Universe released on 31 March 2003 is the twelfth and final studio album of Modern Talking and it is the sixth release since the duo's 1998 reunion. The album completely produced by Dieter Bohlen, landed on the German chart on 14 April 2003 entering the No. 2 position. After spending three weeks within the top-10 and total of 12 weeks in the album chart, Universe reached a gold status in Germany for shipping over 150,000 units. Universe also peaked at No.20 on the Polish album chart where it spent total of four weeks.