles Chart.

[15] "Official Charts: Modern Talking". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[sc_West_Germany_Modern_Talking-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[17] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[18] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[19] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[20] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[21] "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 December 1986. p. 34. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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 ===Certifications===

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"
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