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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
OriginBoston, Massachusetts,U.S.
Genres
Years active1991–1993
Labels
Past members
  • Mark Wahlberg(Marky Mark)
  • Ashey Ace
  • Scottie Gee
  • Hector the Booty Inspector
  • DJ-T

[1]Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchwas an Americanhip-hopgroup formed in 1991 byMark Wahlberg(alias Marky Mark), Scott Gee, Hector the Booty Inspector, DJ-T, and Ashey Ace. The group's best known song is "Good Vibrations",which made it to number one on theBillboardHot 100in 1991, while their follow-up song "Wildside"peaked at number 10.

Mark Wahlberg in 2012

History

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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch released their debut album,Music for the Peopleon July 23, 1991. The album was a huge success for the group, making it to No. 1 on theTop Heatseekerschart and No. 21 on theBillboard200.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 theBillboardHot 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.

At the height of the group's success, they also had a video game released byDigital PicturestitledMarky 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.[2][3]

After the success ofMusic for the People,the group quickly recorded a follow-up titledYou Gotta Believethat was released on September 15, 1992. However, the album achieved little success, only making it as high as No. 67 on theBillboard200, 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 theSuper Mario Bros.movie soundtrack.

After the group disbanded, Mark continued his music career by teaming with reggae musicianPrince 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.

Members

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  • Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg)
  • DJ-T (Terry Yancey)
  • Ashey Ace (Anthony "Ace" Thomas)
  • Hector the Booty Inspector (Hector Barros)
  • Scottie Gee (Scott Ross)
  • DJ Newmark (Edward Alexander Jr)

Discography

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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunchdiscography
Studio albums2
Music videos4
Singles5
Promotional singles3

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Studio album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[4]
US
R&B

[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
GER
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Music for the People 21 67 35 37 35 61
You Gotta Believe
  • Release date: September 15, 1992
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: CD, cassette
67 66
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

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List of singles, showing selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[13]
AUS
[6][14]
AUT
[15]
CAN
[16]
GER
[8]
IRE
[17]
NOR
[18]
NZ
[19]
SWE
[20]
UK
[10]
"Good Vibrations"
(featuringLoleatta Holloway)
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
"I Need Money" 1992 61 121
"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

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Title Year Album
"On the House Tip" 1992 Music for the People
"Peace"
"Loungin'" 1993 You Gotta Believe

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Result
1993 You Gotta Believe Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 Good Vibrations Best Dance Video Nominated
1992 Good Vibrations Best Rap Video Nominated
Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist Nominated
Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Best Dance Act Won

References

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  1. ^"DJ Newmark joins legendary Hip-Hop group The Funky Bunch".EIN New Wires.27 September 2024.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^Townsend, Emru (2012-03-14)."The 10 Worst Games of All Time - Page 6".PCWorld.Retrieved2012-03-29.
  3. ^"Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video for Sega CD".GameRankings.Retrieved2012-03-29.
  4. ^"Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Billboard 200".Billboard.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  5. ^"Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".Billboard.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  6. ^abAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  7. ^"austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40".austriancharts.at.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  8. ^abGerman chart peaks:
  9. ^"swedishcharts - Swedish charts portal".swedishcharts.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  10. ^ab"Official Charts > Marky Mark".The Official UK Charts Company.Retrieved2017-02-19.
  11. ^"RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified albums".Recording Industry Association of America.Archived fromthe originalon July 3, 2012.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  12. ^Canada certificationArchived2012-02-25 at theWayback Machine
  13. ^"Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > The Hot 100".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-23.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  14. ^"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 6, 1992".Bubbling Down Under.RetrievedMay 4,2023.
  15. ^"austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40".austriancharts.at.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  16. ^*For Good Vibrations:Peak*For Wildside:Peak
  17. ^"The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Marky Mark'".Fireball Media.Retrieved2017-02-23.
  18. ^"norwegiancharts - Norwegian charts portal".norwegiancharts. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-17.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  19. ^"charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal".charts.nz.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  20. ^"swedishcharts - Swedish charts portal".swedishcharts.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  21. ^ab"RIAA - Gold & Platinum - June 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified singles".Recording Industry Association of America.Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2015.Retrieved2010-07-09.
  22. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010.Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.