| Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love) | |
| Cover: | Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Modern Talking |
| Album: | Ready for Romance |
| Released: | 28 April 1986 |
| Recorded: | February 1986 |
| Length: | 3:48 |
| Label: | Hansa |
| Producer: | Dieter Bohlen |
| Prev Title: | Brother Louie |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Geronimo's Cadillac |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking, released as the second single from their third studio album, Ready for Romance (1986). It is the duo's fifth and final consecutive single to reach No. 1 on the German Singles 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. The single spent four weeks at the top and total of 14 weeks on the top 100. While "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" entered the top five in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden, it managed to chart within the top 10 in the Netherlands and Norway.
In a review published in Smash Hits, Gary Kemp of the Spandau Ballet band was critical of "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)", stating he considered it as "rubbish" and that the appeal of the song lies in "the simplicity and the fact that the hookline is woah woah woah", which means that people of any language can sing it.[1]
| Peak position | |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[2] | 16 |
|---|---|
| Greece (IFPI)[3] | 2 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 15 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] | 12 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[6] | 2 |
| Position | ||
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 20 | |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] | 35 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 83 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 79 | |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 11 |