Wildside (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)
"Wildside" is a song by American hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch from their 1991 album Music for the People. It heavily samples Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side". All vocals on the track are performed by the group's leader Mark Wahlberg.
The song describes the effects of America's greed, violence, and drug addiction on innocent, unsuspecting people. The song tells the unfortunate events that occur due to the traits mentioned above in a similar way to the Lou Reed song. It referenced two notorious crimes that happened in Boston; the murder-suicide of Charles Stuart and his wife and the murder of 12-year old Tiffany Moore shot as she sat on a stoop during a drive by shooting by a youth gang.
Chart performance
"Wildside" followed the success of the group's previous single, "Good Vibrations", and peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's second and final top-40 single.
Charts
Peak Positions
Year-End charts
| End of year chart (1992) |
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] |
69 |
References