Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)

"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 [1]
Format	CD maxi, 7" single
Genre	Pop rap, Eurodance
Writer(s)	Donnie Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg Spice Dan Hartman
Producer	Donnie Wahlberg

"Good Vibrations" is a 1991 dance song by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch from the album Music for the People and was released at the end of 1991. The song became a number-one hit in the US, Sweden and Switzerland.

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.

It has no connection to the Beach Boys song of the same title. The song includes portions of Loleatta Holloway's track "Love Sensation"; she is credited as a featured artist on this single. "Good Vibrations" is the only number one song for both Marky Mark and Loleatta Holloway.

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.

It was included in the 1992 hit Disney movie, The Mighty Ducks, as well as the 1999 movie Analyze This. In 2007, the song was used in Blades of Glory during a figure skating routine. In addition, there is a scene in the 30 Rock episode "Do-Over", where it is played in the background.

In the 2001 film Rock Star, the song plays during the credits while the members of the fictional band Steel Dragon dance along, and Chris "Izzy" Cole says he will leave rock music and attempt hip-hop. Cole is played by Mark Wahlberg, and this serves as a tongue-in-cheek reference to his real-life musical career.

The show Glee from Fox covered the song in the episode "Funk".

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

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	4
Austrian Singles Chart	15
Dutch Top 40	10
French SNEP Singles Chart	35
German Singles Chart	3
Irish Singles Chart	16
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	8
Norwegian Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	64

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991)	Position
Dutch Top 40	88
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20

Certifications

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

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