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Infobox musical artist | name = Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Boston, Massachusetts , United States|U.S. | instrument =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Eurodance | years_active = 1989–1993| label = Interscope Records|Interscope , Atlantic Records|Atlantic | associated_acts = Loleatta Holloway , Da Bulldogs | website =| past_members = Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark
Ashey Ace
Scottie Gee
Hector the Booty Inspector
DJ-T Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was an USA|American Hip hop music|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 (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)|Good Vibrations ", which made it to Number One on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.

Career


Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch released their debut album, Music for the People (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch album)|Music for the People on July 23, 1991. The album was a huge success for the group, making it to #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and #21 on the Billboard 200 . The album's success was fueled by two top-10 singles, both of which were certified gold, " Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)|Good Vibrations ", which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and " Wildside (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)|Wildside " which went to #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 Make My Video (series)|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.cite web|last=Townsend |first=Emru |url= http://www.pcworld.com/article/127579-6/the_10_worst_games_of_all_time.html |title=The 10 Worst Games of All Time - Page 6 |publisher=PCWorld |date=2012-03-14 |accessdate=2012-03-29cite web|url= http://www.gamerankings.com/segacd/587969-marky-mark-and-the-funky-bunch-make-my-video/ |title=Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video for Sega CD |publisher=GameRankings |date= |accessdate=2012-03-29

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 #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. (film)#Soundtrack|Super Mario Bros. movie soundtrack .

After the group disbanded, Marky Mark continued his music career by teaming with reggae musician Prince Ital Joe . The duo released two albums in Europe and had a #1 hit in Germany with "United". Marky 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 positionsCertifications
( List of best selling music artists
US
cite web		US R& B
US Heat
AUT
cite web		SWE
cite web		UK
cite web
1991 Music for the People (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch album)
  • Release date: July 23, 1991
  • Label: Interscope Records
    		• 21 — 1 35 35 61 style="text-align:left;"
  • Music Canada|CAN : Platinum http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx? st=& ica=False& sa=marky%20mark& sl=& smt=0& sat=-1& ssb=Artist Canada certification
  • Recording Industry Association of America|US : Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Marky%20Mark& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified albums|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2010-07-09
    • 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 positionsCertifications
    ( List of best selling music artists    		 Album
    US
    cite web    		AUS
    cite web    		AUT
    cite web    		BEL
    (Vl)
    cite web    		GER
    http:/ / www.charts.de/ suche.asp? search=marky+mark& x=0& y=0& country=de& kategorie=single Marky Mark German peaks    		IRE
    http:/ / www.irishcharts.ie/ search/ placement Search for Irish peaks    		NOR
    cite web    		NZ
    cite web    		SWE
    cite web    		UK
    1991 " Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song) 1 4 15 7 3 16 2 8 1 14 style="text-align:left;"
  • Recording Industry Association of America|US : Goldcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Marky%20Mark& format=SINGLE& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - June 09, 2010: Marky Mark certified singles|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2010-07-09
    		•  Music for the People
    " Wildside (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song) 10 28 26 23 33 26 10 — 22 42 style="text-align:left;"
  • US: Gold
    • 1993 "I Need Money" 61 — — — — — — — — —
    "Peace" — — — — — — — — — —
    "You Gotta Believe" 49 — — — — — — 34 — 54 You Gotta Believe
    "Gonna Have a Good Time" — — — — — — — — — —
    1995 "No Mercy" — — — — 44 — — — — — Non-album song
    1996 "Hey DJ" — — — — 58 — — — — — Non-album song
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart


    Singles with Prince Ital Joe


    Year Single Peak chart positionsCertifications Album
    AUT
    http:/ / lescharts.com/ showinterpret.asp? interpret=Prince+Ital+Joe International peaks    		BEL
    (Vl)
    http:/ / top30-2.radio2.be/ #/ search/ prince+ital+joe Belgian peak    		DEN
    http:/ / books.google.ca/ books? id=XggEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA43& dq=united+prince+ital+joe+denmark& hl=en& sa=X& ei=AxYsT6q5GsnegQe7_vD3Dw& ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage& q=united%20prince%20ital%20joe%20denmark& f=false Danish peak    		FIN
    http:/ / books.google.ca/ books? id=UQgEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA43& dq=united+prince+ital+joe+finland& hl=en& sa=X& ei=3hUsT_6-GIHxggfYsfjMDw& ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage& q=united%20prince%20ital%20joe%20finland& f=false Finnish peak    		GER
    http:/ / www.charts.de/ suche.asp? search=prince+ital+joe& x=0& y=0& country=de& kategorie=single German peaks    		NED
    		SUI
    		SWE
    1993 "Happy People" 23 — — — 4 — 22 24
  • Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER : Goldcite certification|region=Germany|artist=Prince Ital Joe|accessdate=2011-06-09
    		•  Life in the Streets
    1994 "Life in the Streets" — — — — 11 — 5 36
  • Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER : Gold
    • "United" 6 23 7 10 1 7 9 6
  • Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER : Gold
    • 1995 "Babylon" — — — — 17 — 35 —
    "Rastaman Vibrations" — — — — — — — —
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart


    Awards and nominations


    Grammy Award s
    YearNominated workAwardResult
    35th Grammy AwardsYou Gotta BelieveBest Rap Solo Performance nom


    MTV Video Music Award s
    YearNominated workAwardResult
    1992 MTV Video Music AwardsGood VibrationsBest Dance Video nom
    1992 MTV Video Music AwardsGood VibrationsBest Rap Video nom


    American Music Award s
    YearNominated workAwardResult
    American Music Awards of 1992Marky Mark and the Funky BunchFavorite Rap/ Hip-Hop New Artistnom


    Smash Hits Poll
    YearNominated workAwardResult
    1992Marky Mark and the Funky BunchBest Dance Actwon


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