No Mercy (band)
Encyclopedia
No Mercy is an American
pop
and dance music
group
formed by Frank Farian
in Florida
in 1995, consisting of Marty Cintron (born on September 24, 1971 in Bronx, New York City), and twin brothers
, Ariel and Gabriel Hernández (born June 3, 1971), from Miami
, Florida.
titled No Mercy, later re-released in Europe retitled My Promise and produced two U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
Top 40 hit
s, including "Where Do You Go
" (a cover
of La Bouche
's "Where Do You Go" from 1994), which hit number 5. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which reached number 21. In early 1997, No Mercy released a romantic ballad titled "When I Die", a cover of a song previously performed by Farian acts The Real Milli Vanilli
and Try 'N' B.
Their remake of the band Exile
's #1 song
from 1978, "Kiss You All Over
", also became a number 1 hit on the Hot Dance Club Play
chart
in 1998.
No Mercy's second album, More, which included singles such as "Hello How Are You", "More than a Feeling
" (originally recorded by Boston
) and "Tu Amor
" (originally by Jon B.
, and later covered also by RBD
), also achieved success.
In 2002, a single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
", was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer
decided to instead rework the songs for solo
artist
Daniel Lopes
' debut album, Shine On, in 2003. The band would guest feature in that album, on the track "Summer Angel".
In October 2007, No Mercy released their third album, Day By Day, under a new Australian-based independent record label, Show No Mercy Entertainment Pty Ltd, and via iTunes
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
formed by Frank Farian
Frank Farian
Frank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in 1995, consisting of Marty Cintron (born on September 24, 1971 in Bronx, New York City), and twin brothers
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
, Ariel and Gabriel Hernández (born June 3, 1971), from Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida.
Career
In 1996, No Mercy released their debut albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
titled No Mercy, later re-released in Europe retitled My Promise and produced two U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
Top 40 hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
s, including "Where Do You Go
Where Do You Go (No Mercy song)
"Where Do You Go" is the name of a song written by Peter Bischof and Franz Reuther. It was released in 1996 by No Mercy on their eponymous debut album. That same year, the group released it as their first single. It became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5, and would be their...
" (a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of La Bouche
La Bouche
La Bouche was a Eurodance/Dance-pop duo formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1994, originally consisting of Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray, scoring two major worldwide hits in the mid-1990s with "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams"....
's "Where Do You Go" from 1994), which hit number 5. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which reached number 21. In early 1997, No Mercy released a romantic ballad titled "When I Die", a cover of a song previously performed by Farian acts The Real Milli Vanilli
The Real Milli Vanilli
The Real Milli Vanilli was the name of a music group which contained some of the original singers from Milli Vanilli - Brad Howell, John Davis, Jodie Rocco, Linda Rocco and Charles Shaw...
and Try 'N' B.
Their remake of the band Exile
Exile (American band)
Exile, originally known as The Exiles, is an American band founded in Richmond, Kentucky by J.P. Pennington. They started by playing local clubs which led to touring with Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars opening shows and providing backup for major rock artists of the period.Their name was shortened...
's #1 song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
from 1978, "Kiss You All Over
Kiss You All Over
"Kiss You All Over" is a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the group Exile. It was included on the band's album Mixed Emotions, and it featured primarily the late Jimmy Stokley on lead vocals...
", also became a number 1 hit on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
in 1998.
No Mercy's second album, More, which included singles such as "Hello How Are You", "More than a Feeling
More Than a Feeling
"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the rock band Boston, released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (originally recorded by Boston
Boston (band)
Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists...
) and "Tu Amor
Tu Amor
"Tu amor" is the first single released from RBD's fourth studio and first all-English album, Rebels. It is an English song with a Spanish title.-Song information:...
" (originally by Jon B.
Jon B.
Jon B. is a Grammy nominated American R&B singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
, and later covered also by RBD
RBD
RBD was a two-time Latin-Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teen drama series Rebelde. RBD sold over 17 million digital downloads and over 20 million albums worldwide in four years since their formation, according to EMI...
), also achieved success.
In 2002, a single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
", was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
decided to instead rework the songs for solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Daniel Lopes
Daniel Lopes
Daniel Lopes was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Lopes was born in Brazil and adopted by his German stepfather. During the show, he dated fellow contestant Juliette Schoppmann. They have since broken up.Lopes was eliminated on 11 January 2003, and ended 7th on...
' debut album, Shine On, in 2003. The band would guest feature in that album, on the track "Summer Angel".
In October 2007, No Mercy released their third album, Day By Day, under a new Australian-based independent record label, Show No Mercy Entertainment Pty Ltd, and via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Albums
- 1996: No Mercy
- 1998: More
- 2007: Greatest Hits
- 2007: Day By Day
Singles
- 1995: "MissingMissing (Everything but the Girl song)"Missing" is a song written and recorded by British pop music duo Everything but the Girl. The song was released as a single from the band's 1994 album Amplified Heart...
" - 1996: "Where Do You GoWhere Do You Go (No Mercy song)"Where Do You Go" is the name of a song written by Peter Bischof and Franz Reuther. It was released in 1996 by No Mercy on their eponymous debut album. That same year, the group released it as their first single. It became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5, and would be their...
" #5 US, #2 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, #2 Australia - 1996: "Please Don't Go" #21 US, #4 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, #35 Australia - 1997: "When I Die" #41 US, #2 Australia
- 1997: "Kiss You All OverKiss You All Over"Kiss You All Over" is a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the group Exile. It was included on the band's album Mixed Emotions, and it featured primarily the late Jimmy Stokley on lead vocals...
" #80 US, #16 UK, #47 Australia - 1998: "Hello How Are You"
- 1998: "Tu Amor"
- 1999: "More Than a FeelingMore Than a Feeling"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the rock band Boston, released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100...
" - 2000: "Morena"
- 2000: "Where Is The Love"
- 2002: "Don't Let Me Be MisunderstoodDon't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit...
" (featuring Al Di MeolaAl Di MeolaAl Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart