In 100 Years... Explained

In 100 Years...
Cover:In 100 Years.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Modern Talking
Album:In the Garden of Venus
Released:9 November 1987
Recorded:May 1987
Genre:Synth-pop
Length:3:57
Label:
Producer:Dieter Bohlen
Prev Title:Don't Worry
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98
Next Year:1998

"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

  1. "In 100 Years..." (long version – Future mix) – 6:39
  2. "In 100 Years..." (part I) – 3:58
  3. "In 100 Years..." (part II) – 4:06
  1. "In 100 Years..." (part 1) – 3:58
  2. "In 100 Years..." (part 2) – 4:06

Charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE)[2] 4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[3] 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In 100 Years.... Songfacts.com. 28 May 2022.
  2. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  3. Web site: SA Charts 1969–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts M . The South African Rock Encyclopedia . 21 July 2013.