Jet Airliner (Modern Talking song)

"Jet Airliner"
Single by Modern Talking
from the album Romantic Warriors
Released	May 18, 1987
Format	7" single, 12" single and Video
Recorded	1987
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:16
Label	BMG Ariola
Writer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Modern Talking singles chronology
"Lonely Tears in Chinatown" (1986) "Jet Airliner" (1987) "Don't Worry" (1987)

Jet Airliner is Modern Talking's first single from the fifth album Romantic Warriors. The single was released in Germany and in other European territories on May 18, 1987. "Jet Airliner" peaked at No. 7 in Germany on June 22, 1987, over one month after its release and spent four weeks within the top-10 and total of 11 weeks on the single chart.^[1][2] While the single managed to enter the top-10 in Austria, it entered the top-20 in Switzerland and Sweden, meanwhile charting moderately in the Netherlands where it peaked at No.33.^[3]

Track listing

7" Single Hansa 109138 year 1987

1. "Jet Airliner" - 4:16
2. "Jet Airliner" (Instrumental) - 3:50

12" Maxi Hansa 609138 year 1987

1. "Jet Airliner" (Fasten-Seat-Belt-Mix) - 5:53
2. "Jet Airliner" (Instrumental) - 3:50
3. "Jet Airliner" - 4:16

Chart position

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[5]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	36
Spain (AFYVE)[8]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	12

References

1. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts-Top 100 Single-Charts: Zeitraum: 22.06.1987 - 28.06.1987". GfK Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 2015-05-08.
2. "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
3. "Modern Talking: Jet Airliner". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Jet Airliner" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. Belgian peak
6. "Musicline.de – Modern Talking Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Modern Talking search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – Jet Airliner". Singles Top 100.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Jet Airliner". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• "Jet Airliner" at Discogs (list of releases)