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"Captain Nemo" is the debut single by Swedish band Dive (Chris Lancelot and Erik Holmberg), released in 1990. The song is named after the legendary character Captain Nemo from the 1870 Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas .
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| Single by Sarah Brightman | ||||
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| A-side | "Captain Nemo" | |||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Classical Crossover | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holmberg/Lancelot | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Peterson | |||
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| "Captain Nemo" on YouTube | ||||
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"Captain Nemo" is the first single from British soprano Sarah Brightman's 1993 album, Dive . A music video was made for the song.
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