Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)

"Good Vibrations"
Single by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway
from the album Music for the People
B-side "So What Chu Sayin"
Released July 23, 1991
Format CD maxi, 7" single
Genre Pop rap, new jack swing, hip house
Length 4:25
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Amir Quadeer Shakir, Dan Hartman
Producer(s) Donnie Wahlberg
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch singles chronology
"Good Vibrations"
(1991)		 "Wildside"
(1991)
Loleatta Holloway singles chronology
"So Sweet"
(1987)		 "Good Vibrations"
(1991)		 "Take Me Away"
(1992)

"Good Vibrations" is a song by American group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. It was released in July 1991 as the lead single from their debut album Music for the People. The song became a number-one hit in the United States, Sweden and Switzerland.

Background

"Good Vibrations" was written by Amir Quadeer Shakir, aka "M.C. Spice", a good friend of Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, and Dan Hartman. Quadeer also wrote and produced "Wild Side" for Mark Wahlberg's debut LP as well as three other songs. M.C. Spice is featured on the song "Peace" with Mark and the crew and has contributed to the Wahlberg's second LP. The song featured a sample of Loleatta Holloway singing "Love Sensation" by Dan Hartman. Holloway made an appearance performing the chorus in the music video.

Music video

The black and white video featured a 20-year-old Marky Mark working out and boxing barechested, and making out with a girl on a bed. Boxer Micky Ward is credited for helping with the boxing technique and training used for this video. Mark Wahlberg first met Micky Ward when he was 18 and later played him on the big screen in the 2010 film The Fighter. The music video was produced by David Horgan and directed by Scott Kalvert.

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Good Vibrations" (club dub) — 5:22
  2. "Good Vibrations" — 4:29
  3. "Good Vibrations" (instrumental dub) — 5:02
  4. "So What Chu Sayin" — 4:41
7" single
  1. "Good Vibrations" — 4:29
  2. "So What Chu Sayin" — 4:41

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 8
Canada (RPM)[4] 7
Canada Dance (RPM)[5] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 8
France (SNEP)[7] 35
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[15] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[16] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[16] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[16] 64

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Dance (RPM)[17] 27
Canada (RPM)[18] 91
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 88
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 20

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[21] Gold September 12, 1991 500,000

Preceded by
"I Adore Mi Amor" by Color Me Badd		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
October 5, 1991 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Emotions" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams		 Swedish number one single
November 6, 1991 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Black or White" by Michael Jackson
Swiss number one single
November 17, 1991 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ Canada peak
  5. ↑ Canada dance peak
  6. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway > Good Vibrations – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations". VG-lista.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations". Singles Top 60.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway – Good Vibrations". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  17. ↑ Canada dance end of year peak
  18. ↑ Canada singles end of year peak
  19. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1991" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  21. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)

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