Impossible (Captain Hollywood Project song)

"Impossible" is a song recorded by the German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project. It was released in October 1993 as the fourth single from his debut album, Love Is Not Sex. The song features vocals by singer Kim Sanders and was a big hit in several countries. But like "All I Want" it achieved moderate success in comparison with the two previous Captain Hollywood Project's singles ("More and More" and "Only with You").

"Impossible"
Single by Captain Hollywood Project
from the album Love Is Not Sex
Released1 October 1993
Recorded1992
GenreEurodance
Length4:14
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cyborg
  • DMP
Captain Hollywood Project singles chronology
"All I Want"
(1993)		 "Impossible"
(1993)		 "Flying High"
(1995)
Music video
"Impossible" on YouTube

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented in his review of the Love Is Not Sex album, that "Impossible" "is another study in contrasts, as [Captain] Hollywood ponders the darkness of greed and power, amid a flurry of active, rave-flavored synth-beats. It is during this particular track that he best exhibits the poise and command of rhyme needed to resurrect the dormant hip-house movement."[1]

Chart performance

"Impossible" was successful on the charts in Europe, becoming one of the project's biggest hits to date. It managed to climb into the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, as well as on MTV's European Top 20. Additionally the single peaked within the Top 20 in Austria, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Impossible" also was a Top 20 hit, peaking at number 20 in December 1993. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 29 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on February 6, 1994.[2] Outside Europe, the single was a Top 10 hit in Israel, reaching number 9.

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was directed by Apollon.[3] The video was uploaded to YouTube in March 2017. As of August 2020, it has got more than 2,5 million views.[4]

Track listings
CD maxi 1 (September 1993)
  1. "Impossible" (radio edit) — 4:14
  2. "Impossible" (new extended version) — 6:10
  3. "Impossible" (bumpy version) — 7:56
CD maxi 2 (January 1994)
  1. "Impossible" (Red Jerry mix) — 6:49
  2. "Impossible" (Red Jerry dub) — 6:09
  3. "Impossible" (Kamo Flage mix) — 6:22
  4. "All I Want" ('94 club mix) — 5:56

Charts

References
  1. Flick, Larry (July 3, 1993). "Dance Trax: Captain Hollywood Transcends Singles Format" (PDF). Billboard. p. 29. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 06 February 1994 - 12 February 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. "Captain Hollywood Project - Impossible". YouTube. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. "Captain Hollywood Project - Impossible (Official Video)". YouTube. March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. "Impossible", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
  6. "Ultratop.be – Captain Hollywood Project – Impossible" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. Belgian peak Archived April 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  9. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  11. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  12. "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  13. "Charts-Surfer: Search through the Music-Charts". charts-surfer.de. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Captain Hollywood Project – Impossible" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  16. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. "Impossible", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 25, 2009)
  18. "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  19. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  20. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.