Jet Airliner (Modern Talking song)

"Jet Airliner" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking from their fifth studio album, Romantic Warriors. It was released as the album's lead single on 18 May 1987 in Germany and in other European territories. "Jet Airliner" peaked at number 7 in Germany on 22 June 1987, spending four weeks within the top 10 and total of 11 weeks on the singles chart.[1] While the single managed to enter the top 10 in Austria, it entered the top 20 in Switzerland and Sweden, and peaked at number 33 in the Netherlands.[2]

"Jet Airliner"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Romantic Warriors
Released18 May 1987
RecordedFebruary 1987
GenreSynth-pop
Length4:21
LabelHansa
Songwriter(s)Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)
Modern Talking singles chronology
"Lonely Tears in Chinatown"
(1986)
"Jet Airliner"
(1987)
"Don't Worry"
(1987)
Audio video
"Jet Airliner" on YouTube

Track listing

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  • 7-inch single
  1. "Jet Airliner" – 4:16
  2. "Jet Airliner" (instrumental) – 3:50
  • 12-inch maxi single
  1. "Jet Airliner" (Fasten-Seat-Belt-mix) – 5:53
  2. "Jet Airliner" (instrumental) – 3:50
  3. "Jet Airliner" – 4:16

Charts

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Chart performance for "Jet Airliner"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 13
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 33
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 16
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 12
West Germany (GfK)[1] 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Jet Airliner" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  2. ^ a b "Modern Talking – Jet Airliner" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Modern Talking – Jet Airliner" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 28. 18 July 1987. p. 19. OCLC 29800226.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Modern Talking" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. ^ "Modern Talking – Jet Airliner" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "SA Charts 1969–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts M". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. ^ "Modern Talking – Jet Airliner". Singles Top 100.
  10. ^ "Modern Talking – Jet Airliner". Swiss Singles Chart.
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