Modern Talking - 100 Years

What this video is

Released 9 November 1987 on Ariola Records, 'In 100 Years...' was the sole single from Modern Talking's sixth album, 'In the Garden of Venus', and proved to be the duo's final release before their split later that year. The track peaked at only number 30 in Germany — a notable commercial decline from their earlier five consecutive German number-one singles — while reaching number 4 in Spain, reflecting the duo's…

Why it matters

As the final artefact of Modern Talking's original 1983–1987 run, this video documents the aesthetic ceiling of the Eurodisco music video format: rapid editing, theatrical performance staging, and high-concept narrative ambition within a modest promotional budget. The duo's influence on European…