Win the Race

2001 single by Modern Talking

"Win the Race"

Single by Modern Talking

from the album America

Released

26 February 2001

Genre

Pop

Length

3:35

Label

BMG
Ariola

Songwriter(s)

Dieter Bohlen

Producer(s)

Dieter Bohlen

Modern Talking singles chronology

"Don't Take Away My Heart"
(2000)

"Win the Race"
(2001)

"Last Exit to Brooklyn"
(2001)

Music video

"Win the Race" on YouTube

"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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Win the Race"
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	5
Poland (Music & Media)^[7]	13
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[8]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Win the Race"
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	64

References

^ "Modern Talking: Biography (Sony Music Germany)" (in German). Sony Music Germany. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND Single Top 100 (26 February 2001)" (in German). charts.de. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "Chartverfolgung/MODERN TALKING/Single". Musicline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "Modern Talking: Win the Race". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "Modern Talking – Win the Race" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Modern Talking – Win the Race" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Major Market Airplay - Week 14/2001" (PDF). Music & Media. 31 March 2001. p. 31. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2001". Archived from the original on December 9, 2002. Retrieved 2002-12-09.
^ "Modern Talking – Win the Race". Singles Top 100.
^ "Modern Talking – Win the Race". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2020-05-06.