# Lonely Tears in Chinatown

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1987 single by Modern Talking

"Lonely Tears in Chinatown" Single by Modern Talking from the album In the Middle of Nowhere B-side "Give Me Peace on Earth" Released 1987 Recorded 1986 Genre Synth-pop Europop[1] Length 3:29 Label Hansa Songwriter Dieter Bohlen Producers Dieter Bohlen Luis Rodríguez Modern Talking singles chronology "Give Me Peace on Earth" (1986) "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" (1987) "Jet Airliner" (1987) Audio video "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" on YouTube

"**Lonely Tears in Chinatown**" is a song by German [pop](/source/Pop_music) duo [Modern Talking](/source/Modern_Talking) from their fourth studio album, *[In the Middle of Nowhere](/source/In_the_Middle_of_Nowhere)* (1986). Composed and written by [Dieter Bohlen](/source/Dieter_Bohlen), the song was released in Spain only instead of "[Give Me Peace on Earth](/source/Give_Me_Peace_on_Earth)", which was officially the second single from the album.

## Track listing

- **7″ single (Hansa 108 838)**

1. "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" – 3:49

1. "[Give Me Peace on Earth](/source/Give_Me_Peace_on_Earth)" – 4:11

- **12″ single (Hansa 608 838)**

1. "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" – 3:49

1. "Give Me Peace on Earth" – 4:11

## Charts

Chart performance for "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" Chart (1987) Peak position Spain (AFYVE)[2] 19

## Credits

- [Music](/source/Music): [Dieter Bohlen](/source/Dieter_Bohlen)

- [Lyrics](/source/Lyrics): [Dieter Bohlen](/source/Dieter_Bohlen)

- [Lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocals): [Thomas Anders](/source/Thomas_Anders)

- [Producer](/source/Record_producer): [Dieter Bohlen](/source/Dieter_Bohlen)

- [Arrangement](/source/Arrangement): [Dieter Bohlen](/source/Dieter_Bohlen)

- [Co-producer](/source/Record_producer): [Luis Rodríguez](/source/Luis_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(producer))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["AllMusic: Modern Talking"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/modern-talking-mn0000567809). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 2012-07-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). *Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002* (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: [Fundación Autor/SGAE](/source/Sociedad_General_de_Autores_y_Editores). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [84-8048-639-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/84-8048-639-2).

## External links

- "[Lonely Tears in Chinatown](https://www.discogs.com/master/23005)" at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

v t e Modern Talking Thomas Anders Dieter Bohlen Eric Singleton Studio albums The 1st Album Let's Talk About Love Ready for Romance In the Middle of Nowhere Romantic Warriors In the Garden of Venus Back for Good Alone Year of the Dragon America Victory Universe Compilation albums The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of Dieter: Der Film Singles "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" "Geronimo's Cadillac" "Give Me Peace on Earth" "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" "Jet Airliner" "Don't Worry" "In 100 Years..." "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" "Brother Louie '98" "Space Mix '98" "We Take the Chance" "You Are Not Alone" "Sexy, Sexy Lover" "Brother Louie '99" "China in Her Eyes" "Don't Take Away My Heart" "Win the Race" "Last Exit to Brooklyn" "Ready for the Victory" "Juliet" "TV Makes the Superstar" Other songs "No Face, No Name, No Number" "Shooting Star" Related articles Discography Songs Luis Rodríguez Blue System Systems in Blue Dieter: Der Film Category

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