Editing Modern Talking (section)

===1998–2003: Reunion===
At the beginning of 1998, the duo got back together, performing in the March on the German TV show ''[[Wetten, dass..?]]''. They released a remixed version of their 1984 single "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", featuring [[Eric Singleton]] on rap vocals. Their first comeback album ''[[Back for Good (album)|Back for Good]]'', which included four new tracks, as well as all of the previous hits remixed with up-to-date techniques, took the number-one spot in 15 countries, occupying Germany's for five consecutive weeks.<ref name="sonymusic"/> It would sell three million copies in Europe alone.<ref name="ifpi">{{cite web|title= IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999 AWARDS |publisher= [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Europe]] |url= http://ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1999.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131127154154/http://ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1999.html |archive-date= 27 November 2013}}</ref> The duo won Best Selling German Band at the [[World Music Awards]] that year. The follow-up album, ''[[Alone (Modern Talking album)|Alone]]'', also went straight to number one in Germany, and was very successful elsewhere: over one million sales in Europe alone.<ref name="ifpi"/>

Bohlen and Anders followed their 1980s practice of choosing to release two singles from an album. A series of singles and four further albums followed: ''[[Year of the Dragon (Modern Talking album)|Year of the Dragon]]'', ''[[America (Modern Talking album)|America]]'', ''[[Victory (Modern Talking album)|Victory]]'' and ''[[Universe (Modern Talking album)|Universe]]''. In 2003, after chalking up over 400 gold and platinum awards worldwide,<ref name="sonymusic"/> Bohlen and Anders disbanded again, just before releasing another best-of compilation.<ref name="mtvde">{{cite web|title= Modern Talking – Biographie |website= [[MTV Germany]] |url= http://www.mtv.de/music/142732/bio |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110822173151/http://www.mtv.de/music/142732/bio |archive-date= 22 August 2011 |language= de}}</ref> This second break-up was reportedly sparked by Bohlen's negative portrayal of Anders in his autobiography, published 4 October 2003.<ref name="mtvde"/> The period of division between them was one in which Bohlen was involved with ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar]]'' (DSDS), the German edition of the UK's TV talent show ''[[Pop Idol]]''. 2003's compilation, entitled ''[[The Final Album]]'', contained all of the duo's singles. Thomas Anders relaunched his solo career immediately after the end of Modern Talking, while Bohlen was devoting most of his time to new talent, especially those discovered on DSDS.