"Flying High"
Single by Captain Hollywood Project
from the album Animals or Human
ReleasedNovember 1994 (1994-11)
Recorded1994
GenreEurodance[1]
Length3:44
Label
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
Songwriter(s)
  • Attack II
  • Tony Dawson-Harrison
  • Tom Jacques G. Coin
  • Thorsten Adler
Producer(s)DMP
Captain Hollywood Project singles chronology
"Impossible"
(1993) 		"Flying High"
(1994) 		"Find Another Way"
(1995)
Music video
"Flying High" on YouTube

"Flying High" is a song by German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project, released in November 1994 as the first single from his second album, Animals or Human (1995). A fast and strong Eurodance song,[1] it achieved moderate success in several countries. A second CD maxi composed of two new remixes was launched in February 1995. Its music video was directed by Rainer Thieding. Ten years later, in 2005, a new remix of "Flying High" was released, reaching the Top 20 on European club charts.

Chart performance

"Flying High" was quite successful on the charts in Europe, entering the top 10 in Austria (10), Belgium (8), Denmark (7), Finland (4), Germany (8), the Netherlands (4) and Sweden (7), as well as on MTV's European Top 20, where it hit number three. Additionally, the single peaked within the top 20 in Italy (16), Norway (12) and Switzerland (15), plus on the Eurochart Hot 100, where "Flying High" reached number 15. It was also a top 40 hit in France (40), and in the UK, it peaked at number 58 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on 26 March 1995.[2] In Scotland, it went to number 75.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week wrote, "Hoping to emulate last year's Top 30 success with "Impossible", "Flying High" is a commercial number that brings to mind the dance/pop success of 2 Unlimited et al."[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Flying High" was directed by Rainer Thieding.[4] He would also direct the video for "The Way Love Is".

Track listings

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany November 1994 CD
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
 [16]
United Kingdom 20 March 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Pulse-8
  • Blow Up
 [24]

References

  1. ^ a b Soininen, Juha (26 August 2020). Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 53. ISBN 9789528026303. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Flying High", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company Retrieved 25 June 2009
  3. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 4 March 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Captain Hollywood Project - Flying High". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Flying High", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 9 February 2008)
  6. ^ "Captain Hollywood Project – Flying High" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Captain Hollywood Project – Flying High" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ Belgian peak Archived 9 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 February 1995. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 February 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 March 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  12. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  13. ^ "Captain Hollywood Project – Flying High" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Capt. Hollywood".
  15. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  16. ^ a b "Captain Hollywood Project – Flying High" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  18. ^ "1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Ultratop rapports annuels 1995". ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  20. ^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1995". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  24. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 March 1995. p. 35.
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