No Mercy (band)
| No Mercy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Eurodance Pop |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records, Show No Mercy Entertainment |
| Members | |
| Marty Cintron Ariel Hernández Gabriel Hernández |
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No Mercy is an American dance music group formed by Frank Farian in Miami, 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),[1] from Miami, Florida.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1995-1997: No Mercy
In 1996, No Mercy released their debut album titled No Mercy, later re-released in Europe retitled My Promise and produced two U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, 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 number one song from 1978, "Kiss You All Over", also became a number one hit on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1998.
[edit] 1998-1999: More
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.
[edit] 2000-present: Singles and current status
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".[citation needed]
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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | AUT | BEL (Vl) |
GER [2] |
NED | NZ | SWI | UK | U.S. | ||||||
| No Mercy | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 17 | 104 | |||||
| More |
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— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | — | — | ||||
| Day By Day |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | AUT | BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
CAN | FIN | FRA | GER [7] |
NED | NZ | SWE | SUI | UK [8] |
U.S. | U.S. Dance |
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| 1995 | "Missing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 19 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | No Mercy | |
| 1996 | "Where Do You Go" | 2 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| "When I Die" | 2 | 1 | 77 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 41 | 14 | |||
| 1997 | "Please Don't Go" | 35 | 5 | 13 | — | 27 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 46 | — | 15 | 4 | 21 | 7 | ||
| "Kiss You All Over" | 47 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 30 | 44 | — | 33 | 16 | 80 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | "Hello How Are You" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 60 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | More | |
| "Tu Amor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "More Than a Feeling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Morena" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| "Where Is the Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (featuring Ai Di Meloa) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||||
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ Xtreme Musician: Gabriel Hernández
- ^ German peak album positions
- ^ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1997 Albums". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ a b c d "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Music Canada: No Mercy certifications". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=no%20mercy&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ German certification for "No Mercy"
- ^ German peak single positions
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Australian certification
- ^ German certification for "Where Do You Go"
- ^ Search for UK certification
- ^ "Gold and Platinum search results: No Mercy "Where Do You Go"". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Where+Do+You+Go%22. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ Australian certification
- ^ German certification for "When I Die"
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Russian website (Russian)
- MySpace page
