"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 and features vocals by singer Kim Sanders. The song 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"). A music video was also made, but it did not feature Sanders.
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] Music writer James Masterton described it as "Euro-disco in the Culture Beat mould" in his weekly UK chart commentary.[2]James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update noted it as a "girl wailed gruffy rapped cheesy typical German techno-pop bounder".[3]
Chart performance[]
"Impossible" was successful on the charts in Europe, becoming one of the project's biggest hits to date. It made it to the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland (number six), Portugal (number three), Spain and Sweden (number four), 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, but on the European Dance Radio Chart, it hit number three. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 29 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart, on February 6,[4] but was even more successful on the UK Dance Singles Chart, reaching number 14. Outside Europe, the single was a Top 10 hit in Israel, peaking at number nine.
Music video[]
A music video was made to accompany the song, directed by Apollon.[5] The video did for unknown reasons not feature Kim Sanders and was later published on YouTube in March 2017. It has amassed over 4 million views as of September 2021.[6]
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN9789511210535.