Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)

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"Good Vibrations"
Single by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway
from the album Music for the People
B-side "So What Chu Sayin"
Released July 25, 1991
Format CD maxi, 7" single
Genre Pop rap, eurodance
Writer(s) Donnie Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Spice
Dan Hartman
Producer Donnie Wahlberg
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway singles chronology
"Good Vibrations"
(1991)
"Wildslide"
(1991)

"Good Vibrations" is the title of a song by American group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. It was released in July 1991 as the lead single from their debut album Music for the People. The song became a number-one hit in the United States, Sweden and Switzerland.

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[edit] Song information

"Good Vibrations" was written by Amir "MC SPICE" Shakir, a good friend of Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, and Dan Hartman. The rapper/songwriter also wrote and produced "Wild Side" for Mark Wahlberg's debut LP as well as three other songs. Spice is featured on the song "Peace" with Mark and the crew and has contributed to the second LP by the Hollywood film star. The song featured a sample of "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway. She made an appearance performing the chorus in the music video.

[edit] Music video

The black and white video featured a 20-year-old Marky Mark working out and boxing barechested, and making out with a girl on a bed. Boxer Irish Micky Ward is credited for helping with the boxing technique and training used for this video. Mark Wahlberg first met Micky Ward when he was 18 and later played him on the big screen in the 2010 film The Fighter.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Good Vibrations" (club dub) — 5:22
  2. "Good Vibrations" — 4:29
  3. "Good Vibrations" (instrumental dub) — 5:02
  4. "So What Chu Sayin" — 4:41
7" single
  1. "Good Vibrations" — 4:29
  2. "So What Chu Sayin" — 4:41

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 15
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[2] 7
Canada (RPM)[3] 7
Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 2
France (SNEP)[1] 35
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 10
New Zealand (RIANZ)[1] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[1] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[8] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[9] 64

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1991) Position
Canada Dance (RPM)[10] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 88
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 20

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[12] Gold September 12, 1991 500,000

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"I Adore Mi Amor" by Color Me Badd
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
October 5, 1991 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"Emotions" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams
Swedish number one single
November 6, 1991 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"Black or White" by Michael Jackson
Swiss number one single
November 17, 1991 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Good Vibrations", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  2. ^ Belgian peak
  3. ^ Canada peak
  4. ^ Canada dance peak
  5. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  6. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  7. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1991" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201991.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  8. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  9. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  10. ^ Canada dance end of year peak
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  12. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
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