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" peaked within the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 20.

"Impossible"
Single by Captain Hollywood Project
from the album Love Is Not Sex
Released	1 October, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Eurodance
Length	4:14
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Reinecke Giora Schein Nosie Katzmann Tony Dawson Harrison
Producer(s)	Cyborg DMP
Captain Hollywood Project singles chronology
"All I Want" (1993) "Impossible" (1993) "Flying High" (1995)
Music video
"Impossible" on YouTube

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

Weekly charts Chart (1993-1994) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 25 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[3] 21 Denmark (IFPI)[4] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 6 France (SNEP)[1] 40 Germany (Media Control Charts)[1] 12 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 26 Israel (Israel Top-30) 10 Latvia (EHR)[8] 20 MTV Europe (European Top 20)[9] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 14 Portugal (AFP)[11] 3 Spain (AFYVE)[12] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 18 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[13] 29

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 183 Chart (1994) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 88 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 72

References

1. "Impossible", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
2. "Ultratop.be – Captain Hollywood Project – Impossible" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. Belgian peak Archived April 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
5. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
7. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
8. "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
9. "Charts-Surfer: Search through the Music-Charts". charts-surfer.de. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Captain Hollywood Project – Impossible" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Top 10 Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
13. "Impossible", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 25, 2009)
14. "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
15. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
16. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics