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Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
American hip-hop group
American hip-hop group
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch |
| image | File:Funky Bunch.jpg |
| caption | clockwise from top; Ashey Ace, Hector, Marky Mark, Scottie Gee and DJ-T |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| genre | |
| years_active | 1991–1993 |
| label | |
| past_members | * Marky Mark |
- Ashey Ace
- Scottie Gee
- Hector the Booty Inspector
- DJ-T
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 by Mark Wahlberg (alias Marky Mark), Scottie 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 the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, while their follow-up song "Wildside" peaked at number 10.
History
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.
At the height of the group's success, they also had a video game released by Digital Pictures titled 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.
After the success of Music for the People, the group quickly recorded a follow-up titled 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.
Members
- Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg)
- DJ-T (Terry Yancey)
- Ashey Ace (Anthony "Ace" Thomas)
- Hector the Booty Inspector (Hector Barros)
- Scottie Gee (Scott Ross)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Studio album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | US | ||||||||
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| Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: | AUT | |||||||||||
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| German chart peaks: | SWE | |||||||||||
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| Music for the People | You Gotta Believe | |||||||||||
| 21 | — | 67 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 61 | ||||||
| 67 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | US | ||||||||||||||
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| "Good Vibrations" | |||||||||||||||||||
| (featuring Loleatta Holloway) | "Wildside" | "I Need Money" | "You Gotta Believe" | "Gonna Have a Good Time" | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | Music for the People | ||||||||
| 10 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 10 | — | 22 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | 61 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 49 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 54 | You Gotta Believe | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | "On the House Tip" | "Peace" | "Loungin'" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Music for the People | ||||
| 1993 | You Gotta Believe |
Awards and nominations
[[Grammy Award]]s
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | You Gotta Believe | Best Rap Solo Performance |
[[MTV Video Music Award]]s
[[American Music Award]]s
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist |
[[Smash Hits Poll Winners Party|''Smash Hits'' Poll]]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | Best Dance Act |
References
References
- "The Funky Bunch".
- Townsend, Emru. (2012-03-14). "The 10 Worst Games of All Time - Page 6". PCWorld.
- "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video for Sega CD". GameRankings.
- "Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Billboard 200".
- "Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
- "Austria Top 40". Austriancharts.at.
- "Swedish charts portal". Swedishcharts.com.
- "Official Charts > Marky Mark". [[Official Charts Company.
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- "Canada certification".
- "Billboard > Artists / Marky Mark > Chart History > The Hot 100".
- "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 6, 1992".
- "Austria Top 40". Austriancharts.at.
- *For Good Vibrations: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1660&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4 Peak] *For Wildside: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2042&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4 Peak]
- "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Marky Mark'". Fireball Media.
- "Norwegian charts portal". Norwegiancharts.com.
- "New Zealand charts portal". Charts.nz.
- "Swedish charts portal". Swedishcharts.com.
- "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - June 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified singles". [[Recording Industry Association of America]].
- Ryan, Gavin. (2011). "Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010". Moonlight Publishing.
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