"Cheri, Cheri Lady" is a song by German pop duo

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from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1985). It was released as the album's only single on 2 September 1985 and reached number one on the

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, becoming the duo's third consecutive number-one single in Germany, following " You're My Heart, You're My Soul" and " You Can Win If You Want". The single spent four weeks at the top and a total of 24 weeks on the German chart, and eventually went gold, selling over 250,000 units there. "Cheri, Cheri Lady" has also been certified silver in France, denoting sales in excess of 250,000 units.

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*7-inch single # "Cheri, Cheri Lady" – 3:45 # "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Instrumental) – 3:37 *12-inch maxi-single # "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Special Dance Version) – 4:52 # "Cheri, Cheri Lady" (Instrumental) – 3:37

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"Cheri, Cheri Lady '98"

"Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" is the fourth single from Modern Talking's seventh studio album, '' Back for Good'', and also the extended single after the duo's reunion featuring Eric Singleton. "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" is the re-packaged version of the original 1985 version of "Cheri, Cheri Lady".

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* "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" – 3:04 * "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" (Extended Version) – 4:26

Capital Bra version

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released a German-language version of the song with added rap verses in March 2019. The cover was released following Dieter Bohlen's comments in German media that he did not like modern rappers for flaunting their wealth, saying, "everybody raps about his

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but at the end of the day they ride their bicycle home to their two-room flat" and that in 35 years nobody will remember Capital Bra's songs. Although Capital Bra initially criticised Bohlen's comments, the two later appeared in a video together on

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announcing the release of the cover. The

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video for the song was viewed over 500,000 times on its day of release. The song went on to become Capital Bra's twelfth number-one song in Germany, making him tie the record for having the most number-one singles along with

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Maléna version

Armenian singer Maléna released a cover version of the song featuring Armenian producer Tokionine on 23 October 2022. Malena said of the song on her

, "I recorded a cover of a classic European hit from the 1980s because I thought the song would evoke nostalgia in many people". In February 2023, the song went viral on

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in Indonesia and Vietnam, reaching the top of the Top 50 Viral on

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and

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in Vietnam. On 26 February, the song reached the general Top 50 songs in Vietnam on Spotify. The song debuted at number 72 on the ''Billboard'' Vietnam Hot 100 list published on 2 March 2023, eventually peaking at number 26 on the list a week later.

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"Cheri, Cheri Lady" is featured in the 2017 Indian film '' Arjun Reddy''. The melody of "Cheri, Cheri Lady" is also used in

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sites, particularly

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where it has over 748 million views (Feb 2025).

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* {{authority control 1985 songs 1985 singles 1998 singles 2019 singles Modern Talking songs Hansa Records singles Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Finland Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Greece Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Switzerland Song recordings produced by Jumpa Songs written by Dieter Bohlen

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"Cheri, Cheri Lady '98"

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Capital Bra version

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Maléna version

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