Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch^[1] was an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 by Mark Wahlberg (alias Marky Mark), Scott 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.

Mark Wahlberg in 2012

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop Eurodance new jack swing hip house
Years active	1991–1993
Labels	Interscope Atlantic
Past members	Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark) Ashey Ace Scottie Gee Hector the Booty Inspector DJ-T

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.^[2][3]

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)
• DJ Newmark (Edward Alexander Jr)

Discography

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch discography
Studio albums	2
Singles	5
Music videos	4
Promotional singles	3

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Studio album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		US [4]	US R&B [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	GER [8]	SWE [9]	UK [10]
Music for the People	Release date: July 23, 1991 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, cassette	21	—	67	35	37	35	61	US: Platinum[11] CAN: Platinum[12]
You Gotta Believe	Release date: September 15, 1992 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, cassette	67	66	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

List of singles, showing selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [13]	AUS [6][14]	AUT [15]	CAN [16]	GER [8]	IRE [17]	NOR [18]	NZ [19]	SWE [20]	UK [10]
"Good Vibrations" (featuring Loleatta Holloway)	1991	1	4	15	7	3	16	2	8	1	14	US: Gold[21] AUS: Gold[22]	Music for the People
"Wildside"		10	28	26	30	33	26	10	—	22	42	US: Gold[21]
"I Need Money"	1992	61	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Gotta Believe"		49	55	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	54		You Gotta Believe
"Gonna Have a Good Time"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"On the House Tip"	1992	Music for the People
"Peace"
"Loungin'"	1993	You Gotta Believe

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