Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Origin	Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, Eurodance
Years active	1989–1993
Labels	Interscope, Atlantic
Associated acts	Loleatta Holloway, Da Bulldogs
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 led by Mark Wahlberg. The Funky Bunch consisted of Wahlberg (alias Marky Mark), Scott Ross (alias Scottie Gee), Hector Barros (alias Hector the Booty Inspector), Terry Yancey (alias DJ-T), and Anthony Thomas (alias Ashey Ace). The group's best known song is "Good Vibrations", which made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.

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 entitled 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.^[1][2]

After the success of Music for the People, the group quickly recorded a follow-up entitled 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 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [3]	US R&B [3]	US Heat [3]	AUT [4]	SWE [5]	UK [6]
1991	Music for the People Release date: July 23, 1991 Label: Interscope Records	21	—	1	35	35	61	CAN: Platinum[7] US: Platinum[8]
1992	You Gotta Believe Release date: September 15, 1992 Label: Interscope Records	67	66	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US [9]	AUS [10]	AUT [11]	CAN [12]	GER [13]	IRE [14]	NOR [15]	NZ [16]	SWE [17]	UK [6]
1991	"Good Vibrations"	1	4	15	7	3	16	2	8	1	14	US: Gold[18]	Music for the People
	"Wildside"	10	28	26	30	33	26	10	—	22	42	US: Gold[18]
1992	"On The House Tip" (GER only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Need Money"	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Peace" (US only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"You Gotta Believe"	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	54		You Gotta Believe
	"Gonna Have a Good Time"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Loungin'" (US promo only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1993	You Gotta Believe	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	Good Vibrations	Best Dance Video	Nominated
1992	Good Vibrations	Best Rap Video	Nominated

American Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist	Nominated

Smash Hits Poll

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1992	Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch	Best Dance Act	Won

References

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12. • For Good Vibrations: Peak *For Wildside: Peak
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14. Search for Irish peaks
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