Flying High (Captain Hollywood Project song)

For the Chipmunk song, see Flying High (Chipmunk song).

"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). Vocals are by Lori Glori, but uncredited. It is 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.

"Flying High"
Single by Captain Hollywood Project
from the album Animals or Human
Released	November 1994 (1994-11)
Recorded	1994
Studio	Chopstick-Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre	Eurodance[1]
Length	3:44
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

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

CD maxi 1 (November 1994) "Flying High" (radio mix) — 3:45 "Flying High" (extended mix) — 6:41 "Flying High" (belly mix) — 5:25 "Flying High" (spaceship mix) — 6:05

CD maxi 2 (January 1995) "Flying High" (God's groove remix) — 6:34 "Flying High" (Perplexer remix) — 5:40

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 19 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[8] 8 Denmark (IFPI)[9] 7 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 15 Europe (European Dance Radio)[11] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 4 France (SNEP)[5] 40 Germany (GfK)[13] 18 Italy (Musica e dischi)[14] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[5] 12 Scotland (OCC)[17] 75 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 15 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 58

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 67 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 85 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] 66 Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 92 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 45 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 68 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 50

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]