Win the Race explained

Win the Race
Cover:	Winrace.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Modern Talking
Album:	America
Released:	26 February 2001
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:35
Label:	BMG Ariola
Producer:	Dieter Bohlen
Prev Title:	Don't Take Away My Heart
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Last Exit to Brooklyn
Next Year:	2001

"Win the Race" is a song by German pop duo Modern Talking. It was released in February 2001 as the first single from the tenth album America. "Win the Race", released in Germany and in other European territories on 26 February 2001, was composed by Dieter Bohlen and became the anthem for Formula One in Germany in 2001.^[1] The single peaked at number 5 in Germany on 26 March 2001, exactly one month after its release.^[2] While the single was successful enough in Germany to spend total of 13 weeks on the singles-chart,^[3] it only managed to peak at number 14 in Austria, meanwhile entering the top-40 in Switzerland and Sweden.^[4]

Track listing

• CD maxi single (Hansa 74321 84311 2 (BMG) / EAN 0743218431128 26.02.2001

1. "Win the Race" (radio edit) – 3:35
2. "Win the Race" (instrumental version) – 3:39
3. "Win the Race" (Scooter remix) – 4:43
4. "Cinderella Girl" – 3:34
5. "Cinderella Girl" (instrumental version) – 3:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Peak position
Poland (Music & Media)^[5]	13
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[6]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	64

Notes and References

1. Web site: Modern Talking: Biography (Sony Music Germany). Sony Music Germany. 2009-12-21. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606223038/http://www.sonymusic.de/Modern-Talking/Biographie. 2013-06-06. dead.
2. Web site: CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND Single Top 100 (26 February 2001). charts.de. 2009-12-21. German. 2021-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323185525/http://www.officialcharts.de/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2001&date=20010326&country=de. dead.
3. Web site: Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single. Musicline.com. 2009-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928231835/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/MODERN+TALKING/single. 2012-09-28. dead.
4. Web site: Modern Talking: Win the Race. Swisscharts.com. 2009-12-21.
5. Major Market Airplay - Week 14/2001. Music & Media. 31. 31 March 2001. 29 January 2021.
6. Web site: Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2001 . 2002-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021209050311/http://www.rt100.ro/2001.html . December 9, 2002 .
7. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 2020-05-06.