| Origin | Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–1993 |
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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 by Mark Wahlberg (alias Marky Mark), Scott Gee, Hector 'the Booty Inspector' Barros, DJ-T and Ashey Ace. The group's best known song is 'Good Vibrations', which made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, while their follow-up song 'Wildside' peaked at number 10.
History[edit]
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch released their debut album, Music for the People on July 23, 1991. The album was a huge success for the group, making it to No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and No. 21 on the Billboard 200. The album's success was fueled by two top-10 singles, both of which were certified gold, 'Good Vibrations', which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 'Wildside' which went to No. 10 on the Hot 100. The album itself first went gold on November 15, 1991 before being certified platinum on January 14, 1992.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: I Need Money (Video short 1991) Marky Mark (as Marky Mark) New Kids on the Block: Games (Video short 1990) Mark Wahlberg. (Marky Mark) Annie was a high school cheerleader Pom poms and bobby socks and no girl was sweeter Come prom time everybody was on the line All the fellas singing nickel and dime.
At the height of the group's success, they also had a video game released by Digital Pictures entitled Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video, but the game was not a success and has been considered one of the worst video games ever made.[1][2]
After the success of Music for the People, the group quickly recorded a follow-up entitled You Gotta Believe that was released on September 15, 1992. However, the album achieved little success, only making it as high as No. 67 on the Billboard 200, as did the album's lone charting single also titled 'You Gotta Believe' which went to 49 on the Hot 100. The group disbanded in 1993 with their last appearance being 'I Want You', which was featured on the Super Mario Bros. movie soundtrack.
After the group disbanded, Mark continued his music career by teaming with reggae musician Prince Ital Joe. The duo released two albums in Europe and had a No. 1 hit in Germany with 'United'. Mark continued to release music until retiring in 1998 and becoming a successful actor in the United States.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Studio album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [3] | US R&B [4] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | GER [7] | SWE [8] | UK [9] | |||||||
| Music for the People |
| 21 | — | 67 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 61 |
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| You Gotta Believe |
| 67 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| '—' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | AUS [5] | AUT [13] | CAN [14] | GER [7] | IRE [15] | NOR [16] | NZ [17] | SWE [18] | UK [9] | ||||
| 'Good Vibrations' | 1991 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Music for the People |
| 'Wildside' | 10 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 10 | — | 22 | 42 |
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| 'I Need Money' | 1992 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 'You Gotta Believe' | 49 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 54 | You Gotta Believe | ||
| 'Gonna Have a Good Time' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| '—' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| 'On the House Tip' | 1992 | Music for the People |
| 'Peace' | ||
| 'Loungin' | 1993 | You Gotta Believe |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Grammy Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | You Gotta Believe | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Best Dance Video | Nominated |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Best Rap Video | Nominated |
American Music Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1992 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist | Nominated |
Smash Hits Poll[edit]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 1992 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | Best Dance Act | Won |
References[edit]
- ^Townsend, Emru (2012-03-14). 'The 10 Worst Games of All Time - Page 6'. PCWorld. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video for Sega CD'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^'Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Billboard 200'. Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^'Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ abAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: 'australian-charts.com - Marky Mark in Australian Charts'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^'austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ abGerman chart peaks:
- 'Good Vibrations': 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway – Good Vibrations (single)' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- 'Wildside': 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – Wildside (single)' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- Music for the People: 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – Music for the People (album)' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^'swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ ab'Official Charts > Marky Mark'. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^'RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified albums'. Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^Canada certificationArchived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > The Hot 100'. Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^'austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^*For Good Vibrations: Peak *For Wildside: Peak
- ^'The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Marky Mark''. Fireball Media. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^'norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal'. norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^'charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal'. charts.nz. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^'swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ ab'RIAA - Gold & Platinum - June 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified singles'. Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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