:No Mercy (pop band)
{{Short description|American pop band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = No Mercy
| image =
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| background = group_or_band
| alias = Marty Cintron
| genre = Pop, Eurodance, dance-pop
| years_active = 1995–present
| label = Hansa, Arista, Show No Mercy Entertainment
| associated_acts =
| website = [https://nomercymusicofficial.com/ No Mercy website]
| current_members = Marty Cintron
Ariel Hernández
Gabriel Hernández
| past_members =
}}
No Mercy is a German pop band of American singers who were originally brought together in Germany by producer Frank Farian.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&q=No+Mercy+Frank+Farian&pg=PA38|title=BMG Beefs Up Berlin Presence|publisher=Billboard magazine|access-date=2014-07-27|date=August 9, 1997}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=No+Mercy+shifted+1+million+units+of+My+Promise&pg=PA56|title=Newsline: Spice Girls and Celine Dion|publisher=Billboard magazine|access-date=2014-07-27|date=July 19, 1997}} The group consists of Bronx-born Marty Cintron and twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernández, who hailed from Miami.
Career
=1995–1997: ''My Promise''=
In 1995 the band released their single "Missing" which was a cover version of Everything but the Girl's 1994 hit. No Mercy released their debut album My Promise on October 21, 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/My-Promise-No-Mercy/dp/B0000072L8/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1406488068&sr=1-3&keywords=No+Mercy|title=Amazon.de: My Promise|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=2014-07-27|language=de}} My Promise was the original title chosen by the band's German record company, Hansa, BMG. The album was released in the U.S. only a week later under the self title No Mercy on October 29, 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-mercy-mw0000614221|title=Allmusic: No Mercy|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=2014-07-27}} The album, however, was released in most areas of the world with its original title My Promise, including Australia where it received two times platinum sales accreditation.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm |title=ARIA: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums |publisher=ARIA |access-date=2014-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929180837/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2011 }} My Promise which became a top-5 album in countries like Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland,{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Mercy&titel=My+Promise&cat=a|title=Austriancharts.at: No Mercy: My Promise|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=2014-07-27}} produced two internationally popular singles, including "Where Do You Go" and "When I Die", the first being a cover of La Bouche's "Where Do You Go" from 1995. This was followed by the single "Please Don't Go", which entered the top 5 in Austria and the U.K.{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Mercy&titel=Please+Don%27t+Go&cat=s|title=Austriancharts.at: No Mercy: Please Don't Go|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=2014-07-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/no%20mercy/|title=Official Charts Company: No Mercy|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2014-07-27}} The band released a re-worked version of the band Exile's number one song from 1978, "Kiss You All Over", which was a moderate success on the charts but still managed to enter the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands and the UK.{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Mercy&titel=Kiss+You+All+Over+%2F+Bonita+%28Remix%29&cat=s|title=Austriancharts.at: No Mercy: Kiss You All Over|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=2014-07-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/no-mercy/no-mercy-kiss-you-all-over_9300|title=Media Markt Top 40: No Mercy: Kiss You All Over|publisher=Media Markt Top 40|access-date=2014-07-27}}
=1998–1999: ''More''=
No Mercy's second album, More, which was released in Germany in October 1998,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/More-No-Mercy/dp/B00000G6NE/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1406493169&sr=1-1&keywords=No+Mercy-More|title=Amazon.de: More|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=2014-07-27|language=de}} 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). Although More was not as successful as its predecessor, it still managed to achieve success in the GSA region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), peaking at No.7, No.9, No.9 respectively.{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Mercy&titel=More&cat=a|title=Austriancharts.at: No Mercy: More|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=2014-07-27}}
=2000–present: Singles and current status=
In 2002, a single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" featuring guitarist Al Di Meola, was released to gauge support for No Mercy's third album. The record producer decided instead to 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|date=June 2007}}
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.
On December 16, 2011 No Mercy released the single "Shed My Skin" featuring Stan Kolev via iTunes.
Guitarist and lead vocalist Marty Cintron performs in Europe under the No Mercy name.
In 2021, Frank Farian released a cover of the eighties song Cherish by Kool & the Gang. He made also a mix version of it with the song Rivers of Babylon, on which No Mercy collaborated. {{Cite web |date=2021-06-11 |title=Cherish (The Life) / Rivers of Babylon (MashUp Mix - Official Video) |website=YouTube |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-OyhU-SXptc&pp=ygUUZnJhbmsgZmFyaWFuIGNoZXJpc2g%3D |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-07-14}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=North American releases=
=Compilation albums=
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| scope="row"| Greatest Hits
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=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
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| style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%"| GER !style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%"|AUS !style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%"|AUT !style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%"|BEL !style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%"|IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US |
| scope="row" |"Missing"
| 1995 | 19 || – || – || – || – || – || – || 9 || – || – | |rowspan="5"| My Promise/ |
| scope="row" | "Where Do You Go"
| rowspan="2"| 1996 | 3 || 2 || 5 || 32 || 1 || 7 || 27 || 4 || 2 || 5 |
|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm |title=ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1997 Singles |publisher=ARIA |access-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912150607/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2009 }}
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| scope="row" | "When I Die"
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 7 || – || 1 || – || 3 || – || 41 |
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| scope="row" | "Please Don't Go"
| rowspan="2"| 1997 | 11 || 35 || 5 || 13 || 19 || 6 || 46 || 15 || 4 || 21 | |
| scope="row" | "Kiss You All Over"
| 40 || 47 || 13 || 43 || – || 18 || 44 || 33 || 16 || 80 | |
| scope="row" | "Hello How Are You"
| rowspan="2"| 1998 | 24 || – || 12 || – || – || – || – || 14 || – || – | | rowspan="3"| More |
| scope="row" | "Tu Amor"
| – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| scope="row" | "More Than a Feeling"
| rowspan="1"| 1999 | 94 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| scope="row" | "Morena"
| rowspan="2"| 2000 | – || – || – || – || – || – || – || 68 || – || – | | rowspan="5"| Non-album singles |
| scope="row" | "Where Is the Love"
| – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| scope="row" | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (featuring Al Di Meola) | 2002 | 65 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| scope="row" | "Shed My Skin" (featuring Stan Kolev) | 2011 | – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| scope="row" | "Day by Day 2015"
| 2015 | – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – | |
| colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.nomercymusicofficial.com nomercymusic.com] Official website {{in lang|en}}
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