Captain Jack (Captain Jack song)

"Captain Jack"
Single by Captain Jack
from the album The Mission
B-side "Remix"
Released 27 July 1995
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi, cassette
Genre Eurodance
Length 4:06
Songwriter(s) Liza da Costa, Udo Niebergall, Volker Weber, Richard Witte
Producer(s) Udo Niebergall
Eric Schnecko
Captain Jack singles chronology
"Captain Jack"
(1995)		 "Drill Instructor"
(1996)

"Captain Jack"
(1995)		 "Drill Instructor"
(1996)

"Captain Jack" is a song recorded by the German eurodance group Captain Jack. It was released in July 1995 as the lead single from their album The Mission.

The song was a great success in many countries, particularly in the Netherlands where it topped the chart. The song also reached the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland.

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Glaeser and filmed in Frankfurt and Turley Barracks in Mannheim, Germany.

Charts

Chart (1995-1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 2
Denmark (IFPI)[2] 5
Germany (Media Control Charts) 3
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[1] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 50
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 6
Preceded by
"Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng)" by Guus Meeuwis		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
March 30, 1996 – April 20, 1996 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Hava Naquila" by Party Animals

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Germany[4] Platinum 1995 500,000
Netherlands[5] Gold 1995 40,000
Norway[6] Gold 1995 15,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Captain Jack", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  2. ↑ Billboard, May 25, 1996: Page 67
  3. ↑ Ireland peak positions Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite
  4. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Captain Jack)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Captain Jack - Captain Jack". NVPI. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  6. ↑ "SØK I TROFÉER". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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