Universe (Modern Talking album)

Universe
Studio album by Modern Talking
Released	31 March 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Euro disco
Length	44:11
Label	Hansa
Producer	Dieter Bohlen Thorsten Brötzmann Kay M. Nickold Lalo Titenkov Jeo
Modern Talking chronology
Victory (2002) Universe (2003) The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of (2003)
Singles from Universe
"TV Makes the Superstar" Released: 3 March 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Universe is the twelfth and final studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 31 March 2003 by Hansa Records. The album debuted at number two on the German chart on 14 April 2003, spending three weeks within the top 10 and 12 weeks altogether on the chart.[2] Universe has been certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipping over 100,000 units in Germany.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"TV Makes the Superstar"	Bohlen Thorsten Brötzmann^[a]	3:44
2.	"I'm No Rockefeller"	Bohlen Brötzmann^[a]	3:40
3.	"Mystery"	Bohlen Kay M. Nickold^[a]	3:32
4.	"Everybody Needs Somebody"	Bohlen Jeo^[a] Lalo Titenkov^[a]	4:09
5.	"Heart of an Angel"	Bohlen Jeo^[a] Titenkov^[a]	4:08
6.	"Who Will Be There"	Bohlen Nickold^[a]	3:47
7.	"Knocking on My Door"	Bohlen Jeo^[a] Titenkov^[a]	3:36
8.	"Should I, Would I, Could I"	Bohlen Jeo^[a] Titenkov^[a]	3:45
9.	"Blackbird"	Bohlen Jeo^[a] Titenkov^[a]	3:17
10.	"Life Is Too Short"	Bohlen Brötzmann^[a]	3:32
11.	"Nothing but the Truth"	Bohlen Nickold^[a]	3:20
12.	"Superstar"	Bohlen Nickold^[a]	3:41

Notes

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Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Universe Chart (2003) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 10 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[5] 19 European Albums (Music & Media)[6] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 2 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 24 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8] 20 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 25

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Universe Chart (2003) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 66

Certifications

Certifications for Universe

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[3]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Universe – Modern Talking". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – Universe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'Universe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – Universe" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 16. týden 2003". Marketing & Media (in Czech). 22 April 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
6. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 17. 19 April 2003. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
7. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2003. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
8. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – Universe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2003" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2021.