Impossible (Shontelle song)

"Impossible"
Single by Shontelle
from the album No Gravity
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2010
Recorded2009
Studio
GenreR&B
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arnthor Birgisson
Shontelle singles chronology
"Battle Cry"
(2009)
"Impossible"
(2010)
"Perfect Nightmare"
(2010)
Music video
Impossible on YouTube

"Impossible" is a song by Barbadian singer Shontelle. It is the lead single from her second studio album, No Gravity (2010). The song was written by Arnthor Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen, and produced by Birgisson. It was released digitally on February 9, 2010. "Impossible" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, number 33 in Canada, number nine in the United Kingdom and number five in Denmark.

The X Factor winner James Arthur released a cover version of the song after winning the ninth series of the talent competition in December 2012. It was released shortly after his win and reached number one in the UK and Ireland, as well as charting in the top ten in 20 other countries. As of 2021, it has sold 1,940,010 copies in the UK.[1]

The international symphonic metal band Exit Eden released their cover version of the song in 2017 for their album Rhapsodies in Black via Starwatch Entertainment and Napalm Records. The song was accompanied by an official music video and a live video.[2][3]

  1. ^ "James Arthur on new music, respect and making bangers".
  2. ^ "EXIT EDEN - Impossible (Shontelle Cover) | Napalm Records". YouTube. 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "EXIT EDEN - Impossible (Shontelle Cover) LIVE @ HH Metal Dayz | Napalm Records". YouTube. 17 November 2017.