Flying High (Captain Hollywood Project song)

"Flying High" is a song recorded by the German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project. It was released in November 1994 as the first single from his second album, Animals or Human. A second CD maxi composed of two new remixes was launched in February 1995. The song achieved moderate success in several countries. In 2005 a new remix of "Flying High" was released. It reached the Top 20 on European club charts.

For the Chipmunk song, see Flying High (Chipmunk song).
"Flying High"
Single by Captain Hollywood Project
from the album Animals or Human
Released1 November 1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:44
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

Chart performance

"Flying High" was successful on the charts in Europe. It managed to climb into the Top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as on MTV's European Top 20, where it hit number 3. Additionally, the single peaked within the Top 20 in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, plus on the Eurochart Hot 100, where "Flying High" reached number 15. It was also a Top 40 hit in France, and in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 58 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on March 26, 1995.[1] In Scotland, it went to number 75. Outside Europe, the song was a big hit in Israel, peaking at number 6.

Music video

The music video for "Flying High" was directed by Rainer Thieding.[2] He would also direct the video for "The Way Love Is". "Flying High" was uploaded to YouTube in March 2017. As of September 2020, it has got more than 4 million views.[3]

Track listings
CD maxi 1 (November 1994)
  1. "Flying High" (radio mix) — 3:45
  2. "Flying High" (extended mix) — 6:41
  3. "Flying High" (belly mix) — 5:25
  4. "Flying High" (spaceship mix) — 6:05
CD maxi 2 (January 1995)
  1. "Flying High" (God's groove remix) — 6:34
  2. "Flying High" (Perplexer remix) — 5:40

Charts

References
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  19. "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  20. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  21. "I singoli più venduti del 1995" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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