Drill Instructor (song)

"Drill Instructor"
"Drill Instructor"
Single by Captain Jack
from the album The Mission
B-side	"Remix"
Released	8 March 1996
Genre	Eurodance
Length	4:12
Songwriter(s)	Franky Gee Liza da Costa; Richard Witte; Udo Niebergall ;
Producer(s)	Udo Niebergall; Richard Witte;
Captain Jack singles chronology
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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	2
Czech Republic (IFPI CR)^[3]	4
Denmark (IFPI)^[4]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[5]	14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[2]	7
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[6]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[2]	59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[2]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	54
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	77
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	19

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany^[14]	Gold	1996	250,000

References

^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Drill Instructor", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
^ "Top 10 Czech Republic" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ Danish Singles Chart 26 April 1996
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "German peak singles positions". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ "Captain Jack – Drill Instructor" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1996". Ultratop. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "1996 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Captain Jack)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

[1] "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[Lescharts-2] "Drill Instructor", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)

[3] "Top 10 Czech Republic" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[4] Danish Singles Chart 26 April 1996

[5] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[6] "German peak singles positions". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

[sc_Dutch40_-7] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

[sc_Dutch100_Captain_Jack-8] "Captain Jack – Drill Instructor" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

[9] "Jaaroverzichten 1996". Ultratop. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[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.

[German_certifications_database-14] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Captain Jack)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

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