Find Another Way
{{Short description|1995 single by Captain Hollywood Project}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Find Another Way
| cover = Find_another_way.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Captain Hollywood Project
| album = Animals or Human
| B-side = Odyssey of Emotions
| released = {{start date|1995|3|20|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Eurodance
| length = 3:57
| label =
- Blow Up
- Intercord
| writer =
- Attack II
- Tony Dawson-Harrison
- Tom Jacques G. Coin
- Thorsten Adler
- Jörg Wagner DJ
| producer = DMP
| prev_title = Flying High
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = The Way Love Is
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|AornjjU7nm0|"Find Another Way"}}}}
}}
"Find Another Way" is a song by German musician Captain Hollywood Project, released in March 1995 as the second single from the project's second album, Animals or Human (1995). It was a hit in several countries, peaking at number four in Finland and number 22 in Germany.
Critical reception
Juha Soininen wrote in his 2020 book, Move Your Body (2 The 90s): Unlimited Eurodance, that "Find Another Way" "was weirdy perky and a little bit annoying, so it didn't fit to his more somber style".{{cite book|first= Juha |last= Soininen |title= Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance |publisher= BoD - Books on Demand |date= 26 August 2020 |page= 53 |isbn= 9789528026303 |access-date= 14 May 2021 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_WD5DwAAQBAJ}} James Hamilton from British magazine Music Week{{'}}s RM Dance Update described it as a "catchy 'oh oh oh oh' girl warbled and 'pompin' pompin'{{'}} guy rapped ridiculously frantic 158.8bpm fierce cheesy Euro flier".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 8 July 1995 |page= 11 |access-date= 10 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-07-08.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}
Chart performance
"Find Another Way" peaked within the top 10 in Finland, reaching number four and Germany, number 22. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria, Denmark and Sweden, and a top-30 hit in Switzerland. In the UK, "Find Another Way" charted on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 93 during its first week on the chart, on 2 July 1995. It was the last song by the project to chart there.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Silver Haze.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Track listings
- CD maxi
- "Find Another Way" (single mix) (3:57)
- "Find Another Way" (extended mix) (6:09)
- "Odyssey of Emotions" (6:06)
Charts
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|Germany
|20 March 1995 |CD |{{hlist|Blow Up|Intercord}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|19 June 1995 |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |Pulse-8 |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=17 June 1995}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Captain Hollywood Project}}
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