"Please Don't Go" is a song by Germany-based pop band No Mercy, released on 21 January 1997 as the fourth single from their debut album, My Promise (1997). It became a worldwide hit, entering the top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Composition The song is written by Peter Bischof, Marty Cintron, Mary Applegate, Frank Farian (under his given name Franz Reuther, and P.G. Wilder.https://www.shazam.com/song/533726121/please-dont-go?tab=lyrics
Critical reception Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "The dance beat, the Balearic guitar work, the Gregorian backing vocals — it has to be No Mercy's Where Do You Go, but it's not. It's their identikit follow-up Please Don't Go, which includes all the elements of their long-running debut hit bolted onto a tune which doesn't quite measure up."
Music video The music video for "Please Don't Go" was directed by Hannes Rossacher and premiered in March 1997. It features the group in a recording studio recording the track. Rossacher also directed the video for "Where Do You Go".
Track listings CD single "Please Don't Go" – 4:00 "Do You Want Me" – 4:12
European CD maxi "Please Don't Go" (radio edit) – 4:14 "Please Don't Go" (Spanish version) – 4:14 "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix) – 5:44 "Please Don't Go" (Berman Bros club mix) – 5:15 "Please Don't Go" (Spike pop mix) – 5:02 "Please Don't Go" (Trip House mix) – 5:07 "Please Don't Go" (Spike club mix) – 5:16 "Please Don't Go" (Manumission mix) – 5:01
12-inch maxi "Please Don't Go" (Berman Brothers club mix) – 6:56 "Please Don't Go" (Darrin Friedman Spike Anthem) – 9:29 "Please Don't Go" (Vission & Lorimer Voyage club mix) – 7:03 "Please Don't Go" (Spanish remix) – 4:15 "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1997)Peakposition Airplay (Music & Media)1Estonia (Eesti Top 20)1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)10 Airplay (Music & Media)12Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)24Israel (IBA) Search "No Mercy" for Israeli chart history.6Spain (AFYVE)5Spain Airplay (Top 40 Radio)36UK Airplay (Music Week)40
Year-end charts Chart (1997)PositionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)29Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)78Brazil (Crowley) 35Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)43Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)93Germany (Media Control)57Israel (IBA) Scroll to bottom of the page and click "1997".58Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)98Netherlands (Single Top 100)72UK Singles (OCC)137US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)90
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States14 January 1997Contemporary hit radioArista21 January 1997CDJapan2 May 1997United Kingdom12 May 1997
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