Drill Instructor (song)

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"Drill Instructor"
Single by Captain Jack
from the album The Mission
B-side"Remix"
Released8 March 1996
GenreEurodance
Length4:12
Songwriter(s)Franky Gee
Producer(s)
  • Udo Niebergall
  • Richard Witte
Captain Jack singles chronology
"Captain Jack"
(1995)
"Drill Instructor"
(1996)
"Soldier, Soldier"
(1996)
Music video
"Drill Instructor" on YouTube

"Drill Instructor" is a song recorded by the German eurodance group Captain Jack, consisting of rapper Franky Gee and singer Liza da Costa. It was released in March 1996 as the second single from their album, The Mission. The song was the follow-up to their 1995 hit "Captain Jack" and had 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, Czech Republic, Finland and Germany. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Drill Instructor" peaked at number 14 in May 1996.

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed by Mark Glaeser and filmed in California.

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

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  10. ^ "1996 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Captain Jack)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 26, 2010.