In 100 Years...

1987 single by Modern Talking

"In 100 Years..."

Single by Modern Talking

from the album In the Garden of Venus

Released

9 November 1987

Recorded

May 1987

Genre

Synth-pop

Length

3:57

Label

BMG
Ariola

Songwriter(s)

Dieter Bohlen

Producer(s)

Dieter Bohlen

Modern Talking singles chronology

"Don't Worry"
(1987)

"In 100 Years..."
(1987)

"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"
(1998)

Audio video

"In 100 Years..." on YouTube

"In 100 Years..." is a song by German music pop group Modern Talking. It was released on 9 November 1987 on Ariola. The track is the only single from the band's sixth album, In the Garden of Venus. It was the duo's final release before their split later that year.

The song is about a person who believes that the current lack of empathy and understanding may lead to a dystopian future in which feelings, including love, are illegal, and in which expressions of romance and humanity will be only a distant memory.^[1]

The song samples Richard Burton's spoken introduction to "The Eve of the War" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds album.

Track listing

12″ maxi single (Hansa 609 543)

"In 100 Years..." (long version – Future mix) – 6:39
"In 100 Years..." (part I) – 3:58
"In 100 Years..." (part II) – 4:06

7″ single (Hansa 109 543)

"In 100 Years..." (part 1) – 3:58
"In 100 Years..." (part 2) – 4:06

Charts

Chart performance for "In 100 Years..."
Chart (1987)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[2]	30
Spain (AFYVE)^[3]	4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[4]	16

References

^ "In 100 Years..." Songfacts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ "Modern Talking – In 100 Years..." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "SA Charts 1969–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts M". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 July 2013.